Lot Essay
Also called terebinth, Pistacia Terebinthus is a deciduous shrub native to the Mediterranean region.
For a note on the artist, see lot 124.
For a note on the artist, see lot 124.
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Pistacia Terebinthus
Details
GEORG DIONYSIUS EHRET (ERFURT 1708-1770 LONDON)
Pistacia Terebinthus
signed 'G.D.Ehret.P.' (lower right) inscribed 'TEREBINTHUS; Vulgaris. C.B.P.' (lower centre) and with number '3⁄44 /3' (lower left)
pencil and watercolour, heightened with touches of white and with gum arabic on paper, watermark 'V'
19 5⁄8 x 14 in. (50 x 35.4 cm.)
Pistacia Terebinthus
signed 'G.D.Ehret.P.' (lower right) inscribed 'TEREBINTHUS; Vulgaris. C.B.P.' (lower centre) and with number '3⁄44 /3' (lower left)
pencil and watercolour, heightened with touches of white and with gum arabic on paper, watermark 'V'
19 5⁄8 x 14 in. (50 x 35.4 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.
possibly Professor Daniel Oliver, F.R.S. (1830-1916), London.
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