Randia frutescens (Rosenbergiodendron formosum)

Details

GEORG DIONYSIUS EHRET (ERFURT 1708-1770 LONDON)
Randia frutescens (Rosenbergiodendron formosum)
signed 'G.D. Ehret. p.' (lower right) and inscribed 'RANDIA frutescens Spinis bijugis, folus Subrotundis, / florivus albis. Houst' (lower center) and with inscription 'Bo't at sale of Bale Collⁿ. June '81 / Lot 2291.' (verso)
graphite and watercolor, heightened with bodycolor and with touches of gum arabic, on laid paper, watermark fleur-de-lis within a coat-of-arms
19 5⁄8 x 13 ¼ in. (49.7 x 33.7 cm)

Provenance

Charles Sackville Bale (1791-1880), London (†); Christie’s, London, 9 June 1881, part of lot 2291 (2 ¾ gns to Oliver).
possibly Professor Daniel Oliver, F.R.S. (1830-1916), London.

Conditions of sale

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Lot Essay

Randia frutescens, now called Rosenbergiodendron formosum (blackberry jam fruit) is a small evergreen bush-shrub which produces white flowers. The flowers, which are illustrated in Ehret's drawing, are star shaped, tubular and very fragrant.

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