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Slaney, Elizabeth Harriet
Estimate
40,000 - 60,000 GBP
bidding is closed
Description
- Four natural history watercolour albums. [English, c. 1836]
- paper
Three albums 365 x 270mm., the other 180 x 260mm., first three albums with 357 original watercolours of flowers and butterflies (68 from South America, 29 from Africa, 19 from India, 1 from New Holland, one from New Zealand) on thick laid paper, the landscape album with 67 original watercolours (54 birds, including 5 from New Holland, 10 from Brazil, 3 from Mexico and 3 from Cayenne), 7 signed, watermarks 1823–1836, contemporary blue half calf over marbled boards
Condition
Condition is described in the main body of the cataloguing, where appropriate
"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. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"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. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
A collection of over 400 watercolours of butterflies, birds, flowers, showing subjects from across the globe including specimens from South Africa and Australia. The artist, who has made the drawings with great precision from contemporary sources, has included Linnaean nomenclature throughout.
Eliza Harriet Slaney was the sister of the naturalist and barrister Robert Aglionby Slaney (1791–1862). The Slaney family were very much part of the nineteenth-century scientific establishment; for example, they are mentioned in several letters by members of Darwin’s circle. Robert Aglionby Slaney’s daughter Elizabeth Frances married Charles Darwin’s friend, the natural historian Thomas Eyton.