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Auction archive: Lot number 148

BESLER, BASILIUS

Estimate
US$5,000 - US$7,000
Price realised:
US$5,625
Auction archive: Lot number 148

BESLER, BASILIUS

Estimate
US$5,000 - US$7,000
Price realised:
US$5,625
Beschreibung:

Besler, Basilius Helianthemum flore luteo | Eringium marinum | Helianthemum flore albo [Sun Roses with Sea Holly] — Ocium citratum | Caryophyllus indicus flore multiplici luteo | Ocium aenisiodore [Sweet Basil with African Marigolds] 2 engraved plates (Eringium marinum: 20 1/2 x 15 1/2 in.; 521 x 394 mm; Caryophyllus: 22 x 16 1/2 in.; 556 x 419 mm) extracted from Besler's Hortus Eystettensis (Eichstatt and Nuremberg, 1613) with handsome handcoloring; the Eringium slightly trimmed along left and top margins. Floated on linen and glazed in matching gilt frames with ebonized borders decorated with gilt insects; a few nicks to gilt edges.

Auction archive: Lot number 148
Auction:
Datum:
19 Jun 2009
Auction house:
Sotheby's
New York
Beschreibung:

Besler, Basilius Helianthemum flore luteo | Eringium marinum | Helianthemum flore albo [Sun Roses with Sea Holly] — Ocium citratum | Caryophyllus indicus flore multiplici luteo | Ocium aenisiodore [Sweet Basil with African Marigolds] 2 engraved plates (Eringium marinum: 20 1/2 x 15 1/2 in.; 521 x 394 mm; Caryophyllus: 22 x 16 1/2 in.; 556 x 419 mm) extracted from Besler's Hortus Eystettensis (Eichstatt and Nuremberg, 1613) with handsome handcoloring; the Eringium slightly trimmed along left and top margins. Floated on linen and glazed in matching gilt frames with ebonized borders decorated with gilt insects; a few nicks to gilt edges.

Auction archive: Lot number 148
Auction:
Datum:
19 Jun 2009
Auction house:
Sotheby's
New York
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