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British Seaweeds, by S.O. Gray published c1870,
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Parrots by Edward Lear – Patagonian Parrakeet-Maccaw
£275Parrots by Edward Lear – Patagonian Parrakeet-Maccaw
Edward Lear began his career as a zoological illustrator, working in the Parrot House at London Zoo. This resulted in the publication of Illustrations of the family of Psittacidae, or parrots, the greater part of them species hitherto unfigured in 1832. The first plates for the book were issued in 1830 when he was still only 18.£275 -
A cast bronze group of the young Bacchus with goat,
£580A cast bronze group of the young Bacchus with goat,
the young deity with vine leaf garland, his foot rested on a drained ewer, feeding grapes to the standing ruminant, mounted on a circular marble base,£580 -
Picasso lithographs, published 1959, Daniel-Henry Kahnweiler,
£120Picasso lithographs, published 1959, Daniel-Henry Kahnweiler,
In 1959 when these prints were published, the 78 year old Picasso was in fashion as a gifted exhibitionist living his art in the public eye.£120