Sold at Austin Auction Gallery
(6) Framed Botanical Hand-Colored Engravings
- Price realized
- $222
- Pre-sale estimate
- $150 – $350
- Hammer price
- $175
- Category
- Fine Art
- Sold
- December 7, 2024
- Sale
- DAY 2- FINE WINTER DECEMBER ANTIQUES & ESTATES AUCTION
Lot description
(lot of 6) Framed botanical engravings with hand-coloring on paper, highlights including: (one) "Ochnaceae," plate DCCCCXLVII, after "Flora Universalis," by David Nathaniel Frederich Dietrich (German, 1800-1888); (two) after "Flora Peruviana et Chilensis," by Hipolito Ruiz (Spanish, 1754-1816) and Jose Pavon (Spanish, 1754-1840): (one) "Rubiaceae Cinchoneae," plate MCCVII; (one) "Rubiaceae," plate MCCLX; (one) folio intact with disintegration at upper corner, (one) frame lacking glass, each sight: approx 14.5"h, 8.25"w, each overall: 22.5"h, 15.5"w, 18lbs total
This lot sold at a past Austin Auction Gallery sale. Prices realized include the buyer's premium and are provided for research only — they are not an appraisal or a guarantee of future value.