James (1756) Sowerby Paintings & Artwork for Sale | James (1756) Sowerby Art Value Price Guide

Feb. 25, 2025
JAMES SOWERBY London, United Kingdom (1757) / (1822) "Wild Plants", 1807
Est: €360 - €480
Four coloured engravings. Signed, dated and located "London" on the plate. From "English botany, or, Coloured figures of British plants" by Sowerby. Measurements: Paper: 23 x 14 cm each; print: 17.3 x 11 cm
Ansorena
Jan. 22, 2025
JAMES SOWERBY London, United Kingdom (1757) / (1822) "Wild Flowers"
Est: €270 - €360
Three coloured engravings Signed and dated in plate. From "English botany, or, Coloured figures of British plants" by Sowerby. Measurements: Paper: 23 x 14.5 cm each; print: 18.5 x 9.5 cm each
Ansorena
Oct. 29, 2024
JAMES SOWERBY London, United Kingdom (1757) / (1822) "British Wild Flowers"
Est: €360 - €480
Four hand-coloured engravings Signed and dated in the plate. From "English botany, or, Coloured figures of British plants" by Sowerby. Measurements: Paper: 22.5 x 13.5 cm each; print: 16.5 x 9 cm each
Ansorena
Sep. 24, 2024
JAMES SOWERBY London, United Kingdom (1757) / (1822) "British Wild Flowers"
Est: €210 - €280
Pair of hand-colored engravings Signed and dated on plate. Belonging to "English botany, or, Colored figures of British plants" by Sowerby. Measurements: Paper: 22.5 x 13.5 cm each; footprint: 16.5 x 9 cmc/u
Ansorena
Sep. 24, 2024
JAMES SOWERBY London, United Kingdom (1757) / (1822) "British Wild Flowers"
Est: €210 - €280
Pair of hand-colored engravings Signed and dated on plate. Belonging to "English botany, or, Colored figures of British plants" by Sowerby. Measurements: Paper: 22.5 x 14 cm each; footprint: 21 x 10 cmc/u
Ansorena
Sep. 24, 2024
JAMES SOWERBY London, United Kingdom (1757) / (1822) "British Wild Flowers"
Est: €210 - €280
Pair of hand-colored engravings Signed and dated on plate. Belonging to "English botany, or, Colored figures of British plants" by Sowerby. Measurements: Paper: 22.5 x 14 cm each; footprint: 16.5 x 9 cmc/u
Ansorena
Jun. 08, 2024
James Sowerby (1756-1822) UK, Archival Print
Est: $100 - $200
James Sowerby (1756-1822) UK, Archival Print. Depicts an octopus. Size: 19 x 13 in. James Sowerby (1756 - 1822) was active/lived in United Kingdom. James Sowerby is known for Painting. #1913 Location Box 10
Sarasota Estate Auction
Jun. 08, 2024
James Sowerby (1756-1822) UK, Archival Print
Est: $100 - $200
James Sowerby (1756-1822) UK, Archival Print. Depicts two starfish. Size: 19 x 13 in. James Sowerby (1756 - 1822) was active/lived in United Kingdom. James Sowerby is known for Painting. #1891 Location Box 10
Sarasota Estate Auction
Jun. 08, 2024
James Sowerby (1756-1822) UK, Archival Print
Est: $100 - $200
James Sowerby (1756-1822) UK, Archival Print. The print is part of Sowerby's renowned work, "The British Miscellany, or Coloured figures of new, rare, or little known animal subjects" which aimed to introduce readers to lesser-known marine creatures. Sowerby's attention to detail and artistic skill are evident in this stunning zoological illustration. The delicate lines and vibrant colors bring the Sea fan to life on the page, allowing viewers to appreciate its unique form and texture. This artwork serves as a testament not only to Sowerby's talent but also his dedication to documenting and sharing the wonders of nature. Size: 19 x 13 in. James Sowerby (1756 - 1822) was active/lived in United Kingdom. James Sowerby is known for Painting. #1889 Location Box 10
Sarasota Estate Auction
Mar. 04, 2024
JAMES SOWERBY London, United Kingdom (1757) / (1822) "Plants"
Est: €270 - €360
