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Fri, Jul 9, 2021 09:00AM EDT
Lot 198

Four Botanical Prints, One Pr‚vost

Estimate: $300 - $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

Jean Louis Pr‚vost (French, circa 1760-1810), Planche 31, from Collection des Fleurs et des Fruits, Vilquin, pubplisher, Paris, 1805, hand colored stipple engraving, plate 20 x 13-1/8 in.; gilt wood frame, 29-1/2 x 22-1/2 in.; J. Curtis, publisher, circa 1830s, Insects, with flowers, plates 347, 627, and 617, sight 8-1/8 x 5 in.; matching gilt wood frames, 17-7/8 x 14-1/8 in.ÿ

Provenance: Pr‚vost W. Graham Arader III, King of Prussia, Pennsylavia (label verso); Private Georgia Collection

Condition

not examined out of frames, "Pr‚vost" with toning, floated, restorations to tear, some chipping at edges, "Curtis" with toning; frames with abrasions