Pancrace Bessa Paintings & Artwork for Sale | Pancrace Bessa Art Value Price Guide

Jul. 09, 2026
PANCRACE BESSA (1772-1846). BUMELIA RECLINATE. COPPER ENGRAVING, 1803.
Est: €50 - €80
Pancrace Bessa (1772-1846). Bumelia reclinate. Copper engraving, 1803. Original copper engraving. Sheet size: 50.5 x 31.5 cm. Image size: 27.5 x 19 cm. Signed "Dessine par P. Bessa elve de de Redoute. Grave par Sellier". Plate No. 22 - Bumelia reclinata - from the 1st edition of "Choix de plantes: dont la plupart sont cultivees dans le jardin de Cels". Artist - Pancrace Bessa (1772-1846), student of Pierre-Joseph Redouté (1759-1840), engraver - Francois Noel Sellier (1737-1790). Minor dirt, foxings. The edition ‘Choix de plantes : dont la plupart sont cultivees dans le jardin de Cels’ is very rare. The artist Pierre-Joseph REDOUTE and the botanist Etienne Pierre VENTENAT had also worked together previously. The first collaboration between Redoute and Ventenat was the commission from Empress Josephine Beauharnais to artistically design her garden with rare plants in Malmaison. The result was the famous ‘Jardin de Malmaison’ (1803-04). The book ‘Choix de plantes dont la plupart sont cultivées dans le jardin de Cels’, which appeared at around the same time, is further evidence of their successful collaboration. Jacques-Philippe-Martin Cels (1740-1806) was a tax collector from 1761 until the Revolution, when he was forced to resign from his post and devote himself to the study of botany under the guidance of Bernard de Jussieu and Louis-Guillaume Le Monnier and under the influence of Rousseau. At the beginning of the nineteenth century, Cels had laid out an approximately eighteen-hectare garden, which was first described by Ventenat in his ‘Description des plantes nouvelles et peu connues cultivées dans le jardin de J. M. Cels’ (1800-1802) with 100 colour plates by P. J. Redoute. ‘Choix de plantes dont la plupart sont cultivées dans le jardin de Cels‘ is the second book, which captures the beauty of Cels’ famous garden, recognised by his contemporaries as one of the most beautiful in Europe.
Kabinett Auktionshaus & Antiquitäten GmbH
Jul. 09, 2026
PANCRACE BESSA (1772-1846). HELIANTHEMUM ALYSSOIDES. COPPER ENGRAVING, 1803. COPPER ENGRAVING.
Est: €50 - €80
Pancrace Bessa (1772-1846). Helianthemum alyssoides. Copper engraving, 1803. Copper engraving. Original copper engraving. Sheet size: 50.5 x 31.5 cm. Image size: 27.5 x 19 cm. Signed "Dessine par P. Bessa elve de Redoute. Grave par Sellier". Plate No. 20 - Helianthemum alyssoides - from the 1st edition of "Choix de plantes: dont la plupart sont cultivees dans le jardin de Cels". Artist - Pancrace Bessa (1772-1846), student of Pierre-Joseph Redouté (1759-1840), engraver - Francois Noel Sellier (1737-1790). Minor dirt, foxings. The edition ‘Choix de plantes : dont la plupart sont cultivees dans le jardin de Cels’ is very rare. The artist Pierre-Joseph REDOUTE and the botanist Etienne Pierre VENTENAT had also worked together previously. The first collaboration between Redoute and Ventenat was the commission from Empress Josephine Beauharnais to artistically design her garden with rare plants in Malmaison. The result was the famous ‘Jardin de Malmaison’ (1803-04). The book ‘Choix de plantes dont la plupart sont cultivées dans le jardin de Cels’, which appeared at around the same time, is further evidence of their successful collaboration. Jacques-Philippe-Martin Cels (1740-1806) was a tax collector from 1761 until the Revolution, when he was forced to resign from his post and devote himself to the study of botany under the guidance of Bernard de Jussieu and Louis-Guillaume Le Monnier and under the influence of Rousseau. At the beginning of the nineteenth century, Cels had laid out an approximately eighteen-hectare garden, which was first described by Ventenat in his ‘Description des plantes nouvelles et peu connues cultivées dans le jardin de J. M. Cels’ (1800-1802) with 100 colour plates by P. J. Redoute. ‘Choix de plantes dont la plupart sont cultivées dans le jardin de Cels‘ is the second book, which captures the beauty of Cels’ famous garden, recognised by his contemporaries as one of the most beautiful in Europe.
Kabinett Auktionshaus & Antiquitäten GmbH
Jul. 09, 2026
PANCRACE BESSA (1772-1846). CASSINE XYLOCARPA. COPPER ENGRAVING, 1803.
Est: €50 - €80
Pancrace Bessa (1772-1846). Cassine xylocarpa. Copper engraving, 1803. Paper, copper engraving. Sheet size: 50.5 x 31.5 cm. Image size: 27.5 x 19 cm. Minor dirt, foxings. Plate. No. 23 from the edition "Choix de plantes: dont la plupart sont cultivées dans le jardin de Cels". Artist - Pancrace Bessa (1772-1846), student of Pierre-Joseph Redouté (1759-1840), engraver - Francois Noel Sellier (1737-1790). The edition ‘Choix de plantes : dont la plupart sont cultivees dans le jardin de Cels’ is very rare. The artist Pierre-Joseph REDOUTE and the botanist Etienne Pierre VENTENAT had also worked together previously. The first collaboration between Redoute and Ventenat was the commission from Empress Josephine Beauharnais to artistically design her garden with rare plants in Malmaison. The result was the famous ‘Jardin de Malmaison’ (1803-04). The book ‘Choix de plantes dont la plupart sont cultivées dans le jardin de Cels’, which appeared at around the same time, is further evidence of their successful collaboration. Jacques-Philippe-Martin Cels (1740-1806) was a tax collector from 1761 until the Revolution, when he was forced to resign from his post and devote himself to the study of botany under the guidance of Bernard de Jussieu and Louis-Guillaume Le Monnier and under the influence of Rousseau. At the beginning of the nineteenth century, Cels had laid out an approximately eighteen-hectare garden, which was first described by Ventenat in his ‘Description des plantes nouvelles et peu connues cultivées dans le jardin de J. M. Cels’ (1800-1802) with 100 colour plates by P. J. Redoute. ‘Choix de plantes dont la plupart sont cultivées dans le jardin de Cels‘ is the second book, which captures the beauty of Cels’ famous garden, recognised by his contemporaries as one of the most beautiful in Europe.
