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Sat, Dec 7, 2019 09:00AM EST
Lot 1397

Robert John Thornton, Publisher

Estimate: $600 - $900

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)American Bog Plants, from New Illustration of the Sexual System of Carolus von Linnaeus ... the Temple of Flora, or Garden of Nature, London, 1806, printed and finished by Sutherland, after Philip Reinagle, hand colored engraving and aquatint on wove paper, sheet 22-1/2 x 18 in.; framed in a modern giltwood frame 27-1/4 x 22 in.; Note: The Temple of Flora is the third and final part of Thornton's series New Illustration of the Sexual System of Carolus von Linnaeus; Provenance: The Kapnek Bluethenthal Collection

Condition

toning, foxing (primarily around margins), hinged in mat; minor wear to frame