55 cm · 21.7 in
44.5 cm · 17.5 in
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Framed and on the wall
Frame and rooms are illustrations of how the print could look, drawn to its real size; it is sold unframed unless the description says otherwise.
Flora and Fauna
Large, Uniquely Handcolored Lithograph of Ferns of Indonesia 'Polypodium', 1829
£300
$405 · €360
Original print, not a reproduction
Ships worldwide from the Netherlands, insured and tracked. 14-day returns.
- Date
- 1829
- Sheet size
- 21.7 × 17.5 in (55 × 44.5 cm)
- Condition
- Good. Plates slightly dust stained along outer margins. Litho itself untouched.
- Collection
- Flora and Fauna
- Period
- Raffles to the Cultivation System, 1800 to 1849
- Stock no.
- f_28913282
- Color
- Hand colored
What the condition grades mean
- Excellent
- Bright and clean, with no faults worth mentioning.
- Very good
- Only light signs of age, such as faint toning.
- Good
- Normal signs of age for a sheet of this period: toning, some foxing, small marks or neat old repairs.
- Fair
- Clear faults such as staining, tears or repairs, priced to match.
Every fault we see is written in the condition note, and the whole sheet is shown uncropped in the photos.
Original 1829 hand-colored Fern Lithograph from Flora Javae (Indonesia). This one depicts many variants of Polypodium (fern), in particular P. Dipteris. By Carolo Ludovico Blume.
