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Antique Botanical Book Plates

Derby Porcelain Dessert Service Red Botanical Attr. to John Brewer, Regency 1795
By John Brewer, Crown Derby
Located in London, GB
1800 in the Regency era. The service is decorated with named botanical studies attributed to John
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Antique 1790s English George III Dinner Plates

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Porcelain

Antique Botanical Book Printing / Engraving Plate, Walnut Frame, 19th Century
Located in Chatham, ON
Antique book printing / engraving plate - featuring stems of Geranium and Currant plants with
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Antique 19th Century Unknown Victorian Decorative Art

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Lead

Cardiaca (Motherwart) /// Botanical Botany Female Artist Antique Flowers Print
By Elizabeth Blackwell
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Elizabeth Blackwell (Scottish, 1707-1758) Title: "Cardiaca (Motherwart)" (Plate 171
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1750s Rococo Still-life Prints

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Intaglio, Watercolor, Engraving

2 Antique 1790 & 1814 Sydenham Teast Edwards Floral Botanical Engravings 11"
Located in Dayton, OH
Pair of late 18th and early 19th century botanical engravings by Sydenham Teast Edwards. Plate No
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Antique Late 18th Century Prints

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Paper

Lemon Botanical Engravings Attributed to Fiovanni Battista Ferrari, c1646
By Giovanni Battista Ferrari
Located in valatie, NY
Hand-colored lemon botanical engravings attributed to Giovanni Battista Ferrari's "Hesperides, sive
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Antique 17th Century Italian Prints

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Glass, Wood, Paper

Elegance of the American Iris: Botanical Illustrations by Thomas Meehan, 1879
Located in Langweer, NL
in the 19th century. The book from which these plates come, "The Native Flowers and Ferns of the
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Antique 1870s Prints

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Paper

Banana Plant: An 18th Century Hand-colored Botanical Engraving by J. Weinmann
By Johann Wilhelm Weinmann
Located in Alamo, CA
This is an original antique colored botanical mezzotint and line engraving of banana plants, which
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Mid-18th Century Naturalistic Still-life Prints

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Mezzotint, Engraving

Original Old Antique Print Showing the True Euphorbium, 1737
Located in Langweer, NL
engraver for the plates of "A Curious Herbal", published between 1737 and 1739. The book illustrated many
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Antique 1730s Prints

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Paper

Antique Victorian Snooker / Dining Table Fully Refurbished Circa 1900
Located in London, GB
A superb antique Edwardian metamorphic snooker billiards table /dining table by E.J.Riley Circa
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Antique Early 1900s English Edwardian Dining Room Tables

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Mahogany

Antique Inlaid Three Door Breakfront Library Bookcase 19th Century
By Thomas Sheraton
Located in London, GB
This is a beautiful antique late Victorian Sheraton Revival top quality flame mahogany and
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Antique 1890s English Late Victorian Bookcases

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Mahogany

Antique Pair Sheraton Revival Side Chairs Early 20th Century
Located in London, GB
feet. It is rare to find such a perfectly sculpted pair of chairs. THE BOTANICAL NAME FOR THE
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Antique Early 1900s Sheraton Side Chairs

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Mahogany, Satinwood

Antique George III Sheraton Painted Chest Drawers Late 18th Century
Located in London, GB
This is beautifully crafted antique George III painted mahogany chest of drawers, in the Sheraton
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Antique 1780s English George III Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Mahogany

Antique Pair of Edwardian Mahogany Pedestals Torchere Stands Early 20th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a gorgeous pair of Antique English Sheraton Revival design mahogany and gilt wood pedestals
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Vintage 1920s English Edwardian Pedestals and Columns

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Mahogany, Giltwood

Old Antique Copper Engraving of The Curcuma Zedoaria or White Turmeric, ca.1760
Located in Langweer, NL
Scottish botanical illustrator and author who was best known as both the artist and engraver for the plates
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Antique 1760s Prints

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Paper

Stunning Hand-Colored Antique Bird Print of a Female Jacamar by Barraband, c1805
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 'Le Jacamar femelle, No. 48'. This print originates from "Histoire Naturelle
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Antique Early 19th Century Prints

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Paper

"Amicua Melon" Hand Finished Color Engraving by George Brookshaw
By George Brookshaw
Located in Alamo, CA
and engraved by George Brookshaw and published in London in 1812 as plate LXXII in his 'Pomona
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Early 19th Century Naturalistic Still-life Prints

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Engraving, Aquatint

Art Nouveau Commode by Émile Gallé
By Émile Gallé
Located in New York, NY
, a book of Japanese names for botanical species. It is from Hokkai that Gallé gained a spiritual and
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Antique 1890s French Art Nouveau Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Wood

Art Nouveau Commode by Émile Gallé
Art Nouveau Commode by Émile Gallé
H 31.25 in W 33.63 in D 21.25 in

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Large Pair of Original Antique Botanical Prints, Dated 1838
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Wonderful pair of botanical prints. Lithographs by Alfred Adlard After C.W Harrison Original hand color Published, 1838 Unframed. The measurement given is for one print.
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Antique 1830s English Chinoiserie Prints