6 copper engravings For the work: English Botany or Colored Figures….. J. Sowerby delineavit. London. Davis, 1794/1809. * Saxifraga oppositifolia * Saxifraga stellaris * Dryas octopetala * Oxalis acetosella * Arenaria peploides * Veronica saxatilis Measurements: Frame: 14 x 11.5 cm
Ansorena
Oct. 03, 2023
JAMES SOWERBY London, United Kingdom (1757) / (1822) "Flowers and Fruit", 1791-1829
Est: €270 - €360
Three hand-colored engravings Plate dated. Belonging to "English Botany: or, Colored Figures of British Plants" in various editions and supplements with works by Sowerby, Sydenham Edwardsa and John Curtis. Measurements: Paper: 23.5 x 17.5 cm; 22.5 x 16.8cm and 23.5 x 14.5cm
Ansorena
Jun. 14, 2023
JAMES SOWERBY London, United Kingdom (1757) / (1822) 'Flowers and Fruit', 1791-1829
Est: €360 - €480
Three hand-colored engravings Dated in plate. Belonging to "English Botany: or, Colored Figures of British Plants" in various editions and supplements with works by Sowerby, Sydenham Edwardsa and John Curtis. Measurements: Paper: 23.5 x 17.5 cm; 22.5 x 16.8cm and 23.5 x 14.5cm
Ansorena
Apr. 18, 2023
James Sowerby Botanical Hand -Colored Engravings
Est: $100 - $200
James Sowerby (British, 1756-1822), set of four 19th century hand-colored botanical engravings, including Epipactis rubra, Epipactis palustris, Epipactis latifolia, and Cypripedium calceolus, 4 1/2" x 8" sight, 9 1/2" x 12 3/4"
Old Kinderhook Auction Company
Nov. 29, 2022
James Sowerby | English Botany, London, 1790 [-1814], 36 vols, green half buckram
Est: £3,000 - £5,000
James Sowerby English Botany; or, Coloured Figures of British Plants with their Essential Characters, Synonyms, and Places of Growth, to which are added occasional remarks. London: J. Davies for the author, 1790 [-1814] 36 volumes, 8vo (226 x 135mm.), title pages, volume 1 with epigraph, dedication to George, Lord Viscount of Lewisham and preface, 2,592 engraved hand-coloured and partially coloured engraved plates, large-scale folding plates 1760 in volume 25 and 2274 in volume 32, with volume indices and general indices to the entire set with index to Sowerby’s English Fungi in volume 36, green half buckram with marbled boards, spine gilt, edges gilt, marbled endpapers, some light foxing, occasional offsetting from text onto facing leaves, some small marginal holes in volume 2, wear to lower margin of volume 3, plate 198, head of spine becoming detached in volume 20, upper cover of volume 34 detached, extremities rubbed A rarely complete set of Sowerby’s comprehensive record of British flowers and plants, with descriptions and large-scale coloured illustrations including magnifications of leaves, roots, and other important features, organised according to the Linnaean method. Published over 25 years, the plate engravings were produced at a rate of 100 a year. An old letter used as a bookmark with a reader’s notes and illustrations indicates the set was owned by Mary Brigg, married to Sir John Brigg (1834-1911). LITERATURE: Great Flower Books, p. 76; Nissen BBI 2225 PROVENANCE: Owned in 1908 by Mary Brigg of Kildwick Hall at Keighley in West Yorkshire, wife of Liberal MP Sir John Brigg (1834-1911) Bid on Sotheby's
Sotheby's
Nov. 25, 2022
Sowerby James
Est: CHF320 - CHF400
England, um 1800. Ein Blatt von Francis Sansom (aktiv um 1800), drei Blätter unsigniert, aber wohl von Sowerby und Sansom. Alle Blätter beschnitten und partiell fleckig. Jeweils zu zweien gerahmt Ausrufdatum: 25.11.2022 Ungefähre Ausrufzeit: 09:24 MEZ
Auktionshaus Zofingen
Feb. 18, 2022
James Sowerby (British, 1757 - 1822)
Est: $50 - $150
Four (4) works. Large hand colored botanical. 24 3/4 x 20 inches; together with three other smaller antique botanical plates (engravers unknown).
