Bidspirit auction | 2 Antique Italian Botanical Prints

2 Antique Italian Botanical Prints - After Giorgio Liberale (Italian, 1527-1579) and Wolfgang Meyerpeck (1505-ca. 1579) for Pietro Andrea Mattioli (Italian, 1501-1578). Group of two antique hand-colored woodblock prints, one title ”Sorbo Torminale” depicting a wild service tree bearing red fruit and the second titled ”Noci” depicting clusters of thriving young, green walnuts. After plates featured in Mattioli's, ”I Discorsi … ne i sei libri di Pedacio Dioscoride Anazarbeo della Material Medicinale” Venice: Vincenzo Valgrisi, 1568. Provenance: From the Collection of Lynne Rossetto Kasper. (Each) Sight; height: 13 1/4 in x width: 9 in. Framed; height: 20 1/2 in x width: 14 1/2 in x depth: 1 in. Condition: No visible tears, creases, losses, or restorations. The sheets are lightly toned. The colors are bold and bright. Housed under mats. Framed under glass; light wear to the frames. Not inspected out of frames.