Kabinett Auktionshaus & Antiquitäten GmbH
Jul. 02, 2026
PANCRACE BESSA (1772-1846). Snapdragons. pencil and watercolour with touche
Est: £2,000 - £3,000
PANCRACE BESSA (1772-1846). Snapdragons. pencil and watercolour with touches of bodycolour on paper17 1/8 x 12 in. (43.4 x 30.6 cm.).
Christie's
Jul. 01, 2026
Still Life of Flowers in a Glass Vase, with Grapes, Peaches and Tomatoes
Est: £4,000 - £6,000
Property from a Noble European collection Pancrace Bessa (Paris 1772 - 1846 Ecouen) Still Life of Flowers in a Glass Vase, with Grapes, Peaches and Tomatoes Watercolour and gouache over traces of pencil, heightened with gum arabic, on vellum laid down on board; signed and dated in white gouache, lower left: P. Bessa. paris. 1816 448 by 340 mm
Sotheby's
Sep. 16, 2025
Pancrace Bessa After Redoute Engravings, 4
Est: $300 - $500
Pancrace Bessa (French, 1772-1846) After Pierre Joseph Redoute (French, 1759-1840), Four "Poirer", Hand-Colored Engravings, 19th century, comprising: No. 54, No. 63, No. 67, and No. 72, marked in plate "P. Bessa" lower left, giltwood frames. Image: 12.25" H x 9.25" W; frame: 23.5" H x 20" W. Provenance: From a New York City Collection. Keywords: Prints, Multiples, Intaglio, Botanical engravings, Fruit, French artist, Polychrome, Study, Botany, Herbalist, 1800s, 19th Century Art, Antique Prints
Auctions at Showplace
Jul. 02, 2025
Pancrace Bessa (1772-1846). Cissus antrarcticus. Copper engraving, 1803.
Est: €60 - €90
Pancrace Bessa (1772-1846). Cissus antrarcticus. Copper engraving, 1803. Original copper engraving, Plate No. 21 - Cissus antrarcticus - from the 1st edition of "Choix de plantes: dont la plupart sont cultivees dans le jardin de Cels". Page size: 50 x 31.5 cm, image size: 27.5 x 19 cm. Artist - Pancrace Bessa (1772-1846), student of Pierre-Joseph Redouté (1759-1840), engraver - Francois Noel Sellier (1737-1790). The edges are cropped. Slight dirt, foxings. The edition "Choix de plantes : dont la plupart sont cultivees dans le jardin de Cels" is very rare. The artist Pierre-Joseph Redouté and the botanist Étienne Pierre Ventenat had worked together before. The first joint work of Redouté and Ventenat was a commission from Empress Joséphine de Beauharnais for the artistic decoration of her garden of rare plants in Malmaison. As a result, the famous "Garden of Malmaison" (1803-04) was created . The book "A Selection of Plants, Most of Which Are Grown in Cels's Garden", published around the same time, is further evidence of their successful collaboration. Jacques-Philippe-Martin Cels (1740-1806) was a tax collector from 1761 up until the Revolution, when he was forced to resign and devote himself to the study of botany under the direction of Bernard de Jussie and Louis-Guillaume Le Monnier and under the influence of Rousseau. At the beginning of the 19th century, Cels laid out a garden of about 18 hectares, first described by Ventenat in “Description of new and little-known plants grown in the garden of J.M. Sels” (1800-1802) with 100 color illustrations by P.J. Redoubt. The second book, “A Selection of Plants, Most of Which Are Grown in the Cels's Garden,” is his second book, which reflects the beauty of the famous garden of Celsus, recognized by contemporaries as one of the most beautiful in Europe.
Kabinett Auktionshaus & Antiquitäten GmbH
Jul. 02, 2025
Pancrace Bessa (1772-1846). Bumelia reclinate. Copper engraving, 1803.
Est: €50 - €80
Pancrace Bessa (1772-1846). Bumelia reclinate. Copper engraving, 1803. Original copper engraving. Page size: 50.5 x 31.5 cm. Image size: 27.5 x 19 cm. Signed "Dessine par P. Bessa elve de de Redoute. Grave par Sellier". Plate No. 22 - Bumelia reclinata - from the 1st edition of "Choix de plantes: dont la plupart sont cultivees dans le jardin de Cels". Artist - Pancrace Bessa (1772-1846), student of Pierre-Joseph Redouté (1759-1840), engraver - Francois Noel Sellier (1737-1790). Minor dirt, foxings. The edition ‘Choix de plantes : dont la plupart sont cultivees dans le jardin de Cels’ is very rare. The artist Pierre-Joseph REDOUTE and the botanist Etienne Pierre VENTENAT had also worked together previously. The first collaboration between Redoute and Ventenat was the commission from Empress Josephine Beauharnais to artistically design her garden with rare plants in Malmaison. The result was the famous ‘Jardin de Malmaison’ (1803-04). The book ‘Choix de plantes dont la plupart sont cultivées dans le jardin de Cels’, which appeared at around the same time, is further evidence of their successful collaboration. Jacques-Philippe-Martin Cels (1740-1806) was a tax collector from 1761 until the Revolution, when he was forced to resign from his post and devote himself to the study of botany under the guidance of Bernard de Jussieu and Louis-Guillaume Le Monnier and under the influence of Rousseau. At the beginning of the nineteenth century, Cels had laid out an approximately eighteen-hectare garden, which was first described by Ventenat in his ‘Description des plantes nouvelles et peu connues cultivées dans le jardin de J. M. Cels’ (1800-1802) with 100 colour plates by P. J. Redoute. ‘Choix de plantes dont la plupart sont cultivées dans le jardin de Cels‘ is her second book, which captures the beauty of Cels’ famous garden, recognised by his contemporaries as one of the most beautiful in Europe.
Kabinett Auktionshaus & Antiquitäten GmbH
Jul. 02, 2025
Pancrace Bessa (1772-1846). Helianthemum alyssoides. Copper engraving, 1803. Copper engraving.