Vallot Auctioneers
Dec. 31, 2021
James Sowerby (1757-1822), Hand coloured copper en…
Est: £80 - £120
James Sowerby (1757-1822), Hand coloured copper engraving, Agaricus Aruginosus, A botanical / natural history study of fungi / mushrooms, from his work Mycology, published 1832. Approx. 9 1/2" x 7"
Claydon Auctioneers
Oct. 07, 2021
James Sowerby (1757-1822), Hand coloured copper engraving, Agaricus Aruginosus, A botanical / natura
Est: £80 - £120
James Sowerby (1757-1822), Hand coloured copper engraving, Agaricus Aruginosus, A botanical / natural history study of fungi / mushrooms, from his work Mycology, published 1832. Approx. 9 1/2" x 7"
Claydon Auctioneers
Sep. 18, 2021
2 Kupferstiche botanische Illustrationen - James SOWERBY (1756-1822) & Allgemeines Deutsches Garten-Magazin 1824, botanical copperplate prints,
Est: -
Kupferstich, 1x James Sowerby (1756-1822) Orchis latifolia Passepartout-Ausschnitt H 41,5 cm x B 23 cm, Rahmen 59,5 x 45,5 cm, 1x Allgemeines Deutsches Garten-Magazin 1824 Cattleya labiata H 25 cm x B 20,5 cm, Rahmen 67,5 x 55,5 cm, Alterspuren
Antikauktion Krefeld
Jul. 20, 2021
JAMES SOWERBY (1757 / 1822) "Botanic"
Est: €210 - €420
Four copper engravings. Three of them signed J. Sowerby, and dated 1790, 1802 and 1805. For the work "English Botany or, Coloured figures...". Original hand color. . Engraving
Ansorena
Jul. 20, 2021
JAMES SOWERBY (1757 / 1822) "Botanic"
Est: €210 - €420
Four copper engravings. Three of them signed J. Sowerby and dated 1792, 1793 and 1795. For the work "English Botany or, Coloured figures..." Original hand color. Four copper engravings. Three of them signed J. Sowerby and dated 1792, 1793 and 1795. For the work "English Botany or, Coloured figures..." Original hand color. . Engraving
Ansorena
Jul. 20, 2021
JAMES SOWERBY (1757 / 1822) "Botanic"
Est: €210 - €420
Four copper engravings. Two of them signed J. Sowerby and dated 1801 and 1804. For the work: "English Botany or, Coloured figures...". Original hand color. . Engraving
Ansorena
Jul. 20, 2021
JAMES SOWERBY (1757 / 1822) "Botanic"
Est: €210 - €420
Four copper engravings. Three of them signed J. Sowerby, and dated 1792, 1793 and 1804. For the work "English Botany or, Coloured figures...". Original hand color. . Engraving
Ansorena
Jul. 20, 2021
JAMES SOWERBY (1757 / 1822) "Botanic"
Est: €210 - €420
Four copper engravings. Three of them signed J. Sowerby and dated 1791, 1794 and 1801. For the work "English Botany or Coloured Figures". Original hand color. . Engraving
Ansorena
Mar. 03, 2021
JAMES SOWERBY (1757 / 1822) "Curcuma","Citrus Aurantium" y "Cinchona Cortex",1792-93
Est: €150 - €200
Titled and dated in plate. Drawn by Sowerby and ENGRAVINGS by various authors for William Woodville's (1752-1805) "Medical Botany, containing Systematic and General ofscriptions...". . Three hand-coloured copper engravings
Ansorena
Feb. 25, 2021
§ JAMES SOWERBY (1757–1822)
Est: £200 - £400
JAMES SOWERBY (1757–1822) Study of fungi pencil and watercolour 18 x 20 cm (7 x 7 3/4 in)
Chiswick Auctions
Dec. 15, 2020
JAMES SOWERBY 1757 / 1822 "Botany"
Est: €180 - €240
