After JOHN LINDLEY Botanical Print, Collectanea Botanica, Astrapea Wallichii compote Art Nouveau hall light by

Art Nouveau hall light by Tiffany Studios with a satin glass finish

with a tubular glass shade and wire cage guard

and very large tall chest is a form common to pieces custom made for merchants in 17th century Portuguese Indian colonies

It sits atop a tapered

Each displays a scrolling acanthus leaf border in a relaxed oval

After JOHN LINDLEY Botanical Print, Collectanea Botanica, Astrapea Wallichii compote Art Nouveau hall light byDETAILS This is a vintage print, after the original botanical engraving by botanist John Lindley from Collectanea Botanica, a book that featured mostly orchid flowers. TITLE Astrapea Wallichii FRAMING Matted and framed LITERATURE Collectanea Botanica; or, Figures and Botanical Illustrations of Rare and Curious Exotic Plants (London, 1821 26) MAKER After John Lindley (English, 1799 1865) MARKS Marked: (lower left) J. Lindley del. and Astrapea Wallichii