Antique Botany Print of the Lilium Auratum by Van Houtte, 'circa 1862'

€ 500

One of a kind: this is the sheet in the photographs. Ships from Langweer, the Netherlands.

Date: 1862
Sheet size: 49.5 × 34.5 cm (19.5 × 13.6 in)
Condition: Good
Reference: BG-12512-60

Condition

Repaired: Few small repairs on folding lines. Original folding lines. General age-related toning. Few small repairs on folding lines. Blank verso, please study image carefully.

About this sheet

Antique botany print titled 'Lilium Auratum'. Large lithograph of the lilium auratum, one of the true lilies. It is native to Japan and is sometimes called the golden rayed lily or the gold band lily. This print originates from volume 15 of 'Flore des serres et des jardins de l'Europe' by Louis van Houtte. Published between 1862 and 1865.