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Lot 879

Pierre Joseph Redouté

Estimate: $800 - $1,200

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
(French, 1759–1840)Four plates from Les Liliacées, Paris, 1802-1816: Scilla non Scripta (English Bluebell), Pl. 224; Ornithogalum Nutans (Drooping Star of Bethlehem), Pl. 253; Erythronium dens canis (Dog's Tooth Violet), Plate 194; Lilium Penduliforum (Canadian Lily) Pl. 105, with text, hand-colored stipple engravings on paper, sheets approximately 21-1/4 x 14 in.; matching gilt wood frames, 27-1/2 x 20-5/8 in.   , Provenance: W. Graham Arader III Gallery, King of Prussia, Pennsyvania (labels verso); Estate of Carl R. Hartrampf Jr., Atlanta, Georgia

Condition

floated, light foxing, fading and toning, some handling grime and creases; frames with minor abrasions