WILLIAM SHARP (American, 1803-1875) IMPORTANT AND RARE SET OF SIX LITHOGRAPHS “VICTORIA REGIA OR THE GREAT WATER LILY OF AMERICA”.

WILLIAM SHARP (American, 1803-1875) IMPORTANT AND RARE SET OF SIX LITHOGRAPHS “VICTORIA REGIA OR THE GREAT WATER LILY OF AMERICA”. John Fisk Allen, Boston, Dutton and Wentworth, 1854. Set of six chromolithographs on wove paper. Including Young Plants, Frontispiece; Opening Flower; Under Side of Lea;, Intermediate Stages of Bloom; View of the Form of the Flower Mentioned on the Thirteenth Page; and Complete Bloom. Housed as follows: Four in matching ornate replacement frames with an ogee type molding. Two with modern cove type frame. All have identical mattes with multiple watercolor highlighted borders. Accompanying lot is the original portfolio book with text. A fascinating group of colorful prints drawn from specimens grown at Salem, Massachusetts by John Fisk Allen. SIGHT SIZE: Approximately 17” x 23”. CONDITION: The colors are very fresh and the prints have full margins. Scattered pale foxing, very pale staining, some soft creasing, small nicks and tears (some repaired) and occasional rubbed spots in the margins. Young Plants, Frontispiece with a tiny filled hole in the image, Intermediate Stages of Bloom with a soft crease in the left margin, old binging holes in the bottom margins, otherwise generally is very good to excellent condition. The book is as is and in poor condition. All pieces prior to framing were conserved by Margaret Moreland of Baton Rouge, Louisiana in 1988. Individual conservation reports are available and can be sent to perspective buyers. Due to these reports, which are comprehensive, we did not examine them out of the frames. A rare and fine set of desirable botanical American prints. 9-27458 (25,000-35,000)

Auction: Fine Art, Antiques & Asian - Samoset 2005

Please Note: All prices include the hammer price plus the buyer’s premium, which is paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price. The prices noted here after the auction are considered unofficial and do not become official until after the 46th day.

Image	Lot	Price	Description
	659	$21,275.00	WILLIAM SHARP (American, 1803-1875) IMPORTANT AND RARE SET OF SIX LITHOGRAPHS “VICTORIA REGIA OR THE GREAT WATER LILY OF AMERICA”. John Fisk Allen, Boston, Dutton and Wentworth, 1854. Set of six chromolithographs on wove paper. Including Young Plants, Frontispiece; Opening Flower; Under Side of Lea;, Intermediate Stages of Bloom; View of the Form of the Flower Mentioned on the Thirteenth Page; and Complete Bloom. Housed as follows: Four in matching ornate replacement frames with an ogee type molding. Two with modern cove type frame. All have identical mattes with multiple watercolor highlighted borders. Accompanying lot is the original portfolio book with text. A fascinating group of colorful prints drawn from specimens grown at Salem, Massachusetts by John Fisk Allen. SIGHT SIZE: Approximately 17” x 23”. CONDITION: The colors are very fresh and the prints have full margins. Scattered pale foxing, very pale staining, some soft creasing, small nicks and tears (some repaired) and occasional rubbed spots in the margins. Young Plants, Frontispiece with a tiny filled hole in the image, Intermediate Stages of Bloom with a soft crease in the left margin, old binging holes in the bottom margins, otherwise generally is very good to excellent condition. The book is as is and in poor condition. All pieces prior to framing were conserved by Margaret Moreland of Baton Rouge, Louisiana in 1988. Individual conservation reports are available and can be sent to perspective buyers. Due to these reports, which are comprehensive, we did not examine them out of the frames. A rare and fine set of desirable botanical American prints. 9-27458 (25,000-35,000) Auction: Fine Art, Antiques & Asian - Samoset 2005 Please Note: All prices include the hammer price plus the buyer’s premium, which is paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price. The prices noted here after the auction are considered unofficial and do not become official until after the 46th day.

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