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Basilius Besler (1561-1629) HAND-COLORED BOTANICAL ENGRAVING

Sold for $275 at Austin Auction Gallery on May 2, 2026.

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Framed hand-colored engraving on paper, "I. Limonium Syriacum (sea lavender), II. Calamentha Angustifolys (Calamint), III. Coronopus (swine cress)," Basilius Besler (Nuremberg, 1561-1629), retaining framer's label verso, not examined out of frame, sight: approx 19"h, 15.75"w, overall: approx 26 5/8"h, 23 5/8"w, 8lbs **Provenance: Dallas, Texas: When the madness of collecting collides with connoisseurship**

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