Victorian Still-life Prints

"Crystal and Jade" Still Life Lithograph in Ink on Paper Delicate and detailed lithograph of a crystal glass and jade vase by John Taylor Arms (American, 1887-1953). On the left side of the composition, there is a crystal martini glass, with intricate designs. Next to it is a jade vase or urn, with a carved surface. They are sitting on an ornate tablecloth, with a strand of beads, possibly a rosary. Numbered ("VI"), inscribed with a dedication ("To Georgiana Brewer and Jasper S. Mathews Jr from Dorothy and John Taylor Arms"), signed ("John Taylor Arms"), and dated ("1940") along the bottom edge. Presented in a wood frame with an off-white mat. Frame size: 16.5"H x 14.75"W Image size: 8.5"H x 7.25"W John Taylor Arms was born in Washington, DC in 1887. He studied law at Princeton University, transferring to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Boston, to study architecture, graduating in 1912. After serving as an officer in the United States Navy during World War I, he devoted himself full-time to etching. He published his first original etchings in 1919. His initial subject was the Brooklyn Bridge in New York City near which he worked. Arms developed a successful career as a graphic artist in the 1920s and 1930s, specializing in series of etchings of Gothic churches and cathedrals in France and Italy. In addition to medieval subjects, Arms made a series of prints of American cities. He used sewing needles and magnifying glasses to get a fine level of detail. A member of many printmaking societies, Arms served as president of the Society of American Graphic Artists. An educator, Arms wrote the Handbook of Print Making and Print Makers (1934) and did numerous demonstrations and lectures. Arms was elected into the National Academy of Design as an Associate member in 1930, and became a full member in 1933. His work was also part of the painting event in the art competition at the 1932 Summer Olympics...

Artist: William Roscoe (English, 1753-1831) Title: "Maranta Tonchat" and "Zingiber Officinale (Ginger)" Portfolio: Monandrian Plants of the order Scitamineae, Chiefly Drawn from Livi...

Artist: Elizabeth Blackwell (Scottish, 1699-1758) Title: "Red Coral (Corallium Rubrum)" (Vol. 2, Plate 341) Portfolio: A Curious Herbal Year: 1737-1739 (First edition) Medium: Origin...

'Pfirsiche und Aprikosen' (Peaches and Apricots) - German chromolithograph, circa 1895. 245mm by 150mm (sheet)

'Pflaumen' (Plums) - German chromolithograph, circa 1895. 245mm by 155mm (sheet)

'Beerenobst' (Berries) - German chromolithograph, circa 1895. 160mm by 240mm (sheet)

Artist: William Curtis (English, 1746-1799) Title: Set of Six Hand-Colored Engravings Portfolio: The Botanical Magazine Year: 1804-1816 Medium: Set of Six Original Hand-Colored Engra...

Artist: William Curtis (English, 1746-1799) Title: Set of Six Hand-Colored Engravings Portfolio: The Botanical Magazine Year: 1793-1812 Medium: Set of Six Original Hand-Colored Engra...

Artist: William Curtis (English, 1746-1799) Title: Set of Six Hand-Colored Engravings including "Hemanthus Tigrinus (Tiger-Spotted Blood-Flower)" Portfolio: The Botanical Magazine Ye...

Artist: Ferdinand Bernhard Vietz (Austrian, 1772-1815) Titles: "Anchusa Tinctoria (Dyer's Alkanet)", "Sanguisorba Officinalis (Great Burnet)", "Napellus (Monkshood)", "Tragopogon Por...

