1897 Botanical Prints – Marvel of Peru and Eastern Knotweed
€ 290
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-13692-3-70
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
Marvel of Peru and Eastern Knotweed, a pair of original color-printed lithographs from Favorite Flowers of Garden and Greenhouse, 1897. Each plate is on its own sheet, lettered below the image with the plant name, its Latin name and "Nat. size."
The left plate shows the marvel of Peru, Mirabilis jalapa, in a bushy stem of broad pointed leaves with trumpet flowers of rose pink, yellow and white, a bud and a dark seed at the right, and the roots drawn at the lower right. The right plate shows Polygonum orientale, the eastern knotweed or prince's feather, in tall, drooping spikes of rose-pink flowers above very large, lance-shaped green leaves, with enlarged flowers and a section of the stem at the upper corners.
The marvel of Peru, a tropical American plant, was grown in European gardens from the sixteenth century, and its flowers open in the late afternoon, which gave it the name four o'clock flower. The knotweed is a plant of Asia and a favorite of the cottage garden.
