John Lindley Paintings & Artwork for Sale | John Lindley Art Value Price Guide

Jul. 11, 2024
John Lindley (1799-1865), NINE ASSORTED BOTANICAL PRINTS, 19TH CENTURY
Est: $400 - $600
John Lindley (1799-1865), British NINE ASSORTED BOTANICAL PRINTS, 19TH CENTURY some signed in plate Estimate: $400—600 CAD
Waddington's
Jun. 26, 2024
John Lindley (1799-1865) and Joseph Paxton (1803-1865)
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
[FLORAL STUDIES] Nine color lithographs, from Paxton's Flower Garden, framed; Together with Two Color Photoreproduction Prints of Floral Studies. Frames (two) 25 3/4 x 20 3/8 inches; 654 x 518 mm. Frames (nine) 12 1/4 x 9 1/2 inches; 311 x 241 mm.
DOYLE Auctioneers & Appraisers
Nov. 22, 2023
Bibliothèque de la famille Rothschild - SIBTHORP, John (1758-1796), Sir James Edward SMITH (1759-1828) et John LINDLEY (1799-1865)
Est: €80,000 - €120,000
Bibliothèque de la famille Rothschild SIBTHORP, John (1758-1796), Sir James Edward SMITH (1759-1828) et John LINDLEY (1799-1865) Flora Graeca : sive plantarum rariorum historia, quas in provinciis aut insulis Graeciae. Londres : 1806-1840 [1845]. SIBTHORP, John (1758-1796), Sir James Edward SMITH (1759-1828) et John LINDLEY (1799-1865) Flora Graeca : sive plantarum rariorum historia, quas in provinciis aut insulis Graeciae. Londres : 1806-1840 [1845]. Exemplaire complet des 966 planches coloriées à l'époque de l'un des plus luxueux ouvrages de botanique. C'est John Sibthorp, professeur de botanique et directeur du jardin botanique d'Oxford, qui fut à l'origine de cette périlleuse aventure éditoriale autour de la flore du Levant et des Balkans. Il effectua un premier voyage en Grèce entre 1786 et 1787, accompagné de l'artiste autrichien Ferdinand Bauer et du naturaliste John Hawkins. De retour à Oxford, Sibthorp entreprit une classification des plantes observées, tandis que Bauer travailla aux aquarelles finales d'après les esquisses réalisées sur place. Les fleurs de Bauer sont dessinées "avec une immense précision dans le moindre détail", et l'artiste se révèle également être "un paysagiste sensible et inspiré" pour traduire la grandeur des paysages grecs présents sur les titres gravés (Pinault Sorensen). Entre 1794 et 1795, Sibthorp organisa une seconde expédition en Turquie et dans le Péloponèse et mourut peu après son retour, laissant des fonds pour mener à bien la publication de l'ouvrage, en 10 volumes comprenant 100 planches chacun. C'est James Edward Smith qui prit la direction de l'édition pour les volumes 1 à 7, puis John Lindley pour les volumes 8 à 10. Le coût de prodution de l'édition, achevée plus de quarante ans après la disparition de Sibthorp, dépassa les 30 000 £, et seulement 30 souscriptions furent recueillies – probablement à cause du coût exorbitant de 254 £ pour chaque ensemble de 10 volumes. Sur ces 30 souscirptions, seuls 25 exemplaires furent produits, chaque ensemble vendu à 254 £ revenant donc à plus de 1000 £ ! Entre 1845 et 1846, Henry Bohn publia une ré-impression de 40 exemplaires, reconnaissable par le filigrane daté 1845 présent sur un certain nombre de planches, comme c'est le cas sur cet exemplaire. Sitwell, Great Flower Books, p. 179 ; Nissen, 1840 ; Pritzel, 8660 ; Stafleu, 11.935 ; Blunt & Stearn, The Art of