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Miniaturist, Painter, Illustrator, Flower painter, b. 1812 - d. 1895

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  • Louisa Ann Meredith (Australia), Tiger Lily, W/C
    Feb. 13, 2024

    Louisa Ann Meredith (Australia), Tiger Lily, W/C

    Est: $250 - $400

    Description: Louisa Ann Meredith (Australia, 1812-1895), Tiger Lily, 1839, Watercolor, signed and dated lower right, watercolor illustration of a tiger lily, matted and in a giltwood frame. Frame size: 15 1/8 in. x 11 1/8 in. Louisa Anne Meredith was a published author, poet, botanist and artist. After her family moved from Birmingham to Tasmania, she wrote extensively about her new home. Her wildflower drawings won medals in exhibitions in Australia and overseas, including at the Melbourne Exhibition of 1866. Her published works documented both daily life in the colony and the flora and fauna of the island. Measurements: Height: by sight, 9 5/8 in. x Width: 5 5/8 in. Condition: Overall good condition, foxing, mat burn, not viewed out of frame, light wear to frame. Notice to bidders: The absence of a condition report does not imply that the lot is in perfect condition or completely free from wear and tear, imperfections, or the conditions of aging. PHOTOS MAY ALSO ACT AS A CONDITION REPORT. Please review all photos closely prior to bidding. Complete condition reports are available by request, no later than 24 hours prior to the live auction. All lots are offered and sold 'AS IS’, and Everard Auctions will not provide refunds based on condition. Timepiece movements, lighting and electrics have not been tested, and art has not been examined out of the frame unless otherwise stated. We do not guarantee the condition of frames. By placing a bid, either in person, by phone, absentee or via the Internet, you signify that you agree to be bound by the conditions of sale. Everard Auctions does not provide any shipping or packing services. We recommend that all potential buyers obtain pack/ship estimates prior to bidding. Please contact us for a list of recommended shippers.

    Everard Auctions and Appraisals
  • Louise Ann Meredith (1812-1895) Britain, Australia - (Mountain Landscape)
    Nov. 13, 2023

    Louise Ann Meredith (1812-1895) Britain, Australia - (Mountain Landscape)

    Est: $250 - $350

    Louise Ann Meredith (1812-1895) Britain, Australia (Mountain Landscape) Watercolour

    Colville Auctions
  • MEREDITH, Louisa Anne. Some of my bush friends in Tasmania. Native flowers, berries and insects draw
    Jul. 08, 2023

    MEREDITH, Louisa Anne. Some of my bush friends in Tasmania. Native flowers, berries and insects draw

    Est: $500 - $700

    MEREDITH, Louisa Anne. Some of my bush friends in Tasmania. Native flowers, berries and insects drawn from life and illustrated in verse. London, 1860. Folio, with 13 chromolithographed plates including additional title, and text illustrations; nineteenth-century half plum morocco, spine fully gilt, gilt edges, by Walch & Sons, Hobart. Foxing, affecting several plates. A handsomely bound copy, with an appealing provenance: with the John Shirlow bookplate of Robert Sticht, renowned metallurgist and bibliophile, and inscribed by him to his wife Marion at Queenstown in 1895.

    PETER ARNOLD PTY LTD
  • MEREDITH, Louisa Anne. Our island home. Another copy in the original pictorial cloth (slightly marke
    Jul. 08, 2023

    MEREDITH, Louisa Anne. Our island home. Another copy in the original pictorial cloth (slightly marke

    Est: $400 - $500

    MEREDITH, Louisa Anne. Our island home. Another copy in the original pictorial cloth (slightly marked). Bookplate of W.R.Griffiths by Adrien Feint. Cloth slipcase.

    PETER ARNOLD PTY LTD
  • MEREDITH, Louisa Anne. Our island home. A Tasmanian sketch book. Hobart and London, 1879. Folio, wit
    Jul. 08, 2023

    MEREDITH, Louisa Anne. Our island home. A Tasmanian sketch book. Hobart and London, 1879. Folio, wit

    Est: $500 - $700

    MEREDITH, Louisa Anne. Our island home. A Tasmanian sketch book. Hobart and London, 1879. Folio, with 13 tinted autotype plates after the author’s drawings, including additional title; original pictorial cloth gilt-lettered, gilt edges. Slight mark on back board, a fine copy.

    PETER ARNOLD PTY LTD
  • Louisa Ann Meredith (1812-1895) A Cool Debate, from Last Series of Bush Friends in Tasmania, 1891 Colour lithograph
    Sep. 14, 2020

    Louisa Ann Meredith (1812-1895) A Cool Debate, from Last Series of Bush Friends in Tasmania, 1891 Colour lithograph

    Est: $200 - $400

    Louisa Ann Meredith (1812-1895) A Cool Debate, from Last Series of Bush Friends in Tasmania, 1891 Colour lithograph 22.5 x 32.8 cm, 38.5 x 49.5 cm overall LITERATURE: The original watercolour for this work is in the Collection of the Royal Society, London, on loan to the Tansmanian Museum & Art Gallery. When Bush Friends in Tasmania (first series) was published in 1860, her illustrations of Tasmanian wildflowers attracted particular attention. This was a sumptuous folio volume with cover design & lettered titles by her friend, Edward La Trobe Bateman. (The second series, an equally beautiful folio volume, was published in 1891). Kerr, Joan. The Dictionary of Australian Artists, to 1870, Oxford University Press, 1992 p528 OTHER NOTES: Condition: Some foxing to margins, colour good, later framing

