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Set of 3 framed Antique Herb Specimens P T Husnot

$2,049.62per set
£1,495per set
€1,746.14per set
CA$2,855.55per set
A$3,107.92per set
CHF 1,631.63per set
MX$37,548.17per set
NOK 20,478.74per set
SEK 19,309.03per set
DKK 13,034.75per set

About the Item

Beautiful set of 3 Framed antique herb specimens taken from the private collection of acclaimed French bryologist PT Husnot, these are from his private collection of specimens and have been beautifully framed, ready to hang. Pierre Tranquille Husnot (1840-1929) was a prominent bryologist as well as being a farmer and mayor of Cahan. He traveled between 1860 and 1876 in England, the West Indies, the Canaries, France. He botanizes in the Pyrenees, the Jura, the Alps . Founder of Bryological Review in 1874, he was the editor until 1928, when he gives the load to Pierre Allorge, then to the Museum. Husnot published in 1890 a flora of Bryophytes of France, "Muscologia gallica - Descriptions and figures of mosses of France and neighboring countries", still used today. Height 58 cm, Width 40.5 cm, Depth 1.5 cm
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 22.84 in (58 cm)Width: 15.95 in (40.5 cm)Depth: 0.6 in (1.5 cm)
  • Sold As:
    Set of 3
  • Style:
    Belle Époque (In the Style Of)
  • Materials and Techniques:
  • Place of Origin:
  • Period:
  • Date of Manufacture:
    1860's
  • Condition:
    Wear consistent with age and use.
  • Seller Location:
    Hastings, GB
  • Reference Number:
    Seller: herb specimens1stDibs: LU3311346807602

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