Samuel Holden (c. 1800-c. 1860)
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Samuel Holden (c. 1800-c. 1860)

Orchidaceae: Stanhopiea oculata (Lodd.) Lindley

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Samuel Holden (c. 1800-c. 1860)
Orchidaceae: Stanhopiea oculata (Lodd.) Lindley
signed and dated 'S. Holden 1836' (lower centre on the basket)
pencil and watercolour with gum arabic on card drystamped Heath & Co Bristol Paper, unframed
22 x 18 in. (55.9 x 45.7 cm.)
Provenance
William A. McCarty-Cooper.
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VAT rate of 5% is payable on hammer price plus buyer's premium.

Lot Essay

This orchid was introduced by Messrs. Loddiges of Hackney and described in the Botanical Cabinet in 1832. Walter Fitch reproduced it in Curtis's Botanical Magazine in 1862. It is to be found in Mexico and Honduras.

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