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We guarantee the authenticity and completeness of all items (unless otherwise described), and are happy to provide a certificate to this effect. All items can be assumed to be in good condition, with any defects being described in our description.
Fine, well executed, decorative Chinese export watercolour. Light and easily transportable, these watercolours, mostly produced in the Canton region, found a ready market in the West. Natural history studies were, and continue to be, amongst the most sought-after subjects.
The highest peak of Redoute's artistic and botanical achievement... Among the most important monuments of botanical illustration ever to be published." (Frans A. Stafleu, "Redoute - peintre de fleurs" in A Catalogue of Redouteana).
Superb lithograph by the master of the format. “In comparison with their variety and brilliance, much Art Deco illustration seems pallid and constrained. And of course their large format makes them particularly attractive for exhibition purposes” (Ray, The Art Deco Book in France).
Shapero Rare Books is an internationally renowned dealer in London, specialising in antiquarian & rare books and works on paper, with particular expertise in fine illustrated books from the 15th to the 20th century, travel & voyages, natural history, modern firsts, rare children’s books, guidebooks, Hebraica & Judaica, Eastern European, and Islamica.
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Plate size: 50cm x 44 cm.Magnificent plates from Hortus Eystettensis, one of the earliest and most famous works in the field. The Hortus Eystetten...
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attractive plate, being one of the earliest examples of colour printing.Johann Weinmann (1683-1741) was a Regensburg apothecary who organized the ...
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attractive plates, being one of the earliest examples of colour printing.Johann Weinmann (1683-1741) was a Regensburg apothecary who organized the...
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attractive plates, being one of the earliest examples of colour printing.Johann Weinmann (1683-1741) was a Regensburg apothecary who organized the...
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attractive plates, being one of the earliest examples of colour printing.Johann Weinmann (1683-1741) was a Regensburg apothecary who organized the...
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attractive plates, being one of the earliest examples of colour printing.Johann Weinmann (1683-1741) was a Regensburg apothecary who organized the...
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attractive plates, being one of the earliest examples of colour printing.Johann Weinmann (1683-1741) was a Regensburg apothecary who organized the...
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attractive plates, being one of the earliest examples of colour printing.Johann Weinmann (1683-1741) was a Regensburg apothecary who organized the...
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attractive plates, being one of the earliest examples of colour printing.Johann Weinmann (1683-1741) was a Regensburg apothecary who organized the...
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attractive plates, being one of the earliest examples of colour printing.Johann Weinmann (1683-1741) was a Regensburg apothecary who organized the...
View full detailsTwo volumes, leaves loosely inserted, 4to; with numerous dried plant and flower specimens mounted onto the pages, some with accompanying Latin na...
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250 hand-coloured plates. A uniformly bound set of the first nineteen volumes of this popular compendium of plants by the horticulturist Joseph Har...
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Fine, well executed, decorative Chinese export watercolour. Light and easily transportable, these watercolours, mostly produced in the Canton regi...
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Fine, well executed, decorative Chinese export watercolour. Light and easily transportable, these watercolours, mostly produced in the Canton regi...
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Fine, well executed, decorative Chinese export watercolour. Light and easily transportable, these watercolours, mostly produced in the Canton regi...
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Fine, well executed, decorative Chinese export watercolour. Light and easily transportable, these watercolours, mostly produced in the Canton regi...
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Fine, well executed, decorative Chinese export watercolour. Light and easily transportable, these watercolours, mostly produced in the Canton regi...
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Join us as we journey through time to discover some of the rarest books in the world. The following texts have shown an extraordinary ability to survive, with some books having survived the ravages of flood and fire, and others counting only a single surviving copy.
The public perception of the East India Company, an organisation which was to become one of Britain's most notorious colonial ventures, was mediated by a collective of artists. Diplomatic wrangling, imperial posturing, trade and warfare became the subjects of a significant artistic movement, aimed at depicting and dissecting the Company’s involvement in the political and social life of the period.
The woods and rivers, hills and hollows of fiction constitute some of our earliest and most beloved memories: from the Hundred Acre Wood to the home of Mr. McGregor. Join us this Easter as we travel through the imaginary places and winding roads of children’s literature.
Welcome to TEFAF Maastricht: the fair that plays host to some of the most memorable treasures in the art world. With artworks that span over 7000 years, the event has an illustrious history, welcoming collectors and art loves alike for more than three decades.
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