Botanical Illustration, pp. 195-196 ; Pinault Sørensen, Le livre de botanique, XVIIe et XVIIIe siècles, pp. 202-203 ; Stearn, Taxon, "Sibthorp, Smith, the ‘Flora Graeca’ and the ‘Florae Graecae Prodromus'", pp. 168-178 ("the most costly and magnificent of Floras"). "One of the rarest and most beautiful in both plates and typography of all botanical works" (Sitwell) 10 vol. in-folio (475 x 322 mm). Illustré de 10 titres gravés coloriés à l'époque et 966 planches d'après Ferdinand Bauer, gravées par James Sowerby et James de Carle Sowerby, coloriées à la main à l'époque (la planche 288 n'est pas entièrement coloriée). Vol. 1 : feuillets de texte brunis, mouillure au titre gravé. Reliure uniforme de l'époque : demi-maroquin vert à coins, dos orné de filets, roulettes et petits fers floraux dorés, tranches dorées (dos passés, mors et cuir très frottés, accrocs aux plats avec manques de cuir, mors supérieur fendu et plat partiellement détaché au vol. 2). Provenance : James de Rothschild (ex-libris et étiquette "Ferrières" au contreplat de chaque volume) One of the most beautiful books on botany, this one complete with the 966 hand-colored plates.
Christie's
Jun. 22, 2023
LINDLEY, JOHN. 1799-1865. Sertum Orchidaceum: a wreath of the most beautiful Orchidaceous flowers London: James Ridgway and Sons, 1838.
Est: $10,000 - $15,000
LINDLEY, JOHN. 1799-1865. Sertum Orchidaceum: a wreath of the most beautiful Orchidaceous flowers London: James Ridgway and Sons, 1838. Large folio (548 x 375 mm). 50 lithographic plates, including the frontispiece (dated 1840), all with contemporary hand-coloring, by M. Gauci after Miss Drake, Descoutilz, W. Griffith, Miss M.A. Mearns, Schouten, and R.H. Schomburg. Later green half morocco, some rubbing to joints and edges; some scattered light foxing to some plates, plate 23 with central crease, a few minor marginal tears and minor chipping to blank corner of plate 34. Provenance: Massachusetts Horticultural Society, Stickney Fund (bookplate dated 1877, stamps; 'MHS' in gilt at foot of spine, sale Christie's New York, 18 December 2002, lot 77). FIRST EDITION. A stunning large-scale work illustrating many of the most beautiful orchids known to date. John Lindley, the greatest early orchidologist, was the son of a nurseryman, who began his career in Belgium as a buyer for a London seed merchant. He befriended Sir Joseph Hooker, and Sir Joseph Banks (for whom he acted as assistant librarian) and came to know most of the leading botanists of the day; his study of orchids was encouraged by the orchid specialist William Cattley who was an early patron. The plates were lithographed from drawings of Sarah Anne Drake by Maxime Gauci 'an outstanding lithographer' (Blunt). The geographical range of the plants shown is unprecedented, examples include orchids from Asia: Nepal, Burma, India, Ceylon, the East Indies, Java, China, the Philippines; South America: Mexico, Surinam, British Guyana, Demarara, Peru, Cuba, Vera Cruz, Brazil, and Madeira. Lindley utilized cutting edge developments in printing technology and design achieving clarity and accuracy in text and design. The work was issued in 10 parts between September 1837 and December 1841. Nissen BBI 1205; Great Flower Books p 65; Stafleu and Cowan TL2 4651.
