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REDWOOD EMPIRE TREASURES: presented by Bay Area Consignment Center

Sun, Sep 21, 2025 04:00PM EDT - Sun, Oct 5, 2025 04:00PM EDT
Lot 53

Album of (44) 19th Century American Botanical Paintings

Estimate: $250 - $500

Bid Increments

Price Bid Increment
$50 $10
$200 $25
$1,000 $50
$3,000 $100
44 Colorful Hand Painted 4” x 2.5” botanical cards. The artist was very skilled and painted very colorful, detailed flowers from the Lake George, Florida region. Additional highlights: A painting of a carnivorous pitcher plant and a mushroom painting. Some of the cards have “Florida” penciled verso. One of the cards has a blind stamp upper right from the card stock maker titled, “Superfine London Board.” These are Hand-Painted, Not prints. Brush strokes visible under magnification. Two penned drawings are also included: One of a mouse and one of a Landscape of Lake George, Florida. The Lake George, Florida drawing card is signed with artist initials ‘M.E.S.’ and also signed lower right, “Aug 18, ‘69 Lake George.” Additionally there are four character study drawings in the album. There is a notecard included with the album that details the consignor’s experience taking this album to the Antiques Roadshow. The consignor details that they were sent first to print/photos, who then sent them to folk Art, who then sent them to paintings/drawings. No one at the Antiques Roadshow appraisal event was able to identify the artist. The consigner made a point to mention that all five appraisers from Christie’s auction house were absolutely charmed by it and very excited and enthusiastic. Processing and shipping within the Continental US $50. All FedEx packages are sent with Direct Signature Required and insured at full replacement value for a fee of 1.5% of the purchase price, unless buyer accepts complete liability in writing. Discounts given on combined lot shipping.

Condition

The botanical paintings are in Good to Very Good Condition. The album cards that house the paintings are fair to good. The album’s binding is loose and many of the pages that house the hand-painted cards are separated from the album