    Theodore Bruce Auctioneers & Valuers
  • LOUISA ANN MEREDITH (Britain, Australia, 1812-95), Native clematis, colour lithograph from "Some of my Bush Favourites in Tasmania", approx. 36 x 26cm.
    Nov. 24, 2019

    LOUISA ANN MEREDITH (Britain, Australia, 1812-95), Native clematis, colour lithograph from "Some of my Bush Favourites in Tasmania", approx. 36 x 26cm.

    Est: $100 - $200

    LOUISA ANN MEREDITH (Britain, Australia, 1812-95), Native clematis, colour lithograph from "Some of my Bush Favourites in Tasmania", approx. 36 x 26cm.

    Leski Auctions Pty Ltd
  • Louisa Anne Meredith
    Aug. 24, 2019

    Louisa Anne Meredith

    Est: $20 - $50

    Louisa Anne Meredith: A Tigress in Exile by Vivienne Rae Ellis Hobart Blubber Head Press 1979. Cloth, dustwrapper. A very good copy

    Sydney Rare Book Auctions
  • Louisa Anne Meredith
    Aug. 24, 2019

    Louisa Anne Meredith

    Est: $750 - $1,000

    Our Island Home, A Tasmanian Sketch Book by Louisa A Meredith The plates printed in autotype, from the Author's pencil drawings Hobart Town J Walch & Sons London Marcus Ward & Co. 1879. Folio size Original decorated cloth, all edges gilt. 12 monochrome plates. Just a few signs of wear but still a very good copy. Ferguson 12513

    Sydney Rare Book Auctions
  • Louisa Anne Meredith Verse
    Aug. 24, 2019

    Louisa Anne Meredith Verse

    Est: $750 - $1,000

    Waratah Rhymes For Young Australians by Louisa A Meredith With Photo-etched Illustrations by Mrs E M Boyd, Mr R Andre, and the Author. London Vincent Brooks Day & Son. No date but Preface dated 1891. Original cloth backed colour illustrated papered boards with just some trifling wear. The front free front endpaper is stuck to the pasted endpaper. Aside from this it is a very good copy of a scarce juvenile item. Muir 4978 states "largely a reprint of Grandmamma's Verse Book

    Sydney Rare Book Auctions
  • Louisa Anne Meredith Verse
    Aug. 24, 2019

    Louisa Anne Meredith Verse

    Est: $750 - $1,000

    Grandmamma's Verse Book for Young Australia. Part 1 by Mrs Meredith, Author of "My Home in Tasmania," -"Some of my Bush Friends in Tasmania" -&c, &c, &c. Tasmania Printed for the Author by W. Fletcher, and sold also by J. Walch & Sons, Hobart Town, Walch Brothers & Birchall, Launceston, and Geo Robertson, Melbourne & Sydney 1878. 11.5 x 18 cms. Original cloth spine with red printed papered boards. Inscribed by the author to the inside front cover "Grandmamma thinks her valued friend Mr Gunn will approve her experiment and asks him to receive a copy. Orford Dec 15th '78" Peter Benson Walker bookplate fixed to the reverse of the front endpaper. Muir 4974. Our vendor purchased this from Astrolabe Books for $1750

    Sydney Rare Book Auctions
  • Mrs Charles Meredith Late Louisa Anne Twamley (1812-95) - Our Island Home
    May. 02, 2017

    Mrs Charles Meredith Late Louisa Anne Twamley (1812-95) - Our Island Home

    Est: $1,000 - $1,200

    Our Island Home

    Colville Auctions
  • Louisa Anne Meredith (1812-95) - The Romance of Nature or the Flowers Seasons Illustrated
    May. 02, 2017

    Louisa Anne Meredith (1812-95) - The Romance of Nature or the Flowers Seasons Illustrated

    Est: $300 - $400

    The Romance of Nature or the Flowers Seasons Illustrated

    Colville Auctions
  • Louisa Anne Meredith (1812-95) - Bush Friends in Tasmania Last Series
    May. 02, 2017

    Louisa Anne Meredith (1812-95) - Bush Friends in Tasmania Last Series

    Est: $1,200 - $1,400

    Bush Friends in Tasmania Last Series

    Colville Auctions
  • MEREDITH (LOUISA ANNE)
    Jun. 25, 2013

    MEREDITH (LOUISA ANNE)

    Est: £200 - £300

    Bush Friends in Tasmania, Native Flowers, Fruits and Insects, Drawn from Nature, with prose descriptions and illustrations in verse, Last Series, NUMBER 561 OF 700 COPIES, SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR, and dedicated in the author's hand, 15 chromolithographed plates (including title and dedication leaves), 8 poem-titles in monochrome, leaves detached, g.e., publisher's cloth decorative gilt, worn at edges, folio, Macmillan & Co., 1891

    Bonhams
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