Antique Grape Varieties Botanical Print, Vitis Vinifera Study, c.1831

Antique Grape Botanical Engraving, Vitis vinifera, Hand Colored, 1830s This elegant botanical plate illustrates Vitis Vinifera, the common grapevine, presented with a single, well-b...

Beautiful and decorative large lithograph of the Petit Bouschet variety of grapes. A nice print to have on the wall for every wine lover. Original Hand-...

Grape Varieties - 'Mrs Pince's Muscat, Royal Muscadine, Chasselas Vibert, Foster's Seedling, Mrs Pearson, Gros Maroc'. Early 20th century fruit chromolithograph, from Horace Wright'...

This is a 19th century colored aquatint and stipple engraving finished by hand entitled "White Hamburgh Grape", drawn and engraved by George Brookshaw and published in London in 1812 as plate 60 in his 'Pomona Britannica; or, A Collection of the Most Esteemed Fruits'. It depicts a cluster of pale green grapes still on the vine. The vine and leaves are shown in attractive shades of green and brown. The plant lays on a brown textured background with shadows to impart 3-dimensionality. The scene is reminiscent of an engraving in an 18th century artistically stylized human anatomy atlas. There is a light brown title rectangle in the lower center which is blank, suggesting this may be a more rare preproduction proof. There are wide white margins. This striking engraving is presented in a reddish brown decorative wood frame with a darker brown scroll-work outer trim and a gold-colored inner fillet and a thick light beige mat. The frame measures 26" high, 22" wide and 1.13" deep. It is glazed with UV conservation glass. There is a tiny spot in the lower margin on the left and another in the left margin. The print and frame are otherwise in excellent condition. There is a second Brookshaw engraving that is framed in identical moulding, although a slightly different size and a different color mat. It depicts a Silver Rock Melon. The two prints would make a striking display pairing...