Artist: Louis van Houtte (Belgian, 1810-1876) Titles: "Portulaca Grandiflora (Moss-Rose Purslane)", "Gloxinias (Gloxinia) (red)", "Convolvulus Tricolor (Dwarf Morning-Glory)", "Rose Faune de Perse (Rose)", and "Gloxinias (Gloxinia) (purple)" Portfolio: Flore des Serres et des Jardins de L'Europe (Flowers of the Greenhouses and Gardens of Europe) Year: 1845-1855 Medium: Set of Five Original Hand-Colored Lithographs on smooth wove paper Limited edition: Volume I (1845) - 500; All remaining Volumes - 1,500 Printer: Guillaume Severeyns, Louis-Constantin Stroobant, and Pieter De Pannemaker, Ghent, Belgium Publisher: Louis van Houtte, Charles Lemaire, and Michael Scheidweiler, Ghent, Belgium Reference: "Great Flower Books" - page 84; Nissen BBI 2254; Sitwell - page 157 Sheet size (each): approx. 10" x 6.75" Image size (each): approx. 8" x 5.5" Condition: "Portulaca Grandiflora (Moss-Rose Purslane)" and "Convolvulus Tricolor (Dwarf Morning-Glory)" have light toning to their sheets. "Gloxinias (Gloxinia) (red)" has one minor area of discoloration upper center. Otherwise, they are all in very good - excellent condition with strong colors. An excellent group of works of consideration for interior decorators/designers and, or private collectors Notes: "Flore des Serres et des Jardins de L'Europe (Flowers of the Greenhouses and Gardens of Europe)" (1845-1888) was one of the finest horticulture journals produced in Europe during the 19th century, spanning 23 volumes with over 2,000 hand-colored plates with French, German and English texts. Founded by Louis van Houtte and edited together with Charles Antoine Lemaire and Michael Joseph François Scheidweiler, it was a showcase for lavish hand-finished engravings and lithographs depicting and describing botanical curiosities and treasures from around the world. The work is remarkable for the level of color-printing craftmanship displayed by the Belgian lithographers Guillaume Severeyns, Louis-Constantin Stroobant, and Pieter De Pannemaker. Stroobant printed many of the illustrations for the first 10 volumes. Most of the plants depicted in "Flore des Serres" were available for sale in van Houtte's nursery, so that in a sense the journal doubled as a catalogue. The editors were experienced botanical engravers and horticulturists, combining their knowledge and skills to create a showpiece of novel exotics and familiar cultivated plants. Lemaire came from being an engraver for Pierre-Joseph Redouté's great works "Les Liliacées" and "Les Roses". Van Houtte, owner of the most successful nursery in Europe at that time, sent his own plant explorers to find unknown orchids and other exotics and bring them back to Ghent, Belgium for cultivation at his nursery and later publication in "Flore des Serres". Biography: Louis Benoît van Houtte (29 June 1810, in Ypres - 9 May 1876, in Ghent) was a Belgian horticulturist who was with the Jardin Botanique de Brussels between 1836 and 1838 and is best known for the journal "Flore des Serres et des Jardins de L'Europe", produced with Charles Lemaire and M. Scheidweiler, an extensive work boasting more than 2,000 hand-colored plates in 23 volumes published between 1845 and 1883. Early in his career, van Houtte worked in Brussels for the ministry of finance. All his leisure time was spent on botany at the botanical garden and private estates. He was on good terms with men like the peony breeder M. Parmentier of Enghien, the Knight Parthon de Von...

Artist: Louis van Houtte (Belgian, 1810-1876) Titles: "Cobaea Scandens (Cup and Saucer Vine)", "Salvia Roezli (Sierra Gooseberry)", "Hyacinthus Orientals (Hyacinth)", "Campanula Nobilis (Spotted Bellflower)", and "Jacinthe (Hyacinth)" Portfolio: Flore des Serres et des Jardins de L'Europe (Flowers of the Greenhouses and Gardens of Europe) Year: 1845-1855 Medium: Set of Five Original Hand-Colored Lithographs on smooth wove paper Limited edition: Volume I (1845) - 500; All remaining Volumes - 1,500 Printer: Guillaume Severeyns, Louis-Constantin Stroobant, and Pieter De Pannemaker, Ghent, Belgium Publisher: Louis van Houtte, Charles Lemaire, and Michael Scheidweiler, Ghent, Belgium Reference: "Great Flower Books" - page 84; Nissen BBI 2254; Sitwell - page 157 Sheet size (each): approx. 10" x 6.75" Image size (each): approx. 8.5" x 5.5" Condition: "Cobaea Scandens (Cup and Saucer Vine)" has one minor area of discoloration lower center. Otherwise, they are all in excellent condition with strong colors. An excellent group of works of consideration for interior decorators/designers and, or private collectors Notes: "Flore des Serres et des Jardins de L'Europe (Flowers of the Greenhouses and Gardens of Europe)" (1845-1888) was one of the finest horticulture journals produced in Europe during the 19th century, spanning 23 volumes with over 2,000 hand-colored plates with French, German and English texts. Founded by Louis van Houtte and edited together with Charles Antoine Lemaire and Michael Joseph François Scheidweiler, it was a showcase for lavish hand-finished engravings and lithographs depicting and describing botanical curiosities and treasures from around the world. The work is remarkable for the level of color-printing craftmanship displayed by the Belgian lithographers Guillaume Severeyns, Louis-Constantin Stroobant, and Pieter De Pannemaker. Stroobant printed many of the illustrations for the first 10 volumes. Most of the plants depicted in "Flore des Serres" were available for sale in van Houtte's nursery, so that in a sense the journal doubled as a catalogue. The editors were experienced botanical engravers and horticulturists, combining their knowledge and skills to create a showpiece of novel exotics and familiar cultivated plants. Lemaire came from being an engraver for Pierre-Joseph Redouté's great works "Les Liliacées" and "Les Roses". Van Houtte, owner of the most successful nursery in Europe at that time, sent his own plant explorers to find unknown orchids and other exotics and bring them back to Ghent, Belgium for cultivation at his nursery and later publication in "Flore des Serres". Biography: Louis Benoît van Houtte (29 June 1810, in Ypres - 9 May 1876, in Ghent) was a Belgian horticulturist who was with the Jardin Botanique de Brussels between 1836 and 1838 and is best known for the journal "Flore des Serres et des Jardins de L'Europe", produced with Charles Lemaire and M. Scheidweiler, an extensive work boasting more than 2,000 hand-colored plates in 23 volumes published between 1845 and 1883. Early in his career, van Houtte worked in Brussels for the ministry of finance. All his leisure time was spent on botany at the botanical garden and private estates. He was on good terms with men like the peony breeder M. Parmentier of Enghien, the Knight Parthon de Von...