1897 Botanical Prints – Jacob’s Ladder and Cup-and-Saucer Vine
€ 230
Original antique · The actual sheet photographed · Certificate of authenticity on request · Sold unframed · Worldwide shipping from € 15 (rates)
Date
1897
Sheet size
24 × 15.5 cm (9.4 × 6.1 in)
Condition
Good
Reference
BG-13692-3-34 & -35
What the condition grades mean
Excellent
Bright and clean, with no faults worth mentioning.
Very good
Only light signs of age, such as faint toning.
Good
Normal signs of age for a sheet of this period: toning, some foxing, small marks or neat old repairs.
Fair
Clear faults such as staining, tears or repairs, priced to match.
Every fault we see is written in the condition note, and the whole sheet is shown uncropped in the photos.
Condition
These 1897 botanical prints are well-preserved with vibrant colors, minimal edge yellowing, and crisp details, making them stunning pieces for display or collection.
About this sheet
Jacob's Ladder and Cobaea scandens, a pair of original color-printed lithographs from Favorite Flowers of Garden and Greenhouse, 1897. Each plate is on its own sheet, and each has the plant name and "Nat. size" in small capitals below the image.
The left plate shows Jacob's ladder (Polemonium caeruleum), a spray of slender stems with narrow pinnate leaves in fresh green and clusters of violet-blue flowers with yellow stamens, with a few white flowers at the upper left and a single detached bloom at the top. The right plate shows the cup-and-saucer vine, Cobaea scandens, in two nodding flowers of deep rose-crimson with long pale stamens and a pale green and pink-tinged bud below, set among broad green leaves and curling tendrils.
Cobaea scandens is a climber native to Mexico and was widely grown in European gardens and greenhouses, while Jacob's ladder is a hardy perennial of Europe and Asia, so the pair mixes an American plant with an Old World one.
