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Ker, Charles Henry Bellenden
Estimate
12,000 - 18,000 USD
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Description
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Icones Plantarum sponte China nascentium; e Bibliotheca Braamiana excerptae. London: J. H. Bohte, 1821
Folio (18 3/8 x 12 1/4 in.; 466 x 310 mm). 30 hand-colored plates (23 lithographed, 7 engraved); top and foremargin of title mended, plate 21 mended in lower inner corner affecting secondary image, various mended edge tears, some browning, spotting and soiling. Modern green half-morocco.
Folio (18 3/8 x 12 1/4 in.; 466 x 310 mm). 30 hand-colored plates (23 lithographed, 7 engraved); top and foremargin of title mended, plate 21 mended in lower inner corner affecting secondary image, various mended edge tears, some browning, spotting and soiling. Modern green half-morocco.
Literature
Dunthorne 163; Great Flower Books, p. 62; Nissen BBI 1030; Stafleu TL2 3583
Condition
top and foremargin of title mended, plate 21 mended in lower inner corner affecting secondary image, various mended edge tears, some browning, spotting and soiling. Modern green half-morocco.
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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
First edition, second issue. Ker (c. 1785-1871) a law reformer, was also one of the first private growers of orchids, writing a series of articles in the Gardener's Chronicle. His lovely plates are based on Chinese drawings collected by A.E. van Braam-Houckgeest, described in An Authentic Account of the Embassy ... to the Court of the Emperor of China (1798), vol. 2, pp. 297-324. The drawings passed to William Cattley who made them available to Ker. The first issue of the plates was dated 1818, titled Icones pictae Indo-Asiaticae plantarum excerptae e codicibus Dom. Cattley and contained 24 plates; only three copies of that issue are known.