George Glazer Gallery - Antique Botanical Prints, Art and Books

Prints and Books: Botanicals

Botanical prints are more than decoration. They are a fusion of art and science, and also reflect the culture and times when they were produced.
Read our brief introduction to botanical illustration, Flower Power: The Story of Botanical Art by clicking here.

Redoute Iris

P. Redouté
Iris Plicata
from Les Liliacées
$4,800

Redoute Rosa

P. Redouté
Prints from
Les Roses
Paris: 1817-24
$2,500 to $4,800

Prints after Redouté

P. Redouté
Large and Regular Prints from
Choix Des Plus Belles Fleurs
Paris: 1827-33
$1,200 to $2,800

Camellia prints

Laurent Berlèse
Camellias
Paris: 1841-43
$375 to $550

Besler Botanicals

Basilius Besler
(1561-1629)
Prints from Hortus Eystettensis
Nuremburg:
1613 & later
$1,800 to $7,500 each

Prints from Naauwkeurige Beschryving Der Aardgewassen

Abraham Munting
Terrestrial Plants
Netherlands: 1696
$350 to $750

Print of Tulips

Johann Weinmann
Prints from Phytanthoza Iconographia
Nuremberg:
1737-1745
$250 to $3,900

Volckamer Flowers

Johann Volckamer
Prints from Nurnbergische Hesperides
Nuremberg:
1708-1714

A Flower Piece

Jan van Huysum
A Flower Piece
John Boydell, London: 1778
Mezzotint
$4,500

Hill Prints

John Hill
Gardening Botanicals
London: 1775
$550 to $2,200

Robert Sweet Auriculas

Robert Sweet
Prints from The Florist's Guide
London
1827-32
$150 to $250

Thornton Botanicals

Robert Thornton
Prints from The Temple of Flora
London: 1812
$1,000 to $1,500

Forbes Oriental Memoirs

James Forbes
Prints from Oriental Memoirs
London: 1813-15
$1,250 each