Est: €50 - €80
Pancrace Bessa (1772-1846). Helianthemum alyssoides. Copper engraving, 1803. Copper engraving. Original copper engraving. Page size: 50.5 x 31.5 cm. Image size: 27.5 x 19 cm. Signed "Dessine par P. Bessa elve de Redoute. Grave par Sellier". Plate No. 20 - Helianthemum alyssoides - from the 1st edition of "Choix de plantes: dont la plupart sont cultivees dans le jardin de Cels". Artist - Pancrace Bessa (1772-1846), student of Pierre-Joseph Redouté (1759-1840), engraver - Francois Noel Sellier (1737-1790). Minor dirt, foxings. The edition ‘Choix de plantes : dont la plupart sont cultivees dans le jardin de Cels’ is very rare. The artist Pierre-Joseph REDOUTE and the botanist Etienne Pierre VENTENAT had also worked together previously. The first collaboration between Redoute and Ventenat was the commission from Empress Josephine Beauharnais to artistically design her garden with rare plants in Malmaison. The result was the famous ‘Jardin de Malmaison’ (1803-04). The book ‘Choix de plantes dont la plupart sont cultivées dans le jardin de Cels’, which appeared at around the same time, is further evidence of their successful collaboration. Jacques-Philippe-Martin Cels (1740-1806) was a tax collector from 1761 until the Revolution, when he was forced to resign from his post and devote himself to the study of botany under the guidance of Bernard de Jussieu and Louis-Guillaume Le Monnier and under the influence of Rousseau. At the beginning of the nineteenth century, Cels had laid out an approximately eighteen-hectare garden, which was first described by Ventenat in his ‘Description des plantes nouvelles et peu connues cultivées dans le jardin de J. M. Cels’ (1800-1802) with 100 colour plates by P. J. Redoute. ‘Choix de plantes dont la plupart sont cultivées dans le jardin de Cels‘ is her second book, which captures the beauty of Cels’ famous garden, recognised by his contemporaries as one of the most beautiful in Europe.
Kabinett Auktionshaus & Antiquitäten GmbH
Jul. 02, 2025
Pancrace Bessa (1772-1846). Cassine xylocarpa. Copper engraving, 1803.
Est: €50 - €80
Pancrace Bessa (1772-1846). Cassine xylocarpa. Copper engraving, 1803. Paper, copper engraving. Sheet size: 50.5 x 31.5 cm. Image size: 27.5 x 19 cm. Minor dirt, foxings. Plate. No. 23 from the edition "Choix de plantes: dont la plupart sont cultivées dans le jardin de Cels". Artist - Pancrace Bessa (1772-1846), student of Pierre-Joseph Redouté (1759-1840), engraver - Francois Noel Sellier (1737-1790). The edition ‘Choix de plantes : dont la plupart sont cultivees dans le jardin de Cels’ is very rare. The artist Pierre-Joseph REDOUTE and the botanist Etienne Pierre VENTENAT had also worked together previously. The first collaboration between Redoute and Ventenat was the commission from Empress Josephine Beauharnais to artistically design her garden with rare plants in Malmaison. The result was the famous ‘Jardin de Malmaison’ (1803-04). The book ‘Choix de plantes dont la plupart sont cultivées dans le jardin de Cels’, which appeared at around the same time, is further evidence of their successful collaboration. Jacques-Philippe-Martin Cels (1740-1806) was a tax collector from 1761 until the Revolution, when he was forced to resign from his post and devote himself to the study of botany under the guidance of Bernard de Jussieu and Louis-Guillaume Le Monnier and under the influence of Rousseau. At the beginning of the nineteenth century, Cels had laid out an approximately eighteen-hectare garden, which was first described by Ventenat in his ‘Description des plantes nouvelles et peu connues cultivées dans le jardin de J. M. Cels’ (1800-1802) with 100 colour plates by P. J. Redoute. ‘Choix de plantes dont la plupart sont cultivées dans le jardin de Cels‘ is her second book, which captures the beauty of Cels’ famous garden, recognised by his contemporaries as one of the most beautiful in Europe.
Kabinett Auktionshaus & Antiquitäten GmbH
Jun. 14, 2025
PANCRACE BESSA WATERCOLOR, HEDYCHIUM ANGUSTIFOLIUM HARDY PEACH GINGER - OWNED BY CHARLES X
Est: $6,000 - $8,000
BESSA, Pancrace (French, 1772-1835). [Hedychium angustifolium Hardy Peach Ginger, Narrow-Leaf Ginger]. Watercolor over faint pencil sketching, each within a gilt and ink-ruled border. Signed “P. Bessa”on vellum. ca. 1825. 8" x 5" vellum, 14 1/8" x 11" framed. Provenance: Charles X by whom commissioned; given by him as a new year’s gift in 1826 to his daughter-in-law and Bessa’s pupil, the Duchesse de Berry (1798-1870); her sister, Teresa Cristina, Empress of Brazil (1822-1889); Barbosa Rodrigues, Director of the Botanical Garden, Rio de Janeiro d. 1909; Paulo Campos-Porto, Director of the Botanical Garden, Rio de Janeiro; his sale, Beverly Hills, California, Gallery of Lewis S. Hart, 17 November 1947. Native to New Zealand and Vanuatu; naturalized elsewhere.
Arader Galleries
Jun. 14, 2025
PANCRACE BESSA WATERCOLOR, PRICKLY MOSES; PRICKLY-LEAVED WATTLE; STAR-LEAVED ACACIA - OWNED BY CHARLES X
Est: $4,000 - $6,000
BESSA, Pancrace (French, 1772-1835). [Acacia verticillata (prickly Moses; prickly-leaved wattle; star-leaved acacia; prickly mimosa; whorl-leaved acacia)]. Watercolor over faint pencil sketching, each within a gilt and ink-ruled border. Signed “P. Bessa”on vellum. ca. 1825. 8" x 5" vellum, 14 1/8" x 11" framed. Provenance: Charles X by whom commissioned; given by him as a new year’s gift in 1826 to his daughter-in-law and Bessa’s pupil, the Duchesse de Berry (1798-1870); her sister, Teresa Cristina, Empress of Brazil (1822-1889); Barbosa Rodrigues, Director of the Botanical Garden, Rio de Janeiro d. 1909; Paulo Campos-Porto, Director of the Botanical Garden, Rio de Janeiro; his sale, Beverly Hills, California, Gallery of Lewis S. Hart, 17 November 1947. The plant is native to southeastern Australia, specifically found in New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia, and Tasmania. In coastal areas, it tends to have broader leaves compared to the needle-like leaves found in inland areas. Its range spans from the Gulf St Vincent in South Australia, through the southeastern regions, into southern and southeastern Victoria, far southeastern New South Wales, and Tasmania, including the islands in Bass Strait. The species was initially described by Charles Louis L’Héritier de Brutelle in 1806 as part of Carl Ludwig Willdenow’s work Species Plantarum.
