Natural History Books & Watercolours
Catalogue Information: 587 lots | 327 with images
Date: 2004
Auction House:
Bonhams
Location:
United Kingdom
Lot 1: Anglo-Chinese School An album of 49 watercolours of flowers and associated fauna, pencil and watercolour, heightened with white and gum arabic, 47
Anglo-Chinese SchoolAn album of 49 watercolours of flowers and associated fauna, pencil and watercolour, heightened with white and gum arabic, 47 with watermark 'J. Whatman/1805', 47 stamped 'Berkshire Athenaeum" on the reverse, 49 sheets laid at the [...more]
Lot 2: Anglo-Indian School Convolvulus (Bindweed); Jasminium (Jasmine); Euphorbia (Spurge); Dioscorceacaea (Bryony), together 4 items, pencil and
Anglo-Indian SchoolConvolvulus (Bindweed); Jasminium (Jasmine); Euphorbia (Spurge); Dioscorceacaea (Bryony), together 4 items, pencil and watercolour, each captioned in lower right margin, heightened with bodycolour and gum arabic, 511 by 362mm., and [...more]
Lot 3: Blancsubé (A.) A collection of botanical drawings, 67 sheets (various sizes from 165 by 110mm., to 458 by 305mm.), pencil, watercolour with
Blancsubé (A.)A collection of botanical drawings, 67 sheets (various sizes from 165 by 110mm., to 458 by 305mm.), pencil, watercolour with bodycolour, and occasional heightening with gum arabic, the majority signed 'Blancsube' or 'A. Blancsube' often [...more]
Lot 4: Bolton (James, 1735-1799) Helleborus niger (Christmas or Winter Rose), pencil and watercolour, within the artist's lined border, watermark 'J.
Bolton (James, 1735-1799)Helleborus niger (Christmas or Winter Rose), pencil and watercolour, within the artist's lined border, watermark 'J. Whatman', 508 by 349 mm., signed and dated 'James Bolton pinx't 1785'
Lot 5: Bolton (James, 1735-1799) Tulipa cultivars (Tulip), pencil and watercolour, heightened with white, within the artist's lined border, watermark
Bolton (James, 1735-1799)Tulipa cultivars (Tulip), pencil and watercolour, heightened with white, within the artist's lined border, watermark 'J.Whatman', 508 by 349mm., signed 'James Bolton pinx't "