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Claydon Pier Mirrors
By Luke Lightfoot
Located in Sturminster Marshall, Dorset
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Textile

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Exquisite Rotunda Structure Kiosk Copper & Carved Stone Bench Seating Columns
Located in West Hollywood, CA
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Pair Italian of Hand-Colored Botanical Fern Prints Silver Leaf Frames
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
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Tyrannosaurus Rex Tooth Fossil
Located in London, GB
The tooth of an adult Tyrannosaurus Rex, dating to the Late Cretaceous, approximately 67 million years old. A large, beautifully preserved specimen, with mottled caramel-coloured ena...
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier American Natural Specimens

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Stone

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Native US Flora - Six Original Botanical Chromolithograps, 1879
Located in Langweer, NL
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Swiss Black Forest Gnome Tobacco Jar
By Black Forest
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By Black Forest
Located in Newark, England
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By Schumacher, Clements Ribeiro
Located in New York, NY
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Cotton

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Located in GB
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Clary Sage from Medicinal Plants by Happe - Handcoloured engraving - 18th c.
Located in Zeeland, Noord-Brabant
1785-1806. It consisted of 6 volumes with a total of 598 botanical plates. This extremely rare work
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1780s Old Masters Still-life Prints

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Engraving

Amomum Ginger from Medicinal Plants by Happe - Handcoloured engraving - 18th c.
Located in Zeeland, Noord-Brabant
1785-1806. It consisted of 6 volumes with a total of 598 botanical plates. This extremely rare work
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1780s Old Masters Still-life Prints

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Engraving

Meadow Salsify from Medicinal Plants by Happe - Handcoloured engraving - 18th c.
Located in Zeeland, Noord-Brabant
598 botanical plates. This extremely rare work focuses on plants with medicinal properties. It is not
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Dutchman's Pipe from Medicinal Plants by Happe - Handcoloured engraving - 18th c
Located in Zeeland, Noord-Brabant
between 1785-1806. It consisted of 6 volumes with a total of 598 botanical plates. This extremely rare
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1780s Old Masters Still-life Prints

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Lesser Butterfly-Orchid - Medicinal Plants by Happe - Handcoloured - 18th c.
Located in Zeeland, Noord-Brabant
Subject: Plate 379: Orchis bifolia - Platanthera bifolia - Lesser Butterfly-orchid. We carry
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1780s Old Masters Still-life Prints

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Engraving

Branched Asphodel - Medicinal Plants by Happe - Handcoloured engraving - 18th c.
Located in Zeeland, Noord-Brabant
between 1785-1806. It consisted of 6 volumes with a total of 598 botanical plates. This extremely rare
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1780s Old Masters Still-life Prints

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Chestnut from Medicinal Plants by Happe - Handcoloured engraving - 18th century
Located in Zeeland, Noord-Brabant
between 1785-1806. It consisted of 6 volumes with a total of 598 botanical plates. This extremely rare
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1780s Old Masters Still-life Prints

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French Sorrel from Medicinal Plants by Happe - Handcoloured engraving - 18th c.
Located in Zeeland, Noord-Brabant
1785-1806. It consisted of 6 volumes with a total of 598 botanical plates. This extremely rare work
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1780s Old Masters Still-life Prints

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Ginger from Medicinal Plants by Happe - Handcoloured engraving - 18th century
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Wild Cinnamon from Medicinal Plants by Happe - Handcoloured engraving - 18th c.
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Copeland Garrett Spode Green Jonquil Botanical Transferware Dinner Plates S/6
By Copeland & Garrett Spode
Located in Philadelphia, PA
From Copeland Garrett – Late Spode, a set of six dinner sized plates in the Botanical pattern from
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Antique Early 19th Century English Georgian Dinner Plates

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Chamberlains Worcester Porcelain Dessert Service, Sage Green, Flowers, 1816-1820
By Chamberlains Worcester
Located in London, GB
plate has a central reserve with a unique botanical painting. The flower paintings are bold and
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Antique 1810s English Regency Dinner Plates

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Rare Antique English Ridgway Hand Painted Porcelain Botanical Sauce Tureen
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Set of European Framed Botanical Prints, Crispin Van De Passe, "Hortus Floridus"
By Crispin De Passe
Located in Downingtown, PA
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Antique Early 17th Century English Elizabethan Prints

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Chrysanthemum, Plate 8 - Late 19th Century Botanical Japanese Woodblock Print
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Located in Soquel, CA
Chrysanthemum, Plate 8 - Late 19th Century Botanical Japanese Woodblock Print by Keika Hasegawa
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1890s Edo Still-life Prints

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Pair of 18th Century Bird Prints/Engravings by Martinet
By François Nicolas Martinet
Located in Richmond, London
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Antique Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Prints

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Paper

Botanical Illustrations of North American Flora, 1879
Located in Langweer, NL
century. The book from which these plates come, "The Native Flowers and Ferns of the United States in
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Antique 1870s Prints

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Paper

Verdant Splendor: Polypodium and Pachysandra in Botanical Art, 1879
Located in Langweer, NL
century. The book from which these plates come, "The Native Flowers and Ferns of the United States in
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Antique 1870s Prints