Dog rose or wild rose; Caesarean rose; Raspberry or blackberry ( Rubus idaeus); Wild strawberry (Fragaria vesca). Three of them signed: J. Sowerby and dated 1795, 1800 and 1808, for the work: "English Botany or, Coloured Figures...".. Four coloured engravings
Ansorena
Dec. 15, 2020
JAMES SOWERBY 1757 / 1822 "Botany"
Est: €180 - €240
Silene noctiflora; Wild honeysuckle (Lonicera Peryclymenum); Narrowleaf willowherb (Epilobium angustifolium); Potentilla alpestris or alpine. Three of them signed: J. Sowerby and dated 1795, 1800 and 1808, for the work: "English Botany or, Colour. Four coloured engravings
Ansorena
Dec. 15, 2020
JAMES SOWERBY 1757 / 1822 "Botany"
Est: €180 - €240
Greek Valerian (Polemonium caeruleum); Stellaria holostea; Veronica agrestis or from the countryside; Evergreen (Triptilion spinosum) and Jasmine of Magadascar (Stephanotis Floribunda) Two signed: J. Sowerby and dated 1791, 1798, for the work: "English Botany or. Four coloured engravings
Ansorena
Dec. 15, 2020
JAMES SOWERBY 1757 / 1822 "Botany"
Est: €180 - €240
Sun millet (Lithospermum officinale); Gualda (Roseda Luteola); Arctic raspberry (Rubus arcticus); Quebrantapiedras (Saxifraga hirsuta). Signed: J. Sowerby and dated 1793, 1796, 1806 and 1811, for the work: "English Botany or, Coloured Figures. Four coloured engravings
Ansorena
Dec. 15, 2020
JAMES SOWERBY 1757 / 1822 "Curcuma","Citrus Aurantium" and"Cinchona Cortex",1792-93
Est: €150 - €200
Titrated and dated on the plate. Drawn by Sowerby and ENGRAVING by various authors for the work of William Woodville (1752-1805) "Medical Botany, containing Systematic and General Descriptions...".. Three hand-coloured copper engravings
Ansorena
May. 30, 2020
James Sowerby 15 hand-colored engravings
Est: $150 - $300
James Sowerby (British 1756-1822)- ''Flora Londinensis''- 15 hand-colored engravings, 1770, published by William Curtis, some engravings by William Kilburn and Francis Sansom.
Rachel Davis Fine Arts
May. 24, 2020
SOWERBY - BOTANICALS - FIVE (5) HAND COLORED ENGRAVINGS - SUITE #2 - C. 1794
Est: $60 - $80
Five (5) stunning hand-colored engravings by James Sowerby, Circa 1794. Each measures approximately 6 1/2 x 10 inches. Very Good Condition. James Sowerby, F.L.S. (21 March 1757 – 25 October 1822) was an English botanist. Published works, such as A Specimen of the Botany of New Holland or English Botany, include his detailed and appealing plates. The use of vivid colour and accessible texts were intended to reach a widening audience in works of natural history. English Botany; or, Coloured Figures of British Plants, with their Essential Characters, Synonyms, and Places of Growth was published in 36 volumes over 23 years and was given the full title, English Botany or, Coloured Figures of British Plants, with their Essential Characters, Synonyms and Places of Growth, the descriptions supplied by Sir James E. Smith were illuminated by Sowerby's 2,592 hand-colored plates. The volumes were issued by subscription, as a part work over 23 years, until its eventual completion in 1813. This amounted to 36 volumes which came to be referred to 'Sowerby's Botany', though somewhat erroneously.
