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Robert BRENDEL (1821–1898) DELPHINIUM CONSOLIDA
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Robert BRENDEL (1821–1898) DELPHINIUM CONSOLIDA
See original version (French)
Estimate €2,500 - €3,000
Voluntary lot
Description
Robert BRENDEL (1821–1898) DELPHINIUM CONSOLIDA
The larkspur.
Dismantlable model.
With its original Brendel label and another from the ‘Lehrmittel-Institut Wilhelm Schlüter HALLE a/S’.
Height: 44.5, width: 43 cm.
Note
One of the finest Brendel models, slender in form and faithfully reproducing the subtle colour variations of the petals, the hairiness of the spur and the numerous stamens with enlarged filaments at the base, characteristic of this species.
Bibliography
A similar model is held in the collections of the University of Lille, Faculty of Pharmacy. It also appears and is reproduced on page 252 in the University of Namur catalogue: ‘The Brendel Collection at the University of Namur: Another Way of Looking at Plants, Fungi and Bacteria’ by Philippe Martin. Expanded edition, 2nd edition, 2024.
See original version (French)
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