Wall Art: Botanical Plate Original by Ellaphie Ward-Hilhorst (Pelargonium transvaalense)

Wall Art: Botanical Plate Original by Ellaphie Ward-Hilhorst (Pelargonium transvaalense)

R 2,625.00
R 2,625.00
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Wall Art: Botanical Plate Original by Ellaphie Ward-Hilhorst (Pelargonium transvaalense)
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Wall Art: Botanical Plate Original by Ellaphie Ward-Hilhorst (Pelargonium transvaalense)

Wall Art: Botanical Plate Original by Ellaphie Ward-Hilhorst (Pelargonium transvaalense)

Elite, museum-grade South African botanical plate meticulously rendering the specific structural architecture of the Transvaal Pelargonium (Pelargonium transvaalense).

Exhibits extraordinary technical mastery: delicate hand-toned pale pink petals, explicit carmine-red branching veins, and rich deep bronze-purple zonation rings mirroring organic leaf life. The lower margins showcase fine pencil-rendered botanical dissections under scientific magnification keys (x1.5, x3, and x2) tracking petal, pistil, and stamen biology.

Original Intended Use: Limited fine-art collection piece from A Portfolio of Pelargoniums.

Alternate Suggested Use: High-end architectural framing masterpiece designed as a focal display for an entry gallery, sophisticated garden room, or styled alongside its matching set of four prints.
More Details

Authentic, hand-signed and dated in pencil by the world-renowned, listed artist as "E. Ward-Hilhorst 1/5/79" along with handwritten binomial nomenclature.

Housed within a spectacular, high-end double matting layout featuring a rich oxblood inner border and a fine gilded fillet line. Securely encased inside a premium, polished deep burgundy gallery frame with a polished outer lustre.

This forms an incomparable four-part sequentially dated regional botanical collection with its sister plates.
Did you Know?

Ward-Hilhorst was famous for rejecting preserved herbarium materials. She insisted on illustrating only from fresh, living specimens, frequently embarking on remote, arduous botanical expeditions across South Africa alongside leading scientists to capture accurate plant profiles.

This specific plate represents an original, limited-edition lithographic impression pulled onto heavy rag artist paper, hand-tinted and individually signed before being mounted into an elite framing display.
Origin & Era

Made in South Africa, 1979.
Dimensions

Approximate Dimensions: Height 50cm, Length 43cm, Width 3.5cm.
Vintage Condition

Pristine, museum-tier preserved condition.

Minor age-related wear. The original heavy rag paper surface is exceptionally clean, remaining completely free of foxing, fading, or historic moisture discoloration. The custom burgundy frame retains its deep glass-like gloss finish, showing only microscopic rubbing and faint superficial hairline shelf scuffs along the reverse corner edges from past storage.

Vintage Art Frame Note: This exquisite piece remains completely undisturbed within its original backing to preserve its historic integrity. It has intentionally not been opened. The premium valuation is firmly justified by the visible pigment aging, canvas weave, frame joinery, or provenance markings, ensuring its elite collector value remains entirely intact regardless of future internal inspection.
Price
R 2,625.00
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