Felice Cassone (1815/ 1854) - Lot. of 15 sheets - "Viola d'autunno, Viola tricolorata, Viola mammola, Peonia vellutata, Alcea, - 1847





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Felice Cassone (1815–1854) as author/illustrator presents a Lot. of 15 sheets titled “Viola d'autunno, Viola tricolorata, Viola mammola, Peonia vellutata, Alcea,” in an Edizione illustrata, in Italian on a botanica subject, with sheets measuring 225 x 145 mm and dating from 1847, in Buone condition with 9 descriptive and 6 hand-coloured plates that have a protective varnish and provenance from a private collection.
Description from the seller
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Lot 15 sheets of which 9 descriptive sheets and 6 hand-colored contemporaneous sheets, with the application of a protective varnish to preserve their chromatic intensity over time. Excellent inking and good overall condition of preservation. Present slight foxing, some small losses and stains, as well as browning and visible signs of previous binding, as shown in the photographs.
Insured shipment via Bartolini/DPD courier. To take advantage of the insurance coverage, any damage to the spine must be contested and reported to the courier at the time of delivery. Otherwise, it will not be possible to activate the insurance reimbursement procedure.
Provenance: private collection.
Dimensions: ca. 225 x 145 mm (sheet)
Flora medico-farmaceutica
Publisher: Turin, Giuseppe Cassone Printing House
Felice Cassone (Pontestura, 5 May 1815 – Turin, 22 October 1854), was an Italian botanist and physician. Cassone is known for being the author of Flora medico-farmaceutica, a six-volume work published in Turin with the printing house of Giuseppe Cassone between 1847 and 1852. The standard abbreviation Cassone is used to denote this person as the author when citing a botanical name.
Seller's Story
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Lot 15 sheets of which 9 descriptive sheets and 6 hand-colored contemporaneous sheets, with the application of a protective varnish to preserve their chromatic intensity over time. Excellent inking and good overall condition of preservation. Present slight foxing, some small losses and stains, as well as browning and visible signs of previous binding, as shown in the photographs.
Insured shipment via Bartolini/DPD courier. To take advantage of the insurance coverage, any damage to the spine must be contested and reported to the courier at the time of delivery. Otherwise, it will not be possible to activate the insurance reimbursement procedure.
Provenance: private collection.
Dimensions: ca. 225 x 145 mm (sheet)
Flora medico-farmaceutica
Publisher: Turin, Giuseppe Cassone Printing House
Felice Cassone (Pontestura, 5 May 1815 – Turin, 22 October 1854), was an Italian botanist and physician. Cassone is known for being the author of Flora medico-farmaceutica, a six-volume work published in Turin with the printing house of Giuseppe Cassone between 1847 and 1852. The standard abbreviation Cassone is used to denote this person as the author when citing a botanical name.