Arader Galleries
Jun. 14, 2025
PANCRACE BESSA WATERCOLOR, LEONOTIS LEONURUS, LION’S TAIL AND WILD DAGGA - OWNED BY CHARLES X
Est: $6,000 - $8,000
BESSA, Pancrace (French, 1772-1835). [Leonotis leonurus, Lion’s tail and Wild dagga]. Watercolor over faint pencil sketching, each within a gilt and ink-ruled border. Signed “P. Bessa”on vellum. ca. 1825. 8" x 5" vellum, 14 1/8" x 11" framed. Provenance: Charles X by whom commissioned; given by him as a new year’s gift in 1826 to his daughter-in-law and Bessa’s pupil, the Duchesse de Berry (1798-1870); her sister, Teresa Cristina, Empress of Brazil (1822-1889); Barbosa Rodrigues, Director of the Botanical Garden, Rio de Janeiro d. 1909; Paulo Campos-Porto, Director of the Botanical Garden, Rio de Janeiro; his sale, Beverly Hills, California, Gallery of Lewis S. Hart, 17 November 1947. Leonotis leonurus, also known as lion’s tail and wild dagga, is a plant species in the mint family. The flowers’ mainly orange to orange-red color and tubular shape indicate that they co-evolved with African sunbirds, which have curved bills suited to feeding from tubular flowers. This plant is native to South Africa (Cape Province, KwaZulu-Natal, and Transvaal), where it grows between the rocks in the prairies or at the margins of the forests. The name of the genus is the combination of the Greek words “léon” = lion, and “ôtos” = ear, due to the down on the upper lip of the flower, which makes it look like the ear of a lion; the name of the species is the combination of the Greek words “léon” = lion, and “our” = tail, with reference to the tail which might recall the tail of a lion.
Arader Galleries
Jun. 14, 2025
PANCRACE BESSA WATERCOLOR, PSORALEA APHYLLA L. LEAFLESS FOUNTAIN-BUSH - OWNED BY CHARLES X
Est: $3,000 - $4,000
BESSA, Pancrace (French, 1772-1835). [Psoralea aphylla L. Leafless Fountain-bush]. Watercolor over faint pencil sketching, each within a gilt and ink-ruled border. Signed “P. Bessa”on vellum. ca. 1825. 8" x 5" vellum, 14 1/8" x 11" framed. Provenance: Charles X by whom commissioned; given by him as a new year’s gift in 1826 to his daughter-in-law and Bessa’s pupil, the Duchesse de Berry (1798-1870); her sister, Teresa Cristina, Empress of Brazil (1822-1889); Barbosa Rodrigues, Director of the Botanical Garden, Rio de Janeiro d. 1909; Paulo Campos-Porto, Director of the Botanical Garden, Rio de Janeiro; his sale, Beverly Hills, California, Gallery of Lewis S. Hart, 17 November 1947. Psoralea pinnata is one of the earliest South African plants cultivated. In 1690, it grew in England from seeds collected in the Cape. It is a widespread species, growing from the Clanwilliam District south towards the Cape Peninsula and eastwards and northwards through George and Knysna to the Eastern Cape, KwaZulu-Natal, Swaziland, and Mpumalanga. The genus Psoralea is based on the Greek word ‘psoraleos’, meaning warty or scurfy, in reference to the dots or warts on the bark. (The “P” in Psoralea is silent and the name is pronounced as if it begins with “s”.) The specific name pinnata (Latin) refers to the pinnate leaves. Another distinctive characteristic is that there is only one seed in a pod. ------- Pancrace Bessa was one of the most talented and famous flower painters of his day and an outstanding pupil, both of Redoute and Gerard von Spaendonck. Bessa exhibited regularly at the Paris Salon, and he produced watercolors on vellum for the French royal collection of watercolors on vellum known as the “Velins du Roi.” Bessa is perhaps best known, however, for his printed works. He produced exquisite stipple engravings from his watercolors in many great botanical books. Dunthorne describes his “Etudes des Fleurs et de Fruits” as “among the most exquisite of all flower prints in their beauty and delicacy of execution.” Bessa also collaborated with Redoute on several works, both as a painter and as a master engraver, producing the stunning engravings for Redoute’s “Roses.” These finely rendered watercolors display Bessa’s remarkable talent as a watercolor painter. The expertly executed detail is combined with an exceptional richness of color and texture to produce beautiful and compelling works. Their distinguished provenance attests to the esteem with which Bessa’s original works garner, a sense that is confirmed by the impeccable quality of these watercolors.
Arader Galleries
May. 24, 2025
Bessa, Pancrace (1772-1835) Quitte mit Fliege, Farblithographie, um 1800.
Est: €180 - €300
Bessa, Pancrace (1772-1835) Quitte mit Fliege, Farblithographie, um 1800. Wunderschöne und naturalistische Abbildung eines Astes mit Aprikosen, saftige Früchte, auf den Blättern fein gezeichnete Insekten. Gezeichnet Bessa, gestochen Clement. Ausschnitt 52 x 40 cm, Passpartout, hochwertig gerahmt 73 x 59 cm. Blatt an manchen Stellen leicht gewellt. *Bessa war ab 1816 Blumenmaler der Herzogin von Berry, und einst Schüler von Spaendonck und Redouté. Bitte beachten Sie: Dieses Objekt steht in unserer Schweizer Dependance (Hauptstraße 100, CH-8280 Kreuzlingen). Bei der Ausfuhr in die EU fallen Zollgebühren an. Dies bitten wir zu beachten. Vielen Dank! Bessa, Pancrace (1772-1835) Quince with fly, colour lithograph, around 1800. Beautiful and naturalistic depiction of a branch with apricots, juicy fruit, finely drawn insects on the leaves. Drawn by Bessa, engraved by Clement. Cut-out 52 x 40 cm, passpartout, high-quality framed 73 x 59 cm. Sheet slightly wavy in some places. *Bessa was flower painter to the Duchess of Berry from 1816, and once a pupil of Spaendonck and Redouté. Please note: This object is located in our Swiss branch (Hauptstrasse 100, CH-8280 Kreuzlingen). Customs duties apply when exporting to the EU. Please note this. Thank you very much!
Auktionshaus Karrenbauer
May. 24, 2025
Bessa, Pancrace (1772-1835) Quitte, Farblithographie, um 1800.
