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• Auction House:
  Leski Auctions
• Sale Name:
  Decorative Arts & Collectables
• Sale Date:
  26 Mar 2022 ~ 10am (AEDT) - Session 1: Lots 1 - 837
  27 Mar 2022 ~ 10am (AEDT) - Session 2: Lots 838 - 1531
• Lot #:
  955
• Lot Description:
  Basilius Besler
  (1561 - 1629)
  Tulipa Miniata pleno flore....(Tulips)
  48 x 40cm (plate); attractively framed and glazed, overall 80 x 69cm
  being a full-page plate from his monumental Hortus Eystettensis (The Garden at Eichstätt), published in 1613; copper plate with contemporary hand colouring,
• Notes:
  Basilius Besler (1561 - 1629), was a respected Nuremberg apothecary and botanist, best known for his monumental “Hortus Eystettensis”. He was curator of the garden of Johann Konrad von Gemmingen, Prince Bishop of Eichsätt in Bavaria. In 1611, Konrad decided to record for posterity the spectacular garden that he had created at his palace in Bavaria with plants from around the world. Hundreds of flowers were carefully drawn and engraved as they bloomed through the four seasons. Published in 1613, the finished catalogue was the largest and most magnificent florilegium ever made. Sadly, the Prince Bishop never lived to see it, as he died the year before it was published. It was printed on the largest sheets of paper then available.
• Estimate:
  A$1,500 - 2,500
• Realised Price:
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• Category:
  Art

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