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While our images are electronically watermarked, the antique prints themselves are not.
Cattleya Lawrenceana
RO12 $375
Each print measures approximately 15
inches wide by 20 1/2 inches long.
We are very pleased to present plates from Frederick
Sander’s Reichenbachia, Orchids Illustrated & Described
(1888-1894), a work of 192 chromolithograhed plates,
some finished by hand. This work is considered by many
to be the pinnacle of all the orchid publications of the
period. It was named after Heinrich Gustav Reichenbach
(1824-1889), a prominent botanist, ornithologist &
orchid fancier.
Sanders, a native of Ghent & founder of Messsrs Sanders
of St Albans, a large nursery firm, intended in this
work to illustrate all classes of orchids, drawn life
sized & “colored by lithography, or hand painted when
found expedient.” He employed as many as 20 orchid
collectors in the field, in diverse locations such as
Brazil, Columbia, Peru, Ecuador, New Guinea, India,
Burma, Mexico, & Madagascar. The massive collection of
orchids by such firms to fuel the fancies of the
European orchid rage contributed to the extinction of
many species in their native habitat.
For the illustration of the work he engaged the services
of Henry Moon (1857-1905). Moon studied art early on,
followed by employment in a solicitor’s office and was
subsequently engaged as an illustrator for the magazine
The Garden. No expense was spared either in the
collection of specimens or the printing of this work of
massive proportions. Sanders was reputed to have spent
over 7,000 pounds sterling on the publication. Henry
Moon was to later marry Sander’s daughter. Unlike many
illustrators of the day, he believed in representing the
flower as found in nature, rather than intensifying the
colors, or dramatizing the blooms in the manner of
Nugent Fitch, Walter Hood Fitch or James Andrews.
(References include Magnificent Botanical Books p.p347;
Blunt, p. 239: Great flower Books, p.135.)
The result is a series of impressionistic and artistic
images of orchids that reach far beyond the pictorial
and catalog displays of other orchid publications. They
are portraits in the grandest manner of many orchids
that are now old friends to orchid growers and lovers
world wide. The size of each print is impressive at
about 15 inches wide by 20 1/2 inches long. Framed, they
are truly imposing and deserving of the place of honor
on the wall of orchid prints.
The condition of each print is excellent, with bright
colors on thick paper stock and the very most
magnificent selection of the top orchid prints from the
work. The descriptive text relevant to each print, as
well as a copy of the title page, will accompany each
order. Please inspect
the images carefully as they are quite accurate.
We accept credit cards, PayPal, checks, and money
orders. Washington state residents pay Washington state
sales tax. Shipping
for this item is $9.95. Items can be combined to save on
postage. Our environment is smoke free. We pack
professionally using only new materials. All items are
beautifully wrapped and suitable for sending directly as
gifts. You may return any item within 7 days if not
satisfied. To order, you may call us at 1-888-PANTEEK or
email panteek@aol.com
  
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