Pair of 19th-century Framed Fungi Illustrations Shell Cats and other odd creatures

Cats and other odd creatures appear in many of his crosshatched illustrations

2 Side pockets and 2 Chest patch pockets

The design is a reproduction of an 18th-century chinoiserie wallpaper panel—once called “Pekins”

and were originally designed to be sewn or glued onto a soft-sculpture cloth body

Pair of 19th-century Framed Fungi Illustrations Shell Cats and other odd creaturesWithin John Derian's curated collection of antique art is this pair of antique German chromolithographs featuring botanical studies of morel and saddle mushrooms from a natural history guide. The prints are housed in matching vintage frames with a faux tortoiseshell finish, a popular period technique used to mimic rare organic materials. Details Set of 2 approx. 15. 5" L x 21. 75" H Antique lithographs within a painted wood frame c. 1890 Germany