Hand-Colored Lithographs of Botanical Subjects From "Paxton's Flower Garden"

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A collection of hand-colored lithographs on paper from Paxton’s Flower Garden, a botanical publication by English gardener Sir Joseph Paxton (1803-1865), with illustrations after works by Louis Aristide Léon Constans (19th Century) and J.L. Prévost (1750-1810). Included in this lot are illustrations of Drummond’s Side-Saddle Flower, the Oval and Pallid Hoyas, the Showy Senecio, the Purple-Lipped Oncid, and the Close-Headed Bejaria. All except for the first have the common and scientific name printed to the lower center, and each has a larger, colored illustration of the blooms with a smaller illustration in black and white of the full plant. Three of the five prints have the original text from the book included to the verso, and all are presented in colored mats with plastic wrapping.

Condition

- to Fair; some prints slightly askew under mat; tears to edges of red matted print along right edge with paper debris under plastic; wear to edges and corners of mats; marks and scuffs to plastic coverings; discoloration to information pages.

Dimensions

- measures each matted print; each visible image measures 7.5" W x 10.5" H.

Item #

17NYC124-088