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A set of four hand-coloured botanical studies with insects, in gilt strip frames

Australian School, Botanical Gardens, Melbourne, C.1915, oil on canvas, 24x34cm

Ferns An album of pressed botanical specimens, mounted on 50 card leaves, species identified in manuscript, no locations given, a.e.g., outstanding gilt morocco binding with on-laid amboyna wood boards, brass studs and clasp

New Naturalist Series Fisher (James), The Fulmar, 1952, first edition, dust wrapper; Buxton (John), The Redstart, 1950, first edition, dust wrapper; Harris (J.R.), An Angler`s Entomology, 1952, first edition, dust wrapper (botanical and entomological specimens to front endpaper); with five others (8)

French School, mid 19th century- "Convolvulaceae" and "Leguminosa"; botanical studies; watercolours, both inscribed, in matching 19th century maple veneered frames, 43x27cm., ea., (2)

British School, Mid 19th Century, Botanical Watercolours- "Common Oak; Scarlet Oak; Witch Elm and others; watercolour in monochrome, each with inscription, eleven similar botanical watercolours by the same hand and others, 37x23cm, ea: After Thomas Gainsborough RA, Mid 19th century- A Young boy and his dog, seated beneath a tree; watercolour in monochrome: Aubrey King, Illustrator, Early 20th Century- "What Ship Mate.."; Abent-minded Professor.."; original pen and black ink illustrations: together with other similar illustrations and silhouette by Waring and others, (a lot) (unframed)

* Thirteen, Photographic drawings (photograms), 19th century. Various botanical subject mainly ferns. Varying colours of blue, purple and brown. note: These photographic drawings show similarities to ones produced by William Henry Fox Talbot. (13)

A 19th century scrap book, with manuscript ownership inscription of Miss Janet Cowan, New York 1828, containing topographical pencil drawings including the Passaic Falls, Views on the Hudson River, View near the Little Falls, and others, numerous engraved scenes of New York, Scotland and English counties, seven botanical watercolour scenes, 4to, 61pp, marbled boards

A kogatana, the kozuka decorated with gold and shakudo with a botanical motif to a seeded ground, the gilt reverse with decorative scratches, the blade marked with characters; another kogatana, the kozuka set with an inro and pouch united by a fine gilt cord set with coloured stone beads, the blade marked with characters; and a kogai, the handle with a panel inhabited by two gilt highlighted heron in marshland to a seeded ground, signature to the reverse. (3).

A pair of botanical prints, (damaged)

A 19th Century English creamware botanical tureen cover and stand, 19cm

A Set of Six Coloured Botanical Large Prints, Banks` Florilegium, inscribed S Parkinson, 1769 and D Mackenzie, St Vincent`s Bay and Bay of Good Success and others, all within gilded frames, together with original catalogue from Sothebys, 48cms x 32cms

A Collection of Books, relating to gardening and botanical

Mosley (Seth Lister) Wild flowers 90 postcard size portraits of British wild flowers printed in colours in Mosley`s usual style captions party ms. and partly printed mounted in a leather album oblong 8vo [Huddersfield] [c.1920]. ***The work of SL Mosley 1848-1929 is not well documented. A recent pamphlet Seth Lister Mosley by Dorothy Harding Huddersfield 1986 does not mention his botanical work. Inserted in the album is correspondence between Peter Goodfellow and the Huddersfield Library which includes a list of Mosley`s works. This mentions Flowers among the Sheets of hand-coloured paintings and a partial Fauna and flora of the Colne and Home drainage includes a checklist of plants but no illustrations..

Ehret (G.D.) After. 6 botanical plates and 5 other botanical plates for Christoph Trew`s Plantae Selectae including 2 specimens of Indigofera 6 original hand-coloured engravings by Johann Jakob Haid the titles all heightened with gold v.s. 350 x 215mm. to 430 x 285mm. all hinged into mounts Augsburg c.1750(6)

THREE STONEWARE FLAGONS - LADCOCK BOTANICAL BREWER PETERBOROUGH, TRUMANS NOTTINGHAM AND PENTIMANS ( 3 )

H Humphrey after James Gilroy, Theologie a la Turque, a Parian engraving, Le Bolero, another Faut apprendre ˆ souffrir pour etre belle, another Mon Enterrment, six engraved fashion plates and four botanical coloured engravings

A French early 19th Century satin birch sewing table, the circular hinged top painted a central Classical panel, flanked by small Classical and botanical panels with fitted interior, on three square legs and triform base, 75cm x 59cm (29.5" x 32")

A botanical enamelled dessert stand and two other pieces.

A Royal Worcester botanical plate and five other modern decorative plates.

A Victorian 14-piece botanical enamelled dessert service with pierced puce ground gilt borders.

