Property from the Collection of Henry Rogers Broughton, 2nd Baron Fairhaven (1900-1973)
Georg Dionysius Ehret
The Roman Iris, together with The White Potentilla
Auction Closed
July 2, 11:28 AM 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)
(a) The Roman Iris
(b) The White Potentilla
(a) 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
(b) Watercolour and bodycolour, heightened with gum arabic, on laid paper, brown ink border;
inscribed lower left: Potentilla, Alba., numbered lower right: 394
445 by 284 mm
(2)
Henry Rogers Broughton, 2nd Lord Fairhaven (1900-1973);
by descent to the present owner
See note to lot 142.