Est: €180 - €300
Bessa, Pancrace (1772-1835) Quitte, Farblithographie, um 1800. Wunderschöne und naturalistische Abbildung eines Astes mit Quitte, man vernimmt den Geruch der flauschigen Frucht. Gezeichnet Bessa, gestochen Chapponier. Ausschnitt 52 x 40 cm, Passpartout, hochwertig gerahmt 73 x 59 cm. Blatt an manchen Stellen leicht gewellt. *Bessa war ab 1816 Blumenmaler der Herzogin von Berry, und einst Schüler von Spaendonck und Redouté. Bitte beachten Sie: Dieses Objekt steht in unserer Schweizer Dependance (Hauptstraße 100, CH-8280 Kreuzlingen). Bei der Ausfuhr in die EU fallen Zollgebühren an. Dies bitten wir zu beachten. Vielen Dank! Bessa, Pancrace (1772-1835) Quince, colour lithograph, around 1800. Beautiful and naturalistic depiction of a branch with quince, one can hear the smell of the fluffy fruit. Drawn by Bessa, engraved by Chapponier. Cut-out 52 x 40 cm, passpartout, high-quality framed 73 x 59 cm. Sheet slightly wavy in some areas. *Bessa was flower painter to the Duchess of Berry from 1816, and once a pupil of Spaendonck and Redouté. Please note: This object is located in our Swiss branch (Hauptstrasse 100, CH-8280 Kreuzlingen). Customs duties apply for export to the EU. Please note this. Thank you very much!
Auktionshaus Karrenbauer
May. 18, 2025
Jarry (19th) after BESSA (*1772), Botanical representation of the pear, Stipple engraving
Est: €300 - €400
Jarry (19th century) after Pancrace Bessa (1772 Paris - 1846 Écouen, France): Botanical representation of the pear Fruit on the branch, 19th century, Stipple engraving Technique: Hand colored Stipple engraving on Paper Inscription: At the lower part signed: "P. Bessa pinx. | Jarry sculp". Upper middle numbered: "T.6 N. 64". At the lower part further inscription: "Grande épine d'été | Pyrus communis | Poirier commun". Date: 19th century Description: 2 views of pears at different stages of ripeness. Keywords: Encyclopaedia, Fruit, Pear, Botany, Botanical illustration, Plant, 19th century, Figurative, Botany, France, Size: Paper: 32,0 cm x 24,0 cm (12,6 x 9,4 in), Depiction: 26,5 cm x 18,5 cm (10,4 x 7,3 in), Mat: 42,0 cm x 35,7 cm (16,5 x 14,1 in)
Fichter Kunsthandel
May. 09, 2025
Tulpe, Hyazinthe u. Narzisse.
Est: €70 - €100
Farb. Punktierkupfer mit etw. Kolorit v. A.Chaponnier n. Pancrace Bessa (1772-1846), um 1810. Blgr. 51,5 x 39 cm. Mit großem Kohlweißling auf einem Blatt. Mit den Namensz. i.d. Platte. - Etw. gebr. u. lichtrandig, Plattenkante tls. beschabt.
Kiefer Buch- und Kunstauktionen
Feb. 22, 2025
Bessa, Pancrace (1772-1835) Quitte mit Fliege, Farblithographie, um 1800.
Est: €180 - €300
Bessa, Pancrace (1772-1835) Quitte mit Fliege, Farblithographie, um 1800. Wunderschöne und naturalistische Abbildung eines Astes mit Aprikosen, saftige Früchte, auf den Blättern fein gezeichnete Insekten. Gezeichnet Bessa, gestochen Clement. Ausschnitt 52 x 40 cm, Passpartout, hochwertig gerahmt 73 x 59 cm. Blatt an manchen Stellen leicht gewellt. *Bessa war ab 1816 Blumenmaler der Herzogin von Berry, und einst Schüler von Spaendonck und Redouté. Bitte beachten Sie: Dieses Objekt steht in unserer Schweizer Dependance (Hauptstraße 100, CH-8280 Kreuzlingen). Bei der Ausfuhr in die EU fallen Zollgebühren an. Dies bitten wir zu beachten. Vielen Dank! Bessa, Pancrace (1772-1835) Quince with fly, colour lithograph, around 1800. Beautiful and naturalistic depiction of a branch with apricots, juicy fruit, finely drawn insects on the leaves. Drawn by Bessa, engraved by Clement. Cut-out 52 x 40 cm, passpartout, high-quality framed 73 x 59 cm. Sheet slightly wavy in some places. *Bessa was flower painter to the Duchess of Berry from 1816, and once a pupil of Spaendonck and Redouté. Please note: This object is located in our Swiss branch (Hauptstrasse 100, CH-8280 Kreuzlingen). Customs duties apply when exporting to the EU. Please note this. Thank you very much!
Auktionshaus Karrenbauer
Feb. 22, 2025
Bessa, Pancrace (1772-1835) Quitte, Farblithographie, um 1800.
Est: €180 - €300
Bessa, Pancrace (1772-1835) Quitte, Farblithographie, um 1800. Wunderschöne und naturalistische Abbildung eines Astes mit Quitte, man vernimmt den Geruch der flauschigen Frucht. Gezeichnet Bessa, gestochen Chapponier. Ausschnitt 52 x 40 cm, Passpartout, hochwertig gerahmt 73 x 59 cm. Blatt an manchen Stellen leicht gewellt. *Bessa war ab 1816 Blumenmaler der Herzogin von Berry, und einst Schüler von Spaendonck und Redouté. Bitte beachten Sie: Dieses Objekt steht in unserer Schweizer Dependance (Hauptstraße 100, CH-8280 Kreuzlingen). Bei der Ausfuhr in die EU fallen Zollgebühren an. Dies bitten wir zu beachten. Vielen Dank! Bessa, Pancrace (1772-1835) Quince, colour lithograph, around 1800. Beautiful and naturalistic depiction of a branch with quince, one can hear the smell of the fluffy fruit. Drawn by Bessa, engraved by Chapponier. Cut-out 52 x 40 cm, passpartout, high-quality framed 73 x 59 cm. Sheet slightly wavy in some areas. *Bessa was flower painter to the Duchess of Berry from 1816, and once a pupil of Spaendonck and Redouté. Please note: This object is located in our Swiss branch (Hauptstrasse 100, CH-8280 Kreuzlingen). Customs duties apply when exporting to the EU. Please note this. Thank you very much!