Beowulf Art and Books
May. 24, 2020
SOWERBY - BOTANICALS - FIVE (5) HAND COLORED ENGRAVINGS - SUITE #1 - C. 1794
Est: $60 - $80
Five (5) stunning hand-colored engravings by James Sowerby, Circa 1794. Each measures approximately 6 1/2 x 10 inches. Very Good Condition. James Sowerby, F.L.S. (21 March 1757 – 25 October 1822) was an English botanist. Published works, such as A Specimen of the Botany of New Holland or English Botany, include his detailed and appealing plates. The use of vivid colour and accessible texts were intended to reach a widening audience in works of natural history. English Botany; or, Coloured Figures of British Plants, with their Essential Characters, Synonyms, and Places of Growth was published in 36 volumes over 23 years and was given the full title, English Botany or, Coloured Figures of British Plants, with their Essential Characters, Synonyms and Places of Growth, the descriptions supplied by Sir James E. Smith were illuminated by Sowerby's 2,592 hand-colored plates. The volumes were issued by subscription, as a part work over 23 years, until its eventual completion in 1813. This amounted to 36 volumes which came to be referred to 'Sowerby's Botany', though somewhat erroneously.
Beowulf Art and Books
Feb. 15, 2020
JAMES SOWERBY (English 1757-1822) A PRINT, "Orchis Latifolia (Salep)," LATE 18TH CENTURY,
Est: $500 - $900
JAMES SOWERBY (English 1757-1822) A PRINT, "Orchis Latifolia (Salep)," LATE 18TH CENTURY, hand colored engraving on laid paper, L/L, "F. Sowerby del et fecit," plate number 250, a page fragment likely from William Curtis's Botanical Magazine. 16 1/2" x 9 1/4"
Simpson Galleries, LLC
Nov. 30, 2019
James Sowerby (1757-1822) Quassia Amara
Est: $200 - $400
James Sowerby (1757-1822) Quassia Amara Red flowered bitter quassia, Quassia amara. Handcolored copperplate engraving from a botanical illustration by James Sowerby from William Woodville and Sir William Jackson Hooker's Medical Botany 1832. The tireless Sowerby (1757-1822) drew over 2500 plants for Smith's mammoth English Botany (1790-1814) and 440 mushrooms for Coloured Figures of English Fungi (1797) among many other works. Artist: British Print Type: Copper Engraving Hand Colored Date: 18th - Early 19th century Frame: Oak Frame Subject: 14 x 12" Condition Report: Engraving is fine. Glass is cracked and will be removed prior to shipping.
Orange County Estate Liquidators
Nov. 09, 2019
James Sowerby (1757-1822) Quassia Amara
Est: $200 - $400
James Sowerby (1757-1822) Quassia Amara Red flowered bitter quassia, Quassia amara. Handcolored copperplate engraving from a botanical illustration by James Sowerby from William Woodville and Sir William Jackson Hooker's Medical Botany 1832. The tireless Sowerby (1757-1822) drew over 2500 plants for Smith's mammoth English Botany (1790-1814) and 440 mushrooms for Coloured Figures of English Fungi (1797) among many other works. Artist: British Print Type: Copper Engraving Hand Colored Date: 18th - Early 19th century Frame: Oak Frame Subject: 14 x 12" Condition Report: Engraving is fine. Glass is cracked and will be removed prior to shipping.
