$504
French School, 19th Century Lot of Five Botanical Prints of Pears from Jardin Fruitier du Muséum Signed "A. Riocreux del" l.l. and "Melle E. Taillant sc." l.r. within the plates. Chromolithographs, sight sizes to 11 1/2 x 8 in. (29.3 x 20.3 cm), framed. Condition: Scattered foxing, not examined out of frames. N.B. Joseph Decaisne (French, 1807-1882), a botanist and agronomist, published his nine-volume book, Le jardin fruitier du Muséum , between 1858 and 1875.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2011-10-15