Auktionshaus Karrenbauer
Jan. 30, 2025
Pancrace Bessa: Specht auf einem Ast
Est: €800 - €1,200
BESSA, PANCRACE 1772 Paris - 1846 Ecouen Titel: Specht auf einem Ast. Technik: Aquarell auf Pergament. Maße: 45 x 34cm. Bezeichnung: Signiert und datiert unten rechts: "P. Bessa 1834". Rahmen: Rahmen. Provenienz: Privatbesitz, Deutschland. Estimated shipping costs for this lot: Germany: 36,97 Euro plus 7,03 Euro VAT EU: 58,82 Euro plus 11,18 Euro VAT Worldwide: 100,84 Euro plus 19,16 Euro VAT additional shipping insurance Explanations to the Catalogue Pancrace Bessa French School 1st half of 19th C. Watercolour / Drawings Framed Birds Watercolour Nature
Van Ham Kunstauktionen
Nov. 27, 2024
Pancrace Bessa, Study of Amaryllis. Inizio del XIX secolo.
Est: €1,000 - €2,000
Acquerello, doratura e matita su pergamena. cm 26,5x21. Firma in basso a sinistra e iscritto "127" in basso a destra a penna e inchiostro di china bruno. Bessa, con altri artisti, portò la Francia al vertice nel genere della pittura botanica.
Gonnelli Casa d'Aste
Jul. 21, 2024
(4pc) PANCRACE BESSA (French, 1772-1846)
Est: $500 - $1,000
Botanical Planks Watercolor on Vellum h. 7-1/4 w. 5-1/4 in. (ea. approx.) Three signed "P. Bessa" lower left overall: 14-1/8 x 11 in. (ea. frame)
Butterscotch Auction Gallery LLC
Jun. 22, 2024
PANCRACE BESSA, ORIGINAL GOUACHE ON VELLUM - STILL LIFE WITH ORANGES
Est: $20,000 - $30,000
BESSA, Pancreace (1772 - c. 1835). Still Life with Oranges, Pomegranates, Leaves, a Sprig of Mint and Orange Flowers. Original Gouache on vellum. Stretched on old board, with original Empire frame. Signed lower right: "P. Bessum". 10 3/16" x 14 7/8" sheet; 15 1/2" x 19 3/4" framed. In the Original Early 19th-Century Empire Frame. Provenance: inscribed on the back in chalk "Photo faite 131"; with the exhibition labels of Gallerie Charpentier, Paris "Les Fleurs et Les Fruits depuis le Romantisme 1942-1943; Lucien Goldschmidt, New York , ca 1950; Estate of Justine Auerbach, New York; with Doyle Wed, Jan 26, 2011, lot 83. Exhibited as part of "Les Fleurs et Les Fruits depuis le Romantisme" at Hotel Jean Charpentier when it was under the ownership of Raymond Nacenta. Jean Charpentier (1891-1976) established the gallery in Paris, the gallery was known as the Hotel Jean Charpentier or the Galerie. Raymond Nacenta purchased the gallery in 1941 and operated under the same name until 1961. Nacenta put on a seris of thematic exhibitions, including 100 portraits de femmes, Les célébrités françaises. In 1954, Nacenta began regular exhibitions of the l'Ecole de Paris, and the exhibition at which this still life was shown. Charpentier published Charles Leger's "Redoute et son Temps", 1945, in which this still life is illustrated. Later the painting was exhibited here in New York by Lucien Goldschmidt (1912-1992), in about 1950. "His life was divided between books and the world of art. Booksellers and art dealers normally lead rather separate careers, but Goldschmidt combined both, giving to each his own individual, highly independent, taste. Words and images combined to form an outlook on the world that was, in one word, civilised" (Nicholas barker, The Independent, January 3rd 1993). Bessa was one of the most talented and popular flower painters of his day, and an outstanding pupil both of Redoute and of Gerard von Spaendonck. His paintings were regularly shown in the Paris Salon, and he produced watercolors on vellum for the French royal collection of watercolors on vellum known as the "Velins du Roi." Bessa is perhaps best known, however, for his printed works. He produced exquisite stipple engravings from his own watercolors in a number of great botanical books. Dunthorne describes his "Etudes des Fleurs et de Fruits" as "among the most exquisite of all flower prints in their beauty and delicacy of execution." Bessa collaborated with Redoute on a number of works, both as painter and as master engraver, producing the stunning engravings for Redoute's "Roses."
Arader Galleries
Apr. 28, 2024
Pancrace BESSA (1772-1846). Pachysandre couché. Et…
Est: €400 - €600
Pancrace BESSA (1772-1846). Pachysandre couché. Etude botanique. Aquarelle sur papier. Signée en bas à droite « P. Bessa ». Dim. 22,5x15,8 cm à vue.
Prunier
Apr. 16, 2024
Pancrace Bessa Botanical Fruit Engravings, 2
Est: $300 - $500
Pancrace Bessa (French, 1772-1846), Two Botantical Fruit Compositions, Hand Stippled Engravings, 19th century. Each image: 12.5" H x 9.5" W; frame: 23.5" H x 20" W. Provenance: From the 50 East 89th Street estate of a 20th century photography collector. Keywords: Prints, Multiples, Floral, Nineteenth century, Antiques
Auctions at Showplace
Dec. 05, 2023
Pancrace Bessa (1772-1846). Bumelia reclinata, 1803. Copper engraving.
Est: €100 - €200
Paper, copper engraving. Page size: 50.5 x 31.5 cm. Image size: 27.5 x 19 cm. Signed "Dessine par P. Bessa elve de Redoute. Grave par Sellier". Minor dirt, foxings. Il. No. 22 from the publication "Choix de plantes: dont la plupart sont cultivées dans le jardin de Cels". Artist - Pancrace Bessa (1772-1846), student of Pierre-Joseph Redouté, engraver - François Noël Sellier (1737-1790).
Kabinett Auktionshaus & Antiquitäten GmbH
Dec. 05, 2023
Pancrace Bessa (1772-1846). Helianthemum alyssoides, 1803. Copper engraving.
Est: €100 - €200
Paper, copper engraving. Page size: 50.5 x 31.5 cm. Image size: 27.5 x 19 cm. Signed "Dessine par P. Bessa elve de Redoute. Grave par Sellier". Minor dirt, foxings. Il. No. 20 from the publication "Choix de plantes: dont la plupart sont cultivées dans le jardin de Cels". Artist - Pancrace Bessa (1772-1846), student of Pierre-Joseph Redouté, engraver - François Noël Sellier (1737-1790).
Kabinett Auktionshaus & Antiquitäten GmbH
Nov. 29, 2023
Pancrace Bessa, Study of Thunbergia Alata. Inizio del XIX secolo.
