2799
SET OF 18TH CENTURY BOTANICAL ILLUSTRATIONS
LOT DETAILS
Six framed plates from the celebrated "Flora Londinensis" of William Curtis (London, England 1777), from engravings by William Kilburn et al. - this lot includes "Bellis Perennis/Common Daisy", "Hypnum Proliferum/Proliferous Hypnum", "Hypericum Perforatum/St. John's Wort", "Bromus Mollis/Brome Grass", "Scandix Anthiscus/Scandix with Rough Seeds" and "Potentilla Raptans/Common Cinquefoil"; beautifully hand-coloured and exquisite detail, housed in similar vintage frames, image sizes ranging from 15.2 x 10.2cm (6 x 4in) to 44.5 x 25.4cm (17 1/2 x 10in) - from the same collection as the preceding lot