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Billbergia liboniana – A Rare 19th-Century Botanical Illustration by van HoutenBillbergia liboniana – A Rare 19th-Century Botanical Illustration by van HoutenBillbergia liboniana – A Rare 19th-Century Botanical Illustration by van HoutenBillbergia liboniana – A Rare 19th-Century Botanical Illustration by van HoutenBillbergia liboniana – A Rare 19th-Century Botanical Illustration by van HoutenBillbergia liboniana – A Rare 19th-Century Botanical Illustration by van HoutenBillbergia liboniana – A Rare 19th-Century Botanical Illustration by van HoutenBillbergia liboniana – A Rare 19th-Century Botanical Illustration by van Houten

Botany

Billbergia liboniana – A Rare 19th-Century Botanical Illustration by van Houten

€ 140

Original antique · The actual sheet photographed · Certificate of authenticity on request · Sold unframed · Worldwide shipping from € 15 (rates)

Sheet size
34.5 × 24 cm (13.6 × 9.4 in)
Condition
Good
Reference
BG-00031
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

The print is in very good condition with vibrant colors, clean paper, and no visible damage such as stains, foxing, or tears. Intact margins and careful matting enhance its presentation, making it well-preserved and ideal for display.

About this sheet

Billbergia liboniana De Jongh, a color lithograph of a Brazilian bromeliad, issued as a plate in a Ghent horticultural work and credited to van Houtte. The plant name and its authority are lettered below the image, with "Bresil" at the left and "Serre chaude" at the right.

The plant stands in a rosette of broad, pale gray-green leaves with spined edges, rising from a base of brown scales and roots. A pendant flower spike descends in front of the leaves, with narrow tubular flowers in bright orange-red that shade through white into deep blue at the tips, and long, slender red bracts. Two offsets are drawn at the lower right and left of the plant.

Billbergia liboniana is a bromeliad of the Brazilian forest, and the lettering "Serre chaude" marks it as a plant for the hothouse in Europe. The name honors Libon, the collector who sent it to Belgium from Brazil.

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Billbergia liboniana – A Rare 19th-Century Botanical Illustration by van Houten
Billbergia liboniana – A Rare 19th-Century Botanical Illustration by van Houten
Ref. BG-00031 · € 140
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