Est: €2,000 - €4,000
Pancrace Bessa, Study of Thunbergia Alata. Inizio del XIX secolo. Acquerello, doratura e matita su pergamena. cm 26,5x21. Firma in basso a sinistra e iscritto "35" in basso a destra a penna e inchiostro di china bruno. (1)
Gonnelli Casa d'Aste
Nov. 29, 2023
Pancrace Bessa, Study of Amaryllis. Inizio del XIX secolo.
Est: €2,000 - €4,000
Pancrace Bessa, Study of Amaryllis. Inizio del XIX secolo. Acquerello, doratura e matita su pergamena. cm 26,5x21. Firma in basso a sinistra e iscritto "127" in basso a destra a penna e inchiostro di china bruno. Bessa, con altri artisti, portò la Francia al vertice nel genere della pittura botanica. (1)
Gonnelli Casa d'Aste
Nov. 24, 2023
[Flowers and fruit]. Bessa, Pancrace (1772-1846) (after). (Citrus fruit). (Cherries).
Est: €100 - €150
[Flowers and fruit]. Bessa, Pancrace (1772-1846) (after). (Citrus fruit). (Cherries). Two large handcol. stipple-engravings by CAZENAVE and LAMBERT, each 49x30 cm., London, Victor Delarme, ±1910. - AND 8 others, all engravings and incl. 1 aquatint of flowers, i.a. by AUGUSTE PIQUET DE BRIENNE.
Bubb > Kuyper: Auctioneers of Books, Fine Arts & Manuscripts
Nov. 15, 2023
Pancrace Bessa Fruits and flowers on a ledge
Est: €5,000 - €7,000
Pancrace Bessa Fruits and flowers on a ledge | Fruits et fleurs sur un entablement
Sotheby's
Nov. 11, 2023
Jarry (19th) after BESSA (*1772), Botanical representation of the pear, Stipple engraving
Est: €300 - €400
Jarry (19th century) after Pancrace Bessa (1772 Paris - 1846 Écouen, France): Botanical representation of the pear Fruit on the branch, 19th century, Stipple engraving Technique: Hand colored Stipple engraving on Paper Inscription: At the lower part signed: "P. Bessa pinx. | Jarry sculp". Upper middle numbered: "T.6 N. 64". At the lower part further inscription: "Grande épine d'été | Pyrus communis | Poirier commun". Date: 19th century Description: 2 views of pears at different stages of ripeness. Keywords: Encyclopaedia, Fruit, Pear, Botany, Botanical illustration, Plant, 19th century, Figurative, Botany, France,
Fichter Kunsthandel
Oct. 19, 2023
Pancrace Bessa
Est: $7,000 - $12,000
French, 1772-1846 Red, Pink, and White Poppies, Cornflowers, and a Pink Rose Oil on paper 11 5/8 x 17½ inches (29.5 x 44.3 cm) Provenance: By descent in the family of the artist until the late 1980s Christie’s New York January 28, 2009, lot 280 Private collection The paper support laid to card. The lower right corner creased. Tiny losses around the edges. Some darker areas reinforced.
DOYLE Auctioneers & Appraisers
Jun. 01, 2023
Pancrace Bessa (1772-1846) Still life with a rose bouquet. Oil on canvas. Signed lower right and dated "1821" H .: 34.
Est: €1,800 - €3,800
Pancrace Bessa (1772-1846) Still life with a rose bouquet. Oil on canvas. Signed lower right and dated "1821" H .: 34.4 cm L .: 26.7 cm Gaps in pictorial material.
Auctie's
May. 12, 2023
6 EARLY COLORED BOTANICAL ENGRAVINGS BY PANCRACE BESSA
Est: -
Lavatera Acerifolia, Rosa Banksiana, Euricles Coronata, Stapelia Variegata, Leucoium, Cerbera Manghas 6 early 19th century colored engravings on paper P. Bessa pinx Barrios sculp. 8.25 x 5.25 (plate) 10.25 x 7.75 inches (paper) unframed Overall good condition. Very minor foxing and wear to paper perimeter.
Lewis & Grant Auctions
Apr. 22, 2023
PANCRACE BESSA "BOTANICAL DRAWINGS IN WATERCOLORS"
Est: $200 - $400
Pancrace Bessa (French 1772-1835), "Botanical Drawings in Watercolors" late 18th-early 19th century, two watercolors depicting various botanical specimens, top watercolor is signed at lower left, gallery label en verso, framed. Note: Acquired from Vixseboxse Art Galleries, Inc. Cleveland Heights, Ohio in 1985. Provenance: From the Private Collection of Allegra Knight, Brookhaven, Georgia. Approximate dimensions: sight (each) h. 3. 5", w. 5"; overall h. 14. 5", w. 11. 75", d. 1".
Ahlers & Ogletree Inc.
Nov. 22, 2022
GABRIEL after PANCRACE BESSA
Est: -
GABRIEL after PANCRACE BESSA (1772-1846) circa 1820 2 coloured copperplate engravings with flowers. With caption. Approximately 33 x 23 cm each, framed. Foxing. Keywords: copper engravings, copperplate engravings, copperplate prints, graphics, images, collectible, collectable, collector's items, graphics, map, images, floral, blossom, bloom, flowering
Sigalas
Sep. 24, 2022
BESSA WATERCOLOR, A BRANCH OF ORANGE BLOSSOM, WITH A BEE-EATER
Est: $30,000 - $50,000
BESSA, Pancrace (French, 1772-1846). A branch of Orange Blossom, with a Bee-Eater. Watercolor. Signed and dated in pen and brown ink, lower left: "P. Bessa. Paris.1816". 16 1/2" x 12 1/2" visible, 18 1/4" x 14 1/4" framed. Condition: Paper laid down and wrapped around board. There is an area of discoloration in the upper left corner - possibly a repair. The sheet has discolored slightly. There are tiny indentation marks in a few places, caused by blunt instrument. There is a small area of abrasion in the lower right corner. Colors remain strong and vibrant. The eighteenth-century saw a burgeoning of interest in birds and exotic animals. Wealthy collectors began to build aviaries and menageries to house their unusual species. These imported species were often part of royal collections and could be found in the United Provinces at the palaces of the princes of Orange and France at Versailles. The expansion of trade and growing exploration of the world resulted in wild animals being captured and examined as both objects of curiosity and scientific pursuits. Artists were frequently employed to paint prized flora and fauna; among them was the painter Pancrace Bessa. He is primarily known for his botanical watercolors and many published illustrations and showed great facility in the representation of animals and birds. Born in Paris in 1772, Pancrace Bessa studied at the Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle with both Gerard von Spaendonck and Pierre Joseph Redouté. He is considered one of the most talented painters of his day and was a regular exhibitor at the Paris Salons between 1806 and 1831. He is also known to have instructed the royal Duchesse de Berry in the art of painting and worked on the French royal collection of watercolors on vellum, known as the Velins du Roi, from 1823 - 1835.