Bonhams
Nov. 10, 2022
Fruit.- [Lindley (John)] The Pomological Magazine..., vol. 1 only (of 3), first edition, 1828; and another by the same (2)
Est: £800 - £1,200
Fruit.- [Lindley (John)] The Pomological Magazine: or, Figures and Descriptions of the most Important Varieties of Fruit cultivated in Great Britain, vol. 1 only (of 3), 67 hand-coloured plates, of which 3 folding, 1 coming loose and 2 torn at folds (1 with small portion of loss), ink ownership inscriptions front pastedown, some light spotting or minor soiling, mainly marginal, contemporary half calf with black morocco label to spine, spine ends torn, upper joint broken at foot and head, rubbed, [Nissen 2355a; Nissen BBI 1203], James Ridgway, 1828; Pomologia Britannica; or, Figures and Descriptions of the most Important Varieties of Fruit cultivated in Great Britain, vol. 3 only (of 3), 56 hand-coloured plates, of which 2 double-page, paper guards, ink ownership inscription to title, contemporary half morocco, gilt spine with morocco labels, minor scuffing to corners, g.e., [Nissen BBI 1203], Henry G. Bohn, 1814, first editions, 8vo (2)
Forum Auctions - UK
Oct. 12, 2022
Lindley, John: 4 Briefe + Beilage
Est: €180 - €250
Lindley, John, engl. Botaniker, führender Orchideen-Experte, Professor in London, Mitglied der preußischen und der bayerischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, gilt als "Vater der modernen Orchideenkunde" (1799-1865). 4 eigh. Briefe m. U. "John Lindley". Zus. 9 S. Gr. 4to und 8vo. London 1839-1840. -- An verschiedene Kollegen. Ein Brief an Joseph Franz von Jacquin (1766-1839)in Wien, ein anderer an Stephan Ladislaus Endlicher (1804-1849), ebenfalls in Wien. Am 9. Nov. 1839 schreibt Lindley - mit Briefkopf "Horticultural Society of London" - an Jacquin: "Sir, The Royal Committee having resolved to form in the Society's Garden as extentive a collection as possible of all plants used in Medicine, the Arts, and for Economical purposes, not Agricultural, and I am desired to solicit your kind assistance and to say that the Society will be much obliged to you for any communication, you may favour as with. As we shall be glad to have duplicates of every thing pray do not hesitate about sending us common things under the impression that we may already possess them ...". - Der Brief an Endlicher (18.III.1840; Jacquin war 1839 gestorben) besteht außer Gruß und Unterschrift nur aus einer sehr umfangreichen, 4 Quartseiten füllenden Liste lateinischer Pflanzennamen, vielleicht ein Bestandsverzeichnis der "Horticultural Society". - Die beiden anderen Briefe ebenfalls in botanischen Angelegenheiten. - Beiliegend zwei Orchideen-Namen in Lindleys Handschrift.
Bassenge Auctions
May. 07, 2020
Botany.- Roses.- Lindley (John) Rosarum Monographia; or a Botanical History of Roses, for James Ridgway, 1820.
Est: £300 - £400
Botany.- Roses.- Lindley (John) Rosarum Monographia; or a Botanical History of Roses, first edition, half-title, 1 plain and 18 hand-coloured engraved plates, tissue guards, advertisement f. at end, offsetting, some spotting, modern red half calf, gilt spine in compartments and with black morocco label, [Nissen 1204], small 4to, for James Ridgway, 1820.
Forum Auctions - UK
Jan. 25, 2017
LINDLEY, John (1799-1865). Ladies' Botany: A Familiar Introduction To the Study of the Natural System of Botany. London: James Ridgway and Sons, 1834. 8vo. 50 hand-coloured plates (occasional light spotting and browning). Later quarter green calf (rubbed, new endpapers). With two other works of related interest. (3)
Est: £100 - £200
LINDLEY, John (1799-1865). Ladies' Botany: A Familiar Introduction To the Study of the Natural System of Botany. London: James Ridgway and Sons, 1834. 8vo. 50 hand-coloured plates (occasional light spotting and browning). Later quarter green calf (rubbed, new endpapers). With two other works of related interest. (3)
Chiswick Auctions
Mar. 21, 2016
JOHN LINDLEY (English. 1799-1865)
Est: $400 - $600
Group of six hand colored engravings depicting fruits. From “Pomona of British Fruits”. 1826. London. Measuring 9” by 6 1/2”. Unframed. (Cond: good)
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