Raphaël Ghislain,b.1928; A Botanical Sepia Ink Study on Paper; The Japanese Dragon Willow "Salix Sachalinensis 'Sekka'’ sub-Furniture- Boxes & Luggage Calumba Root and Kino Gum

Calumba Root and Kino Gum to name but a few

The gilding to the frame does suffer from losses

having mother of pearl escutcheon and top inlay blank for personalisation

like the one found on this hinge

With the age of steam driven ships

Raphaël Ghislain,b.1928; A Botanical Sepia Ink Study on Paper; The Japanese Dragon Willow "Salix Sachalinensis 'Sekka'’ sub-Furniture- Boxes & Luggage Calumba Root and Kino GumOrigin: Belgian Period: Mid 20thC Provenance: The Estate of the late Howard Radclyffe & exhibited: Bernard Quaritch Ltd, London, "Raphal Ghislain" in 1971 Date: c. 1971 In Frame: 31. 25 high x 22. 25 wide The striking sepia ink work on paper, signed with monogram and dated II II MCMLXXI, brilliantly depicting the fluidity of the Japanese fantail or dragon willow shrub, presented framed and glazed and surviving from the early seventies. The book