Orange County Estate Liquidators
Sep. 28, 2019
(117) James Sowerby (1757-1822) English, Engraving
Est: $200 - $400
English Botany Engravings 117 Hand colored engravings from the publication English Botany; published between 1790-1814. Please contact Eamon at Premier Shipping and Crating for a quote to pack and ship at 941-358-9999 or email at info@premiershipment.com
Sarasota Estate Auction
Jun. 16, 2018
James Sowerby (1757-1822) Quassia Amara
Est: $200 - $400
James Sowerby (1757-1822) Quassia Amara Red flowered bitter quassia, Quassia amara. Handcolored copperplate engraving from a botanical illustration by James Sowerby from William Woodville and Sir William Jackson Hooker's Medical Botany 1832. The tireless Sowerby (1757-1822) drew over 2500 plants for Smith's mammoth English Botany (1790-1814) and 440 mushrooms for Coloured Figures of English Fungi (1797) among many other works. Artist: British Print Type: Copper Engraving Hand Colored Dated: 18th - Early 19th century Frame: Oak Frame Subject: 14 x 12" Condition Report: Engraving is fine. Glass is cracked and will be removed prior to shipping.
Orange County Estate Liquidators
Mar. 31, 2018
James Sowerby (1757-1822) Quassia Amara
Est: $200 - $400
James Sowerby (1757-1822) Quassia Amara Red flowered bitter quassia, Quassia amara. Handcolored copperplate engraving from a botanical illustration by James Sowerby from William Woodville and Sir William Jackson Hooker's Medical Botany 1832. The tireless Sowerby (1757-1822) drew over 2500 plants for Smith's mammoth English Botany (1790-1814) and 440 mushrooms for Coloured Figures of English Fungi (1797) among many other works. Artist: British Print Type: Copper Engraving Hand Colored Dated: 18th - Early 19th century Frame: Oak Frame Subject: 14 x 12" Condition Report: Engraving is fine. Glass is cracked and will be removed prior to shipping.
Orange County Estate Liquidators
Feb. 10, 2018
James Sowerby (1757-1822) Quassia Amara
Est: $200 - $400
James Sowerby (1757-1822) Quassia Amara Red flowered bitter quassia, Quassia amara. Handcolored copperplate engraving from a botanical illustration by James Sowerby from William Woodville and Sir William Jackson Hooker's Medical Botany 1832. The tireless Sowerby (1757-1822) drew over 2500 plants for Smith's mammoth English Botany (1790-1814) and 440 mushrooms for Coloured Figures of English Fungi (1797) among many other works. Artist: British Print Type: Copper Engraving Hand Colored Dated: 18th - Early 19th century Frame: Oak Frame Subject: 14 x 12" Condition Report: Engraving is fine. Glass is cracked and will be removed prior to shipping.
Orange County Estate Liquidators
Jan. 27, 2018
James Sowerby (1757-1822) Quassia Amara
Est: $200 - $400
James Sowerby (1757-1822) Quassia Amara Red flowered bitter quassia, Quassia amara. Handcolored copperplate engraving from a botanical illustration by James Sowerby from William Woodville and Sir William Jackson Hooker's Medical Botany 1832. The tireless Sowerby (1757-1822) drew over 2500 plants for Smith's mammoth English Botany (1790-1814) and 440 mushrooms for Coloured Figures of English Fungi (1797) among many other works. Artist: British Print Type: Copper Engraving Hand Colored Dated: 18th - Early 19th century Frame: Oak Frame Subject: 14 x 12" Condition Report: Engraving is fine. Glass is cracked and will be removed prior to shipping.
Orange County Estate Liquidators
Oct. 07, 2017
James Sowerby (1757-1822) Quassia Amara
Est: $200 - $400
James Sowerby (1757-1822) Quassia Amara Red flowered bitter quassia, Quassia amara. Handcolored copperplate engraving from a botanical illustration by James Sowerby from William Woodville and Sir William Jackson Hooker's Medical Botany 1832. The tireless Sowerby (1757-1822) drew over 2500 plants for Smith's mammoth English Botany (1790-1814) and 440 mushrooms for Coloured Figures of English Fungi (1797) among many other works. Artist: British Print Type: Copper Engraving Hand Colored Dated: 18th - Early 19th century Frame: Oak Frame Subject: 14 x 12" Condition Report: Engraving is fine. Glass is cracked and will be removed prior to shipping.
