Lot 363 , Basilius Besler (1561-1629), Martagon Imperiale Molchatum, Myrtus Tarentina, Myrtus Latifolns, Calendula Prolifera, Tanacetum Inodorum, Flore Belli and Reseda Plinn, Five engravings with handcolouring printed on laid pap

Basilius Besler (1561-1629)
Martagon Imperiale Molchatum, Myrtus Tarentina, Myrtus Latifolns, Calendula Prolifera, Tanacetum Inodorum, Flore Belli and Reseda Plinn
Five engravings with handcolouring printed on laid paper
95 x 39cm. & 50 x 41cm. (5)
£800-1,200

Condition:
Largest image of the lily has some light fading to the hand colouring, ground paper is off-white and undulating with to horizontal crease marks running through it and further light creasing elsewhere. Scattered small dirt marks and some uneven paper dissing colouration with a lighter patch showing beneath the main bloom of the flower perhaps suggesting that there was once a mount sat over it. The other smaller images are all in similar condition but with better strength of colour. All housed in wash line mounts, the lily differs from the others and all in matching green painted frames with Richard Hewlett gallery labels verso.

Sold for £1,800