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Two botanical watercolours, one of primula initialled SH, dated '98' other by J Copley May of Clematis (two)

Approximately 150 late Victorian microscopic slides named and mounted entomological and botanical subjects in Stanley & Co. pine case together with a variety of related solutions and catalogues

L.Prang & Co. of Boston set of 12 chromolithographs Botanical studies 9.5 x 7 ins.

Thornton (Robert John). A Grammar of Botany; Containing an Explanation of the System of Linnæus, and the Terms of Botany, with Botanical Exercises, for the Use of Schools and Students, 2nd ed., 1814, forty-five hand-col. eng. plts., stitching partially broken, orig. roan, spine cracked and worn, 12mo in 6's (1)

Audrey, Lady Wardington (living) 'Crown Imperial' (botanical study) 30 x 20 cm (12 x 8 in) together with two prints of roses and an oil painting of a well-head in an extensive landscape

A Continental part desert service painted with ornithological and botanical studies, crested; a further part service

A Minton porcelain shaped circular botanical dessert plate

A SET OF THREE VICTORIAN STAFFORDSHIRE PORCELAIN BOTANICAL COMPORTS on pedestal feet painted with different botanical specimens within a pink and "jewelled" border, 9", and four other pieces (7).

19th Century Staffordshire octagonal shaped jug with scroll handle and painted gilt text 'Richard and Susanna Hine, Macclesfield 1845' flanked by botanical panels, 18cm high

19th Century Derby garniture of three two handled urn shaped vases, each decorated with a botanical cartouche on a royal blue and gilt decorated ground, square bases, 23cm - 29cm high

A COLOURED BOTANICAL PRINT of a rose after Mary Lawrance, 13 1/2" x 9 1/2", a gouache study of a wood and a watercolour by George Butler of Bakewell, 10 1/2" x 15" (3)

NINE MEISSEN BOTANICAL PLATES, 18th century, the cream ground painted with polychrome floral sprays within gilt borders, the majority with blue cross swords mark to base, 9".

A MEISSEN BOTANICAL OVAL DISH, 18th century, the cream ground painted with floral sprays within gilt border, blue cross swords mark to base, 11", and five botanical plates (6).

A CHELSEA RED ANCHOR SHALLOW DISH, circa 1752-5, painted in the manner of Hans Sloane with botanical specimen and scattered insects within brown/red rim, red anchor mark to base, 81/2", a similar kidney shaped dish, and a leaf shaped dish (3).

A PAIR OF SPODE BOTANICAL PLATES enamelled in polychrome with sprays of flowers within iron red, blue and gilt borders, decorated with feathery leaves and stylised flowerheads, the reverse with painted mark "Spode" and the pattern no. "2789", circa 1810, 93/4" diameter and a pair of bowls ensuite (4). .

A Set of Six Copeland and Garret Botanical Dessert Plates, decorated flowering shrubs

CURTIS (WILLIAM) Curtis's Botanical Magazine, a complete run of Vols 1-66, 1793-1840, bound in 38, 3,794 hand-coloured plates, Vols 1-53 contemporary sprinkled calf gilt with red and black labels, some vols rebacked, some spines rubbed, 1 spine detached, 4 with portions missing, Vols 54-66 contemporary green half calf gilt with marbled boards, red labels (1 missing), spines faded and 1 detached--plus Volume CLXV, 1948, 4 parts in original wrappers, 33 col. plates--plus CHITTENDEN (F.J.) Curtis's Botanical Magazine Index, buckram, front f.e.p. missing, R.H.S., 1956 (68) LOCATION B

{JACKSON (MARIA ELIZABETH)} Botanical Lectures By a Lady, 1st ed, 11 plates (1 hand-coloured), contemp. tree calf, rubbed, upper cover detached, label missing, occas. browning and light foxing, contemporary Ms. notes on some of the blanks, J. Johnson, 1804--MILLER (WILLIAM) A Dictionary of English Names of Plants, 1st ed, orig. cl., 1884 LOCATION M

A quantity of assorted pictures and prints, Including pears prints, a pair of circular relief panels depicting night and day, botanical subjects, cherubs and others. (qty) Best Bid 823 Arnold Fawcus after William Blake 'The Ancient of Days; Page from a sketchbook Each hand printed by 'pochoir' method for the William Blake Trust The first 28cm x 21.5cm The second s. 24.5cm x 18.5cm (see illustration on our website)

Curtis (Samuel and Hooker, Sir William Jackson). Curtis's Botanical Magazine, or Flower Garden Displayed..., New Series, vol. 10, 1836, eighty-four hand-col. eng. plts., incl. twelve folding, lib. ink stamp to title-page, untrimmed, later half cloth, paper to boards scuffed, 8vo (1)

