Old Masters, British & European Paintings Part I - 3rd September 2025

Lot 638

James Andrews (1801-1876) and Louisa Anne Twamley (1812-1895)

Estimate £700 - £900

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Description

James Andrews (1801-1876) and Louisa Anne Twamley (1812-1895)
Flora’s Gems: or, The Treasures of the Parterre, London: Charles Tilt, [c. 1830].
First edition, half-title, lithographed hand-coloured additional title and 11 hand-coloured lithographed plates, most heightened with gum arabic, tissue guards, some occasional spotting, 2pp. advertisement leaf at end, original cloth boards blocked in gilt, neatly rebacked in morocco, extremities repaired, all edges gilt, large 4to

Provenance:
Elizabeth Jones-Parry, with her ownership inscription to front free endpaper;
The Library of Henry Rogers Broughton, 2nd Baron Fairhaven

Literature:
Nissen BBI 35.

Lady Elizabeth Love Jones-Parry (c. 1820–1881) was the wife of Sir Love Jones Parry (1832–1891) of Madryn Castle, Gwynedd.