Orange County Estate Liquidators
Aug. 05, 2017
LOT (50) JAMES SOWERBY (ENGLISH 1757-1822), HAND COLORED ENGRAVED BOTANICAL PRINTS, C.1793-1807. 9 1/8 X 5 3/8"
Est: $160 - $250
LOT (50) JAMES SOWERBY (ENGLISH 1757-1822), HAND COLORED ENGRAVED BOTANICAL PRINTS, C.1793-1807. 9 1/8 X 5 3/8"
William J Jenack Auctioneers
Jul. 15, 2017
James Sowerby (1757-1822) Quassia Amara
Est: $200 - $400
James Sowerby (1757-1822) Quassia Amara Red flowered bitter quassia, Quassia amara. Handcolored copperplate engraving from a botanical illustration by James Sowerby from William Woodville and Sir William Jackson Hooker's Medical Botany 1832. The tireless Sowerby (1757-1822) drew over 2500 plants for Smith's mammoth English Botany (1790-1814) and 440 mushrooms for Coloured Figures of English Fungi (1797) among many other works. Artist: British Print Type: Copper Engraving Hand Colored Dated: 18th - Early 19th century Frame: Oak Frame Subject: 14 x 12" Condition Report: Engraving is fine. Glass is cracked and will be removed prior to shipping.
Orange County Estate Liquidators
Apr. 22, 2017
James Sowerby (1757-1822) Quassia Amara
Est: $200 - $400
James Sowerby (1757-1822) Quassia Amara Red flowered bitter quassia, Quassia amara. Handcolored copperplate engraving from a botanical illustration by James Sowerby from William Woodville and Sir William Jackson Hooker's Medical Botany 1832. The tireless Sowerby (1757-1822) drew over 2500 plants for Smith's mammoth English Botany (1790-1814) and 440 mushrooms for Coloured Figures of English Fungi (1797) among many other works. Artist: British Print Type: Copper Engraving Hand Colored Dated: 18th - Early 19th century Frame: Oak Frame Subject: 14 x 12" Condition Report Engraving is fine. Glass is cracked and will be removed prior to shipping.
Orange County Estate Liquidators
Feb. 25, 2017
James Sowerby (1757-1822) Quassia Amara
Est: $200 - $400
James Sowerby (1757-1822) Quassia Amara Red flowered bitter quassia, Quassia amara. Handcolored copperplate engraving from a botanical illustration by James Sowerby from William Woodville and Sir William Jackson Hooker's Medical Botany 1832. The tireless Sowerby (1757-1822) drew over 2500 plants for Smith's mammoth English Botany (1790-1814) and 440 mushrooms for Coloured Figures of English Fungi (1797) among many other works. Artist: British Print Type: Copper Engraving Hand Colored Dated: 18th - Early 19th century Frame: Oak Frame Subject: 14 x 12" Condition Report Engraving is fine. Glass is cracked and will be removed prior to shipping.
Orange County Estate Liquidators
Jan. 09, 2017
James Sowerby (1757-1822) Quassia Amara
Est: $200 - $400
James Sowerby (1757-1822) Quassia Amara Red flowered bitter quassia, Quassia amara. Handcolored copperplate engraving from a botanical illustration by James Sowerby from William Woodville and Sir William Jackson Hooker s Medical Botany 1832. The tireless Sowerby (1757-1822) drew over 2500 plants for Smith s mammoth English Botany (1790-1814) and 440 mushrooms for Coloured Figures of English Fungi (1797) among many other works. Artist: British Print Type: Copper Engraving Hand Colored Dated: 18th - Early 19th century Frame: Oak Frame Subject: 14 x 12" Condition Report Engraving is fine. Glass is cracked and will be removed prior to shipping.
Orange County Estate Liquidators