Arader Galleries
Jun. 23, 2022
PANCRACE BESSA (1772-1846) Pêche et grappe de raisins sur un entablement
Est: €1,500 - €2,000
PANCRACE BESSA (1772-1846) Pêche et grappe de raisins sur un entablement Graphite, aquarelle rehaussé de gomme arabique 19,5 x 24,6 cm. (7 5/8 x 9 5/8 in.)
Christie's
May. 18, 2022
Pancrace Bessa et al. | An album of botanical drawings by Bessa et al. from the collection of the Duchesse de Berry
Est: £20,000 - £30,000
Pancrace Bessa and others An album of 33 original watercolour drawings of flowers and plants by Pancrace Bessa, Ferdinand Bauer, Lucy Anderson Pelham, and others unsigned or unattributed, together with a small quantity of miscellaneous prints bound towards the end, oblong folio (323 x 480mm.), contemporary green morocco gilt by Simier (signed and with his ticket) with the crowned monogram of the Duchesse de Berry (Olivier 2554 fer 6), gilt edges, housed in a contemporary green fitted case with her arms FROM THE COLLECTION OF THE DUCHESSE DE BERRY, A FINELY-BOUND ALBUM OF WATERCOLOUR DRAWINGS INCLUDING 11 ON VELLUM BY PANCRACE BESSA, 4 of which are of humming-birds. Bessa was one of the foremost botanical artists of his day, a pupil of Gerard van Spaendonck and a contemporary of Redouté. He was the Duchesse de Berry’s painting tutor. The album also contains three signed drawings by Austrian artist Ferdinand Bauer, and several others not signed but identifiably in the same hand. Bauer famously travelled with Matthew Flinders on his expedition to Australia. PROVENANCE: A note loosely inserted by a previous owner suggests that the album was presented to the Duchesse de Berry by the Principe de Polignac (probably Jules de Polignac), and that the Duchesse later gave it to Georgiana Heneage, the aunt of the note’s author Bid on Sotheby's
Sotheby's
May. 18, 2022
PANCRACE BESSA (PARIS 1772-1846 ECOUEN) Branche fleurie de malpighier à feu
Est: €4,000 - €6,000
PANCRACE BESSA (PARIS 1772-1846 ECOUEN) Branche fleurie de malpighier à feuilles d'Yeuse blanches graphite, aquarelle et gouache, rehaussé de gomme arabique, traits d'encadrement rehaussé d'or 22,3 x 17,3 cm (8 3/4 x 6 3/4 in.)
Christie's
May. 18, 2022
PANCRACE BESSA (PARIS 1772-1846 ECOUEN) Branche fleurie de platychilier de
Est: €4,000 - €6,000
PANCRACE BESSA (PARIS 1772-1846 ECOUEN) Branche fleurie de platychilier de Cels aux pétales bleus graphite, aquarelle et gouache rehaussé de gomme arabique, traits d'encadrement rehaussé d'or 25,3 x 17,2 cm (10 x 6 3/4 in.)
Christie's
Mar. 20, 2022
(4pc) P. BESSA ENGRAVINGS & PATTERN STUDIES
Est: $100 - $200
Including a pair of Pancrace Bessa (French, 1772-1846) botanical engravings, including "Borrage Orientalia" and "Arbutus Longifolia" each in a matching silvered frame; plus a pair of wallpaper pattern studies in matching frames (16-1/2 x 12-3/4 in.) [In Situ Item] This item will not be on display in our saleroom during our preview period. If you wish to view it in-person please make a request with the gallery directly.
Butterscotch Auction Gallery LLC
Feb. 18, 2022
NOISETTE (LOUIS).
Est: €300 - €400
Le Jardin fruitier. Volume de planches. Paris, Audot, 1839. In-8, demi-basane bleu nuit, dos lisse orné, supralibris en queue, tranches lisses (Reliure de l'époque). Seconde édition augmentée. Ce volume renferme 152 planches de fruits lithographiées d'après les dessins de Pancrace Bessa (1772-1846), peintre du Muséum d'histoire naturelle et illustrateur de l'Herbier général de l'amateur, dont 148 planches imprimées en couleurs et retouchées au pinceau et 4 en noir, représentant des pommes, poires, raisins, fraises et autres fruits. Les 17 planches de cépages (chasselas, muscats, frankenthal, morillon, etc.) rattachent l'ouvrage au genre ampélographique. Exemplaire au supralibris de M. Devaure de Sauget – probablement Amable-François Rabusson de Vaure (1808-1883), propriétaire et plusieurs fois maire de Gannat, dans l'Allier, entre 1846 et 1862, qui avait épousé en 1830 Anne-Marie Cluzel de Sauget. Manque le volume de texte. Pâle mouillure sur le faux-titre et le titre, quasi insensible sur les planches ; menus frottements à la reliure.
Alde
Feb. 09, 2022
PANCRACE BESSA (1772-1846)
Est: €80 - €120
PANCRACE BESSA (1772-1846) Branches de fruit Suite de 6 gravures couleur sur papier Arches ivoire, gravées par Lambert et publiées par Danlos Aîné & Victor Delarue, Londres probablement fin 19ème ou vers 1900. Certaines avec légères taches et/ou taches de rousseur, non encadrées. Dimensions : 56,5 x 38 cm
Accademia Fine Art
Dec. 05, 2021
Pancrace Bessa. Hand colored botanical engraving of Azalea rosea,
Est: $100 - $200
Pancrace Bessa. Hand colored botanical engraving of Azalea rosea, Azalee a fleurs roses. Lambert jeune sculp. Framed and matted under glass. Spot staining and mild foxing to image. Sight: 12.75 x 9.5in. Overall: 21.25 x 17.5in.ç
Tremont Auctions
Nov. 21, 2021
(4pc) P. BESSA ENGRAVINGS & PATTERN STUDIES
Est: $150 - $300
Including a pair of Pancrace Bessa (French, 1772-1846) botanical engravings, including "Borrage Orientalia" and "Arbutus Longifolia" each in a matching silvered frame; plus a pair of wallpaper pattern studies in matching frames (16-1/2 x 12-3/4 in.) IN SITU ITEM: This lot is not scheduled for display in our saleroom, if you wish to preview this item in-person please call ahead and we will facilitate making it available to view.
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