Old Master & British Works on Paper
Old Master & British Works on Paper
From the Collection of Henry Rogers Broughton, 2nd Baron Fairhaven (1900-1973)
Georg Dionysius Ehret
The Roman Iris
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July 8, 01:10 PM GMT
Estimate
6,000 - 8,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
From the Collection of Henry Rogers Broughton, 2nd Baron Fairhaven (1900-1973)
Georg Dionysius Ehret
Heidelberg 1708 - 1770 London
The Roman Iris
Watercolour and bodycolour, heightened with gum arabic on vellum;
inscribed lower left: CENTAUREA Napifolia Sp. Pl. 1295. / Turnip leav'd Centaury. Island of Candia. numbered lower centre: 206
450 by 310 mm
Henry Rogers Broughton, 2nd Lord Fairhaven (1900-1973);
by descent to the present owner
by descent to the present owner