Sale 5429
London, South Kensington
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24 September 2008
Price realised
GBP 1,250
Estimate
Dr Robert John Thornton, Publisher, (circa 1768-1837) The Dragon Arum; The Snowdrop; and The Maggot-bearing Stapelia, by Ward and Stadler mezzotints and aquatint printed in colour and finished by hand, published by Dr Thornton, London, 1801 and 1804 S. 22½ x 17½in. (57.2 x 44.5cm.) (3)
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