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Paper

Botanical Harmony: A Triptych of Native American Flora, 1879
Located in Langweer, NL
century. The book from which these plates come, "The Native Flowers and Ferns of the United States in
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Antique 1870s Prints

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Paper

Botanical Elegance: A Triptych of North American Flora, 1879
Located in Langweer, NL
century. The book from which these plates come, "The Native Flowers and Ferns of the United States in
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Antique 1870s Prints

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Paper

Botanical Tapestry: A Mosaic of 19th Century American Flora, 1879
Located in Langweer, NL
century. The book from which these plates come, "The Native Flowers and Ferns of the United States in
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Antique 1870s Prints

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Paper

Botanical Elegance: A Vintage Collection of North American Flora, 1879
Located in Langweer, NL
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Antique 1870s Prints

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Swamp Pink Splendor: Helonias bullata, 1879
Located in Langweer, NL
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Antique 1870s Prints

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Paper

Elegant Showy Orchis: The Grace of Orchis Spectabilis, 1879
Located in Langweer, NL
in the 19th century. The book from which these plates come, "The Native Flowers and Ferns of the
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Antique 1870s Prints

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Paper

Floral Symmetry: Euphorbia and Spiranthes in Chromolithograph, 1879
Located in Langweer, NL
century. The book from which these plates come, "The Native Flowers and Ferns of the United States in
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Antique 1870s Prints

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Paper

The Prairie Pasqueflower: Anemone Patens, var. Nuttalliana, 1879
Located in Langweer, NL
century. The book from which this plate come, "The Native Flowers and Ferns of the United States in Their
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Antique 1870s Prints

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Paper

Vibrant Creeping Phlox: The Cascade of Color, Published in 1879
Located in Langweer, NL
in the 19th century. The book from which these plates come, "The Native Flowers and Ferns of the
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Antique 1870s Prints

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Paper

Fringed Elegance: The Platanthera Fimbriata Orchid, 1879
Located in Langweer, NL
century. The book from which this plate come, "The Native Flowers and Ferns of the United States in Their
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Antique 1870s Prints

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Paper

Harmony in Flora: Thalictrum Dioicum and Pachystima Canbyi Side by Side, 1879
Located in Langweer, NL
century. The book from which these plates come, "The Native Flowers and Ferns of the United States in
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Antique 1870s Prints

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Paper

Vintage Flora: Cleome and Rosa Carolina, 1879
Located in Langweer, NL
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Antique 1870s Prints

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Paper

Floral Delights: A Pair of North American Wildflowers, 1879
Located in Langweer, NL
century. The book from which these plates come, "The Native Flowers and Ferns of the United States in
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Antique 1870s Prints

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Paper

Chromolithographic Gems from Meehan’s Native Flora of the United States, 1879
Located in Langweer, NL
century. The book from which these plates come, "The Native Flowers and Ferns of the United States in
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Antique 1870s Prints

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Paper

Woodland Grace: Erythronium Americanum, 1879
Located in Langweer, NL
century. The book from which this plate come, "The Native Flowers and Ferns of the United States in Their
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Antique 1870s Prints

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Paper

Trio of Nature's Delicacy: Viola, Sedum, and Asplenium, 1879
Located in Langweer, NL
century. The book from which these plates come, "The Native Flowers and Ferns of the United States in
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Antique 1870s Prints

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Paper

Unfolding Mystery: The Skunk Cabbage (Symplocarpus foetidus), 1879
Located in Langweer, NL
century. The book from which this plate come, "The Native Flowers and Ferns of the United States in Their
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Antique 1870s Prints

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Paper

Group of 12 Framed Mid-19th Century Hand-Colored Botanical Lithographs
By Robert Hogg and George W. Johnson
Located in Bedford, Bedfordshire
Common ivy Greater knapweed Compiled in 11 volumes and containing 924 colored plates this book was
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Antique 1860s English High Victorian Prints

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Parchment Paper

Art Nouveau 'Hartinger' Wall Chart, Lion by Wilhelm Wodnansky, Chromolithograph
By Wilhelm Wodnansky
Located in Vienna, AT
painter and printer of these botanical and zoological plates, Anton Hartinger (1806 - 1890), a pioneer of
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20th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Prints

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Beet from Medicinal Plants by Happe - Handcoloured engraving - 18th century
Located in Zeeland, Noord-Brabant
consisted of 6 volumes with a total of 598 botanical plates. This extremely rare work focuses on plants with
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1780s Old Masters Still-life Prints

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Engraving

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Antique Botanical Book Plates For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are several options of antique botanical book plates available for sale. Frequently made of paper, wood and mahogany, all antique botanical book plates available were constructed with great care. Antique botanical book plates have been made for many years, and versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century. Georgian, Art Nouveau and Victorian antique botanical book plates are consistently popular styles. There have been many well-made antique botanical book plates over the years, but those made by Crispin de Passe II, Crown Derby and Emile Gallé are often thought to be among the most beautiful.

How Much are Antique Botanical Book Plates?

Antique botanical book plates can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price at 1stDibs is $1,253, while the lowest priced sells for $200 and the highest can go for as much as $27,500.