Basilius Besler (German, 1561 - 1629)

Artwork title:	Lilium album; together with Tabacum latifolium
Artist:	Basilius Besler (German, 1561 - 1629)
Lot number:	207
Estimate:	$3,000 - $5,000
Medium:	Engraving
Category:	Prints & Graphic Art
Size (HxWxD):	67.3 cm - 59.1 cm (26.5 in - 23.27 in)
Misc:	Signed
Price realised:	Signedin to unlock
Auction house:	Christie's \| New York
Auction sale:	Little Cassiobury: The Collection of Susan Lyall
Auction date:	Jan 15, 2019

Artwork title: Lilium album; together with Tabacum latifolium

Artist: Basilius Besler (German, 1561 - 1629)

Lot Number: 207

Estimate prices: $3,000 - $5,000

Medium:

Engraving

Category:

Prints & Graphic Art

Size (HxWxD): 67.3 cm - 59.1 cm (26.5 in - 23.27 in)

Misc: Signed

Price realised: Signedin to unlock

Auction house: Christie's | New York

Auction sale:

Little Cassiobury: The Collection of Susan Lyall

Auction date: Jan 15, 2019

three copperplate engravingsEngraving 

                69 cm -
                58 cm
                
                (27.17 in -
                22.83 in)
              
Calcedonia latifolia from Hortus Eystettensis edited 1613m 1640 and 1713Etching on paper

                50.5 cm -
                42 cm
                
                (19.88 in -
                16.54 in)
              
Hyacynthus Serotinus from Hortus Eystettensis edited 1613, 1640 and 1713Etching on paper

                51.5 cm -
                42 cm
                
                (20.28 in -
                16.54 in)
              
Lysimachia lutea pannoni, etc.Engraving 

                15.7 cm -
                19 cm
                
                (6.18 in -
                7.48 in)
              
Lilium fatuum, etc.Engraving on paper

                19.1 cm -
                15.1 cm
                
                (7.52 in -
                5.94 in)
              
Rosa Damascena, Rosa rubicunda, Rosa lactea, Rosa ex rubro nigricansUnknown 

                56 cm -
                43 cm
                
                (22.05 in -
                16.93 in)
              
Eight hand-colored engravings, from Hortus Eystettensis, Eichstatt and NurembergEngraving 

                49.5 cm -
                40.6 cm
                
                (19.49 in -
                15.98 in)
              
PAIR OF BOTANICAL SPECIMENEtching 

                18.5 cm -
                15.5 cm
                
                (7.28 in -
                6.1 in)

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