Lot 161
  • 161

A set of eight hand-colored botanical engravings Johann Wilhelm Weinmann (1683-1741)

Estimate
5,000 - 7,000 USD
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Description

  • paper, wood, glass
  • height with frame 19 1/2 inches; width with frame 14 1/2 inches
  • 49.5 cm; 37 cm
from an edition of Phytanthoza Iconographia, Regensburg, 1737-1745, each incised with plant name, within later painted frames

Condition

Please note that the prints have not been examined out of the frames. Three prints with minor foxing. Wear to gilding and decoration; some small losses in areas.
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