A collection of 18th century Meissen cups and saucers, each with botanical sprays and rococo gilt, orange ground borders, the cups with entwined handles. Blue crossed swords and dot mark. Comprising:- 9 cups in two sizes, a tenth cup, damaged, and 14 saucers; together with a matching oval teapot stand. (See illustration)

ANGELO FAIRFAX MUCKLEY (1862-1926) Watercolour, Botanical study "Erigerous", signed, 13" x 8.5", framed.

E. M. Ellis, passion flowers, botanical study, watercolour, (12½" x 11½").

A pair of framed and glazed Botanical prints.

19TH CENTURY ENGLISH SCHOOL, TWO WATERCOLOURS, Botanical Study and Still Life Study of Mixed Fruit, 9” x 6” and 7” x 9”, (2)

JAMES GREIG, SIGNED, WATERCOLOUR, Inscribed “Isle of Skye, Cullen Hills”, 12” x 18”; plus various other unframed WATERCOLOURS Including Botanical

Fore-edge painting.- Hay (Rebecca) 26 hand-coloured botanical plates some offsetting occasional light foxing contemporary moroco richly gilt red yellow and black morocco inlays gilt gauffered edges and with a fore-edge painting of flower beneath the gilt depicting (rather faint) spine faded rubbed 8vo 1837.

A pair of Chinese botanical watercolours on rice paper, framed, 12" overall.

After Henderson a coloured botanical engraving "American Cowslip", one other "White Lily" and three other botanical prints.

A Pair of coloured limited edition botanical prints showing fox gloves, blackberries and bramble, initialled DMB No 21/250

A Victorian Pietra dura botanical plaque mounted on an aesthetic design patinated bronze photo frame, 20cm wide, 26.5cm high

Four assorted German painted wood and composition botanical models, early 20th century, comprising monk’s head, orchis, spotted dead nettle and ear of rye, all with circular bases with printed paper labels, the tallest 63cm high

Anna Pugh (20th century) Botanical Studies Signed colour engravings, 31cm x 21cm (5)

HILDA E.JEFFERIES. Signed watercolour on paper `Llanfairfechan Valley, North Wales, together with A.K.BRAZIER, signed and dated 1966 watercolour on paper `Barmouth Harbour and Bridge` and an unsigned watercolour on paper, woodland landscape with figure on path. Pair of oils on board, one indistinctly signed and dated 1938, botanical studies of South African flowers and an exotic bird, an unsigned watercolour on paper, 19th Century English School, wooded coastal landscape with Conway castle and hills beyond, T.W. PATTERSON. Signed and dated 1926 watercolour on paper, Continental town scene with figures sitting at cafe tables, K. ROSS WELBURN. Signed watercolour on paper, interior scene with

A pair of botanical prints, and a set of four framed as one

A pair of botanical prints

Five Spode botanical specimen coffee cups and saucers

A box of about 27 magic lantern botanical slides.

Fuchs (Leonhard) Neu Kreuterbuch, 1543 first edition in German, title with contemporary hand-coloured printer`s device and portrait of Fuchs verso, full-page woodcut botanical illustrations, many with contemporary hand-colouring, final f. with contemporary hand-coloured woodcut portraits of the three artists, woodcut initials, lacking D3&4, K3, 2J1&6, 2X2 and 2Z6, title browned and frayed, a5 torn with loss of text verso, repair to lower corner, just touching woodcut illustration recto, repaired tears to e3, r1, s1, K1, Q6 (right across woodcut illustration), R5 and 2R3, all within illustration, loss and repair to outer margin of 2Z3, several wormholes to all to e4 and worm traces or slightly larger holes to all from 2G4 to end, touching text of parts of illustrations in most instances, but with no loss of sense of text, large stain tp P3, occasional water-staining, modern , spine gilt, [Adams F1107; Nissen BBI 659; Pritzel 3139], folio, Basel, durch Michael Isingrin, 1543.

* Brown (Henry Harris, RP, 1864-1948). A sketchbook of pencil drawings, pp.70, containing mainly figure studies, botanical drawings, and animal studies, some initialled, some dust-soiling, leaf size 17.8 x 25.4cm (7 x 10ins), pencilled signature of H. Harris Brown on front pastedown, stitching partially broken, orig. qtr. roan, extrems. worn and spine missing, oblong 8vo. Henry Harris Brown was a portrait painter who studied art in Paris under Bouguereau and Tony Fleury. He painted many portraits in America and Canada. Brown exhibited at the Royal Academy from 1888 and also at the Paris Salon, and he is represented in a number of public collections. (1)

A 19th century English porcelain botanical dessert service, a cream and gilt part dinner service with monogram and a set of Wedgwood soup bowls and stands.Best Bid

FIRST DAY COVERS - 1964 Botanical Congress Phosphor set on 4 plain covers with Liverpool wavy line cancel dated 3rd Aug = 2 days before issue. Typed addresses, fine. Cat £50 (4 covers)

CHARLES NORTON Watercolour, Botanical study, Iris, signed with monogram, 9.5" x 6.5", and 19th Century watercolour, English park view, unsigned, 7.5" x 14", (2), framed.

