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Sat, Mar 23, 2019 09:00AM EDT
Lot 1603

Dr. Robert John Thornton

Estimate: $1,000 - $1,500

Bid Increments

Price Bid Increment
$0 $25
$100 $50
$1,000 $100
$2,000 $200
$3,000 $250
$5,000 $500
$10,000 $1,000
$20,000 $2,000
$50,000 $5,000
$100,000 $10,000

(British, 1768-1837)

Two plates from The Temple of Flora, 1799-1810: The American Cowslip, 1801, large folio, plate 17-3/8 x 13-7/8 in. page 21-3/4 x 17-1/2 in.; The American Cowslip, 1812, quarto, 9-1/4 x 7-1/8 in.,  aquatint, mezzotiont and stipple engravings with hand-coloring on wove paper; modern frames, largest 31 x 26 in.

Provenance: Lantern Gallery, Bath, UK (accompanied by original receipt); Collection of Marion and Theodore Gore, Williamsburg, Virginia

Condition

large folio taped to verso of mat with archival tape, toning, paper tape residue at top edge verso, pencil inscriptions verso, mildew spotting; quarto with foxing, not examined out of frame; frames with abrasions