Pair of 19th Century Botanical Prints after Jane Webb Loudon

Pair of 19th Century Botanical Prints after Jane Webb LoudonA pair of exquisite lithographs with vibrant original hand coloring, from the rare first edition of British Wild Flowers, London: William Smith, 1849. Why we like them Exquisitely hand coloured, vibrant and luscious, these beautiful prints will fit perfectly into modern and classical interiors. The plates are sumptuously mounted and framed to a splendid decorative effect. Illustrated floral publications were extremely popular in the 19th century. Some

such as a kingwood writing table bought for the Blue Drawing Room at Burghley for £21 in 1836 (illus

on a 23k gold water-gilt base

typical of George Bullock and Richard Bridgens

A superbly decorative collection of Grand Tour porphyry specimens

fashioned as two opposing sphinx

5in by 13in)

Excellent state of preservation

The two columnar fragments are made of Egyptian red porphyry

with reeded ebony moulding around the lower circumference

united by the turned stretchers

Chinese painted wallpaper was often called 'India paper' in historic documants

in superbly decorative frames