Frans Svanberg - Botanical Box - 1897-1898
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A book‑shaped wooden botanical casket mounted with two original herbariums by Frans Svanberg (1897 Centaurea cyanus and 1895 Aster tripolium) plus two late 19th/early 20th‑century glass ampoules, dimensions 60×45 cm, in good condition with original patina.
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Wooden Book-Shaped Botanical Casket 1895-1897 - Swedish Herbarium Frans Svanberg Mounted in Rare Lopes da Cruz Crate 1930 Matosinhos - 2 Pharmacy Bottles.
*DESCRIPTION*
Unique finished piece, ready to display.
It is not a lot of loose parts: it is a _book-shaped casket already set up_, where the two original herbaria are fixed inside the crate.
> Interesting both for the botanical antiquity of the lot and as an interior design object. Common thread: the sea, from Malmö (for the herbaria) and the Portuguese sardine crate.
> _1. The Herbaria:_ Two original herbaria signed Frans Svanberg from Malmö: - 1897 Centaurea cyanus (Cornflower) - "Hope in love" - 1895 Aster tripolium (Sea Aster) - "Remember me while I am at sea". Original sheets with handwritten label.
> _2. The Crate:_ Authentic sardine transport crate _Lopes da Cruz & Ca., Lda - FÁBRICAS EM MATOSINHOS, SETÚBAL, VILA DO CONDE - PORTUGAL_. One of the 4 large canneries of Matosinhos that in 1926 founded the historic União de Conserveiros. Model 1/4 CLUB 50 in olive oil, for export UK (stamp "Packed in Portugal"). 1930s. Wood with original fire brand, period patina.
> Set up as a book.
> 3. 2 pharmaceutical glass ampoules late 1800s early 1900s complete with stopper height 22 cm by 7 cm depth open dimensions: 60x45x16 cm. Closed: 30 x 45 x 17.
> Provenance: Sweden / Portugal
> Condition: good with original patina.
Wooden Book-Shaped Botanical Casket 1895-1897 - Swedish Herbarium Frans Svanberg Mounted in Rare Lopes da Cruz Crate 1930 Matosinhos - 2 Pharmacy Bottles.
*DESCRIPTION*
Unique finished piece, ready to display.
It is not a lot of loose parts: it is a _book-shaped casket already set up_, where the two original herbaria are fixed inside the crate.
> Interesting both for the botanical antiquity of the lot and as an interior design object. Common thread: the sea, from Malmö (for the herbaria) and the Portuguese sardine crate.
> _1. The Herbaria:_ Two original herbaria signed Frans Svanberg from Malmö: - 1897 Centaurea cyanus (Cornflower) - "Hope in love" - 1895 Aster tripolium (Sea Aster) - "Remember me while I am at sea". Original sheets with handwritten label.
> _2. The Crate:_ Authentic sardine transport crate _Lopes da Cruz & Ca., Lda - FÁBRICAS EM MATOSINHOS, SETÚBAL, VILA DO CONDE - PORTUGAL_. One of the 4 large canneries of Matosinhos that in 1926 founded the historic União de Conserveiros. Model 1/4 CLUB 50 in olive oil, for export UK (stamp "Packed in Portugal"). 1930s. Wood with original fire brand, period patina.
> Set up as a book.
> 3. 2 pharmaceutical glass ampoules late 1800s early 1900s complete with stopper height 22 cm by 7 cm depth open dimensions: 60x45x16 cm. Closed: 30 x 45 x 17.
> Provenance: Sweden / Portugal
> Condition: good with original patina.
Details
書籍数
1
主題
Botany, Herbarium
書籍タイトル
Botanical Box
著者/イラストレーター
Frans Svanberg
コンディション
Fine
最古の発行年
1897
最新の発行年
1898
高さ
60 cm
エディション
1st Edition
幅
45 cm
言語
Swedish
原語
はい'
出版社
Frans Svanberg
ページ数
2
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