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(3) Hortus Eystettensis Botanical Engravings #1921240

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(3) Hortus Eystettensis Botanical Engravings #1921240
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Included here are three (3) original hand-colored copper plate engravings from
Hortus Eystettensis (The Garden of Eichstätt), published by Basilius Besler (1561-1629) in Nuremburg in 1613 (1st edition). Printed on heavy laid paper with printed description on verso, and species titles on front in Latin. These items come from the collection of Roni Steinberg Sokoloff and resided in her former 63-acre estate in Bedford New York known as Cantitoe Farms. (The estate is down the road from Martha Stewart's home by the same name.) Ms. Sokoloff purchased the engravings from a Manhattan dealer in the early 1980s, and they were framed by J. Pocker & Son, one of the leading framing companies in New York since 1926. Frames measure 25.5" by 29.25" by 1". Prints measure 16" by 20". We have not removed the prints from their frames for inspection. These framed prints are being sold "as is" and we will not dismantle the frames. These engravings were appraised in 1988 by Anton Rudert Jr Appraisals (30 East 42nd Street, New York NY) for $5,000.



Additional images gladly forwarded upon request.



Hortus Eystettensis is considered the first great botanical folio of its kind, and included hand-colored engravings depicting roses, tulips, water lillies, iris, peonies, daffodils, vegetables and hundreds more species. The folio was commissioned by Johann Konrad von Gemmingen (c1561-1612), who from 1595 to 1612 served as Prince-Bishop of Eichstätt. The folio was intended to document ...
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<tr><td>Condition:Very Good</td></tr>
<tr><td>Year:1613</td></tr>






<tr><td>Title:(3) Hortus Eystettensis Botanical Engravings</td></tr>



<tr><td>Location:New York, NY</td></tr>
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