1897 Vibrant Botanical Prints – Baby Blue Eyes, Cherry Pie and Blue Eyed Mary
€ 340
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-13692-3-36
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 printa are well-preserved with vibrant colors, minimal edge yellowing, and crisp details, making them stunning pieces for display or collection.
About this sheet
Three plates from Favorite Flowers of Garden and Greenhouse, 1897: Nemophila insignis, cherry pie (Heliotropium peruvianum) and Venus' navelwort (Omphalodes verna). The set is original color-printed lithographs, each on its own sheet, lettered below the image with the plant name, its Latin name where given, and "Nat. size."
The first plate shows Nemophila insignis, the baby blue eyes of California, in a feathery stem with deeply cut leaves and pale blue flowers with white centers, with a brown seed and a young seedling drawn beside it. The second shows cherry pie, the garden heliotrope, in dense heads of lilac-purple flowers above broad, deeply veined green leaves, with a single flower and a section of the bloom drawn at the upper right and lower left. The third shows Venus' navelwort in a low tuft of green leaves with small blue flowers, the roots shown in white at the base and two enlarged flowers beside it.
Heliotropium peruvianum comes from Peru, and Nemophila insignis from California, while Omphalodes verna is a European groundcover.
