Three Antique Mineralogy Chromolithographs, Quartz, Agate & Tourmaline, 1888

€ 695

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

Date: 1888
Publisher: J. F. Schreiber
Sheet size: 32 × 21.5 cm (12.6 × 8.5 in)
Condition: Good
Reference: BG-12867-5, -6, -7

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

Wear consistent with age and use. Good antique condition with age-related toning, occasional spotting and minor edge wear consistent with age. Please examine the photographs carefully as they form part of the condition description.

About this sheet

Set of Three Antique Mineralogy Chromolithographs, Quartz, Agate & Tourmaline, 1888
A decorative set of three original 19th-century mineralogy plates illustrating quartz, agate, chalcedony, opal, tourmaline and related mineral specimens. Published as Plates V, VI and VII in Dr. Gustav Adolph Kenngott’s “Naturgeschichte des Mineralreichs für Schule und Haus,” these chromolithographed plates combine scientific mineralogical study with exceptionally attractive color and graphic composition.

Plate V is devoted largely to quartz and silica minerals, including smoky quartz crystals, amethyst quartz, rock crystal, heliotrope, jasper and varieties of chalcedony.

Plate VI features richly patterned agates and ornamental stones, including chalcedony, fortification agate, moss agate, chrysoprase, onyx, banded agate and opal.

Plate VII illustrates tourmaline and associated minerals, including rubellite, green tourmaline, sapphire, augite, diopside, amphibole, serpentine and related specimens.

Together the three sheets form a particularly attractive mineralogical group, combining crystalline forms, cut stones and large natural mineral specimens in subdued yet rich late 19th-century coloring.

These are original antique prints published in 1888, not modern reproductions.

AUTHOR / EDITOR: Dr. Gustav Adolph Kenngott (1818–1897)

WORK: Naturgeschichte des Mineralreichs für Schule und Haus – Erster Teil: Mineralogie

EDITION: Fourth improved edition

PLATES: V, VI and VII

PLACE OF PUBLICATION: Esslingen bei Stuttgart, Germany

MEDIUM: Chromolithographs on paper

STYLE / PERIOD: Late 19th Century / Victorian / Scientific Natural History

CONDITION: Good antique condition with age-related toning, occasional spotting and minor edge wear consistent with age. Please examine the photographs carefully as they form part of the condition description.

FRAMING: Sold unframed. Any framed or interior images shown are for presentation and inspiration only.