Meehan (Thomas). The Native Flowers and Ferns of the United States, in their Botanical, Horticultural, and Popular Aspects, 1st & 2nd series, 4 vols., Boston, 1878-80, 192 chromolithographed plates (occasional light offsetting), some splitting to hinges, 20th c. brown half morocco, t.e.g., remainder untrimmed, spines a little faded, some rubbing to joints and extrems., and second vol. of series 2 with lower cover detached, large 8vo Nissen 1331. (4)

*Botanical engraving. Besler (Basilius), Fine engraved plate displaying two plants, 1613, hand coloured, plate dimensions approx. 480 x 400 mm Includes Tristolium Bituminosummadorum & Trisolium Bituminosum Odoratum. (1)

*Botanical engraving. Besler (Basilius), Fine engraved plate displaying two plants, 1613, hand coloured, plate dimensions approx. 480 x 400 mm Includes Digitatis Flore Rubro and Digitalis Flore Albo. (1)

*Botanical engraving. Besler (Basilius), Fine engraved plate displaying two plants, 1613, hand coloured, plate dimensions approx. 480 x 400 mm Includes Lunaria Graeca Annua & Lunaria Graeca Perennis. (1)

*Botanical engraving. Besler (Basilius), Fine engraved plate displaying five plants, 1613, hand coloured, plate dimensions approx. 470 x 390 mm Includes Squammataseudentaria Major, Denscanis Flor'albo, Denscanes Flore Rubro, Pulmonaeia Maculosa & Primula Venis Sylvestus Flora Pallido. (1)

*Botanical Watercolour. Wild Orange Geranium, by Mme. de Labédoyère, a fine original watercolour, paper watermarked J. Whatman Turkey Mill, 1826, approx. 270 x 205 mm (2.5 x 8 ins) (1)

*Botanical. A collection of approx. 100 hand coloured engraved plates from Dietrich's Flora Universalis, c.1830s, each approx. 400 x 240 mm (approx. 100)

*Natural history. A collection of prints & engravings, 18th & 19th century, including 30 botanical engravings after Edwards, Fitch, etc., 80 engravings of birds after Hardwick, Hamilton, etc., plus engravings of mammals, fish, etc. (approx. 140)

Album. A mis 19th c. scrap album containing numerous engs., sketches, and watercolours, etc., on approx. 130 leaves, with many views, incl. some hand-col. views of Switzerland and English topographical views, a few pencil sketches of yachts, and a number of hand painted and finished botanical stencils, a.e.g., orig. gilt dec. calf, rubbed and worn, with covers detached, 4to (1)

ORIENTAL SCHOOL, painting on rice paper: Warrior on horseback, 10 x 6in, Six figures, framed as one, and three botanical Prints

A CAUGHLEY UNDERGLAZED BLUE AND WHITE PLATE, 8" and a pair of botanical plates 'Nightshade' and 'Major Convolvulus', pattern No.857 and a pair of Chamberlains floral spray porcelain plates (5).

AN ENGLISH PORCELAIN BOTANICAL DESSERT SERVICE with floral designs, a Royal Worcester part coffee set, a rose decorated part tea set and a few other pieces of porcelain.

An English Staffordshire dessert service, painted botanical cartouches

Samuel Holden, c.1800-c.1860- 'Veronica Speciosa'; hand-coloured lithograph, 21.7x14.5cm: together with five other hand-coloured botanical prints by the same hand, all in matching frames, (6)

After John Constable RA- Dedham Mill; oil on panel, 29x34cm:20th Century School circa 12960- Botanical study; gouache, signned with initials 'AR', 44.5x38.5cm: together with nine other pictures by different hands, various subjects, including a hand-coloured printed map of Ashford in Kent, after an original by Peter Holman, 1965, (10)

Ellen Soar: two botanical oil on canvas paintings, one entitled Orchids on label verso, 53 x 63cm; the other a still life of roses, 48.5 x 58.5cm (two)

Spode Rockingham: six plates, six saucers, sandwich plate, milk and sugar bowl, plus quantity other assorted floral china includes Royal Grafton teaset, New Chelsea Ravensdale and two hand painted botanical illustrations, framed (q)

Twelve botanical plates, gilt and fuschia-coloured rims, includes four tazzas and eight plates (12)

A BOTANICAL DISH with pierced sides and scrolling handle decorated with insects and a sprig of navelwort together, a porcelain comport with gilt and floral decoration, a further comport and a Graingers and Co. Worcester plate (chipped). (4)

Henry (B) British Botanical and Horticultural Literature before 1800, three volumes, in a slip case

AN EARLY 19TH CENTURY BOTANICAL CREAMWARE PLATE, decorated with a spear leaved Geranium having basket weave border and arcaded rim. Variety of flower painted in red to the base. 8.25" Diameter.

