Lot 219
  • 219

Pierre-Joseph Redouté

Estimate
20,000 - 30,000 USD
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Description

  • Pierre-Joseph Redouté
  • Allium tataricum / ail de tartarie
  • Watercolor and bodycolor with graphite and gum arabic, on vellum;
    signed in brown ink, lower left: P.J. Redouté 

    Accompanied by the corresponding leaf of text, printed on vellum

Provenance

As for previous lot, except:
Sale, New York, Sotheby's, 9-10 November 1989, lot 174

Condition

Fixed to mount with elaborate tensioning system, involving strings. Excellent condition. Sold in modern frame.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.

Catalogue Note

See note to previous lot.
The present watercolor corresponds to plate 98 in part 17 (1804) of Les Liliacées.  Now known as Allium ramosum, Tartar Garlic grows in the open and flowers in the spring; it is native to Siberia.