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Auction 119, Lot 857

"[Lot of 12 - Flowers]", Pratt, Anne

Subject: Botanicals

Period: 1880 (circa)

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Color: Printed Color

Size:
5 x 8 inches
12.7 x 20.3 cm
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A colorful group of twelve chromolithographed botanical plates. This group covers a variety of flower types with most plates featuring several similar varieties. Includes Bell, Wort, Bane, Ragwort, Groundsel, Burdock, Chamomile, Yarrow, Eyebright, Rattle, Bartsia, Globe, Marigold, and Parsley flowers. One of the most successful woman botanical artists of her time, Anne Pratt wrote and illustrated twenty books on botany aimed primarily at a popular audience.

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Condition: A

Some light scattered foxing spots outside of image, a couple with light spots in image.

Estimate: $120 - $160

Sold for: $90

Closed on 5/9/2007

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