NICOLSON (20TH CENTURY) A mountain and lake view, gouache, 7" x 12", together with Eleanor Joan White (b. 1904), a garden view, watercolour and body colour, 8" x 6", a Jenny Harbor signed print and a botanical watercolour study by Edkin (4)

GROUP OF FOUR ASSORTED FRAMED WATERCOLOURS including two botanical examples, (4)

Loudon (Mrs. Jane) The Ladies' Flower-Garden of Ornamental Annuals, 1st ed., William Smith, 1840, forty-eight fine hand-col. litho. plts., correct as list, all but one with tissue guards, a few plts. with minor puncture marks to fore-edge margin (images completely unaffected), a.e.g., contemp. half morocco with gilt dec. spine, rubbed at edges and joints, 4to With fine plates of a superior quality to later editions. Six hand-coloured botanical plates from another work are also loosely inserted. (1)

A pair of hand coloured botanical lithographs, Each p. 32cm x 27cm

Graham Rust (living) Botanical study pencil and watercolour signed and inscribed ‘Corfu, April 20th ‘76’ in pencil lower right 26 x 25cm (10 x 10in)

S** H** (Fl.c.1909-1924) AN ALBUM OF EGYPTIAN FLORA comprising approx. 87 watercolours (inscribed with botanical notes), a few pencil drawings and a quantity of contemporary photographs within an album, the majority of the watercolours signed with initials in monogram and dated 1909-1924, also inscribed with their place of execution (Cairo, Zifta, Mansourah, Ma-adi, Helouan, Suez Desert, Luxor etc) Each leaf 17.5 x 12.5cm. approx. ++ A little foxing; generally good condition

Two gouache botanical studies, 9" x 7", framed.

A ROYAL WORCESTER BOTANICAL PLATE by W. HALE, having a gilded gadroon border and hand painted with Erica Cerinthoides, date code for 1918. 23.5cm diameter (9.25in)

After Franz Bauer, a set of four Natural History Museum Botanical flower prints, limited edition 5000, 32 x 21cm, also a print after Utrillo and a modern watercolour.

Two botanical prints.

A Royal Worcester Botanical Comport, a Poole Pottery jardiniere, a Cantonese export ware plate, and a quantity of other ceramics

CURTIS (WILLIAM) THE BOTANICAL MAGAZINE, 6 volumes in 3, 284 hand coloured plates, contents clean, half calf, marbled boards, boards detached, 8vo, 1797-1803 (3).

CURTIS'S BOTANICAL MAGAZINE, volume 49 of the 3rd series, 54 hand coloured plates only, some loose, half calf, binding defective, 8vo, 1893. * This lot is being sold with all faults as a collection of plates not subject to return.

Eight pieces of blue and white transferware including mustard pot, small oval platter, Botanical Beauties plate.

A set of eight coloured botanical engravings, mounted as one, 44.5 x 67.5in (113 x 117.5cm).

A pair of Chamberlains Worcester botanical heart shaped dishes, painted with sprigging within a foliate moulded border and enriched in gilt, 25cm wide, together with a rose painted twin handled sucriere and cover and matching slop bowl. (5)

Scott (William). The House Book; or, Family Chronicle of Useful Knowledge, and Cottage Physician, 1826, eng. frontis., one hand-col. botanical plt., contemp. calf, modern reback, 8vo (1)

Ellis (John). An Historical Account of Coffee. With An Engraving, and Botanical Description of the Tree, to which are added Sundry Papers relative to its Culture and Use, as an Article of Diet and of Commerce, published by John Ellis, F.R.S., Agent for the Island of Dominica, 1st ed., 1774, iv + 71 pp., with single hand-col. folding eng. plt. of the coffee plant, bound with Lettsom (John Coakley), Natural History of the Tea-Tree, with observations on the medical qualities of tea, and on the effects of tea-drinking, new ed., 1799, hand-col. frontis., two (of 3) hand-col. eng. plts. of tea plants, single uncol. eng. plt. of boxes used for transportation of tea, one leaf of text (F4) near-det. along inner margin, and with an early note in pencil to lower margin (folded over), contemp. half calf, modern gil reback with morocco label, rubbed and marked, 4to Bitting, p. 142. Henrey, Botanical Literature, p. 288 & 295-6 and nos. 682 & 966. Nissen 1584 & 1182. John Ellis (c. 1710-76) spent many years as a trading agent in the West Indies, which provided him with detailed knowledge of various American plants. He introduced the tea tree to England around 1768. (1)

Gerard (John). The Herball or Generall Historie of Plantes. Gathered by John Gerarde of London Master in Chirurgerie, Very Much enlarged and Amended by Thomas Johnson, 2nd ed., printed by Adam Islip, Joice Norton & Richard Whitakers, 1633, eng. title, numerous botanical woodcuts to text, lacks first & last blanks, errata crossed-out with early manuscript ink scouring, lower outer corner of last leaf torn & repaired, slight damp staining mostly to margins, 19th c. calf with earlier leather laid-down to boards, elaborate gilt dec. spine, leather slightly torn at head, folio STC 11751. (1)