Stafleu (Frans A., and Cowan, Richard S.). Taxonomic Literature, a Selective Guide to Botanical Publications and Collections with Dates, Commentaries and Types, 7 vols., 2nd ed., Utrecht, 1976-88, orig. cloth gilt, vol. 1 rebacked retaining orig. spine, vol. 7 with slight wear to joints, large 8vo (7)

* Botanical engravings. Curtis (T.), A set of four botanical engravings, 1803-09, original hand colouring, near contemp. manuscript annotation giving Latin genus of each plant, each approx. 205 x 120mm, mounted, framed and glazed (4)

* Botanical engravings. Curtis (T.), A set of six Botanical Engravings, 1800-10, copper engravings with original hand colouring, near contemp. ink annotation to image, each approx. 205 x 120mm, mounted, framed and glazed (6)

* Botanical engravings. Dietrich (David Dr.), set of four engravings, orig. pub. in `Flora Univeralis’, Jena, [1838], original hand colouring, each approx. 320 x 180mm, mounted, framed and glazed (4)

* Botanical engravings. A pair of botanical engravings, mid 18th century, hand coloured copper engravings, each approx. 195 x 305mm, mounted framed and glazed in black lacquer frames with a hand painted gilt botanical design (2)

* Botanical engravings. Curtis (W.), A set of four botanical engravings, 1801-02, original hand colouring, each approx. 205 x 120mm, mounted, framed and glazed (4)

* Botanical engravings. A set of six small engravings, c.1720, Six hand coloured copper engravings, each approx. 105 x 70mm, mounted, framed and glazed (6)

* Botanical prints. A collection of eleven large botanical lithographs, after P. Lambotte, pub. J.Rothschild, Paris, c.1880, colour lithographs, slight foxing largely confined to margins, each image approx. 420 x 320mm. Originally published in `Flore Ornementale des Promenades de Paris’. (11)

* Natural History. A mixed collection of approx. fifty engravings, mostly 18th & 19th century, including mammels, birds, fish, reptiles and botanical, with examples by De Last, Lizars, Redoute, Curtis, Ridgway, Weddell and Pass, mounted, various sizes and condition (approx.50)

* Natural history. A large collection of approx. 700 prints and engravings, mostly 19th century, including birds, mammels, insects, botanical and fish, with examples by Morris, S.P.C.K., Wright, Pratt, Ludlow and Curtis, many with original hand colouring, various sizes and condition (approx.700)

Zimmer (John Todd). Catalogue of the Edward E. Ayer Ornithological Library, 1st ed. (Field Museum of Natural History publication 239), Chicago, 1926, port. frontis., later blue half morocco gilt, thick 8vo, together with Whittell (Hubert Massey), The Literature of Australian Birds: A History and a Bibliography of Australian Ornithology, pub. Perth, Western Australia, 1954, col. frontis., b & w illusts., orig. printed wrappers retained in contemp. blue half morocco gilt, 4to, plus Gunther (Albert C.L.G.), An Introduction to the Study of Fishes, 1st ed., Edinburgh, 1880, b & w illusts. to text, orig. gilt-dec. cloth, a little rubbed, thick 8vo, and other ornithological, botanical and natural history bibliography and reference (3 shelves)

18th Century Derby botanical Plate, "Anagallis Fruticiosa - Shrubby Pimpernel", within a gilt border, titled verso, blue mark.

Pair of Chamberlain`s Worcester porcelain botanical Plates, circa 1800, each painted with a flower and within a gilt border, marked.

English School. 5 Botanical watercolours watercolour over pen and ink" 290 x 215mm. title inscribed in ink below slight surface dirt at upper center framed and glazed; with 4 other botanical watercolours by different hands including a passion flower and a rose v.s. " framed and glazed(5)

Botanical study on vellum + mixed group watercolour within ink-ruled border" on vellum 190 x 130mm. indistinctly inscribed and dated lower right hinged onto support 1783; with a good mixed " group of other 19th and 20th century flower and tree studies(22)

A group of 12 botanical plates by or after Poiteau" Bouquet Giraud and Bocourt stipple-engravings part printed in colour and finished by hand each 340 x 270mm. occasional slight fading and light spotting framed and glazed 18th century; with 2 other botanical engravings and a facsimile " framed and glazed(15)