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Basil Besler

German · 1561–1629 · Painter

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47lots offered2008–2026years recorded67%sold (26)$523Sign up free to seemedian price

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A Set of Four Botanical Prints from Hortus EystettensisBonhams · Jul 2025$6,400≈ £4,715≈ €5,466Sign up to see
Two plates from Hortus Eystettensis (1613)Bonhams · Jul 2023$3,200≈ £2,479≈ €2,852Sign up to see
Four botanical leaves: Linaria aurea…, Gnaphalium latifoli…, Christophoriana…, Consolida Saracenica... from Hortus Eystettensis, Nuremberg, likely 1713 edition or later 18th century, text versoBrunk Auctions · Jul 2015$2,200≈ £1,413≈ €2,024Sign up to see

Basil Besler’s highest prices recorded at auction, ranked in US dollars at each sale-date exchange rate and shown in the currency of the sale (with the buyer’s premium where the house publishes it).

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Basil Besler, I. Limonium Syriacum (sea lavender), II. Calamentha Angustifolys (Calamint), III. Coronopus (swine cress), hand-colored engraving on paper — I. Limonium Syriacum (sea lavender), II. Calamentha Angustifolys (Calamint), III. Coronopus (swine cress)
Austin Auction Gallery · May 2, 2026
$275Sign up free to see

Hortus Eystettensis, Mentha Crispa
Helmuth Stone Gallery · Jan 11, 2026
$945Sign up free to see

Juncus, Clematis, Periclymenum
Helmuth Stone Gallery · Jan 11, 2026
$1,008Sign up free to see

Basil Besler, Blatt aus "Hortus Eystettensis", Kupferstich auf gröberem Bütten — Blatt aus "Hortus Eystettensis"
Auktionshaus Mehlis · Nov 22, 2025
€200Sign up free to see

from Hortus Eystettensis, 20th century
Brunk Auctions · Nov 20, 2025
$250Sign up free to see

Basil Besler, A Set of Four Botanical Prints from Hortus Eystettensis, hand-colored engraving on laid paper — A Set of Four Botanical Prints from Hortus Eystettensis
Bonhams · Jul 10, 2025
$6,400Sign up free to see

Basil Besler, Skabiosen aus Hortus Eystettensis, Kupferstich auf gröberem Bütten — Skabiosen aus Hortus Eystettensis
Auktionshaus Mehlis · Mar 20, 2025
€360Sign up free to see

Basil Besler, Carnations, Stages of a Carnation Flower, hand colored engraving — Carnations, Stages of a Carnation Flower
Michaan's Auctions · Nov 15, 2024
$378Sign up free to see

Basil Besler, Caryophyllus Multiplex’ (Carnations), etching with engraving and hand-colouring — Caryophyllus Multiplex’ (Carnations)
Toovey's · Aug 7, 2024
£380Sign up free to see

Basil Besler, Ficus Indica Eystetten, Fis Ex Uno Folio Enatalu, Xurians, engraving — Ficus Indica Eystetten, Fis Ex Uno Folio Enatalu, Xurians
Olympia Auctions · Mar 20, 2024
£100Sign up free to see

Basil Besler, Four works from the Hortus eystettensis series, etching on paper with hand-coloring — Four works from the Hortus eystettensis series
Toomey & Co. · Nov 16, 2023
$315Sign up free to see

Basil Besler, Hedysarum clypeatum; and Melilotus germanica, two hand-coloured botanical engravings — Hedysarum clypeatum; and Melilotus germanica
Leonard Joel · Sep 19, 2023
A$1,400Sign up free to see

Basil Besler, Two plates from Hortus Eystettensis (1613), hand-colored engraving — Two plates from Hortus Eystettensis (1613)
Bonhams · Jul 19, 2023
$3,200Sign up free to see

Basil Besler, Kräuterblatt, Kupferstich — Kräuterblatt
Auktionshaus Mehlis · Nov 26, 2022
€390Sign up free to see

Basil Besler, Kräuterblatt, Kupferstich — Kräuterblatt
Auktionshaus Mehlis · Nov 26, 2022
€220Sign up free to see

Trifolium Bituminofumodoratum, from Hortus Eystettensis (The Garden of Eichstatt), Eichstatt and Nuremberg
Brunk Auctions · Aug 1, 2020
$400Sign up free to see

Basil Besler, Capparis Fabago' (Copper Plant), Hand Coloured Copper Engraving — Capparis Fabago' (Copper Plant)
Davidson Auctions · May 24, 2020
A$200Sign up free to see

Basil Besler, Asphodelus Maior Albus' (Spotted Orchid), Hand Coloured Copper Engraving — Asphodelus Maior Albus' (Spotted Orchid)
Davidson Auctions · Nov 16, 2019
A$450Sign up free to see

Basil Besler, Eight Plates, from Hortus Eystettensis, 1613, Copper plate engravings — Eight Plates, from Hortus Eystettensis, 1613
Bonhams · Jun 25, 2019
$1,785Sign up free to see

I. Poma amoris fructu luteo (orange-colored tomato)
Brunk Auctions · Mar 23, 2019
$700Sign up free to see

Basil Besler, Fructus Artischochi, Hand Colored Engraving on Laid Paper — Fructus Artischochi
Clarke Auction Gallery · Mar 5, 2017
$700Sign up free to see

Two works: Hortus Eystettensis, Nuremberg: [Petasites…petasites flore albo], lacking text verso
Brunk Auctions · Sep 12, 2015
$800Sign up free to see

Four botanical leaves: Linaria aurea…, Gnaphalium latifoli…, Christophoriana…, Consolida Saracenica... from Hortus Eystettensis, Nuremberg, likely 1713 edition or later 18th century, text verso
Brunk Auctions · Jul 16, 2015
$2,200Sign up free to see

Four botanical leaves: Lotus…, Connyzamedia…, Linum …, Lacea…, from Hortus Eystettensis, Nuremberg, likely 1713 editions or later 18th century, text verso
Brunk Auctions · Jul 16, 2015
$2,000Sign up free to see

Basil Besler, Two Plates, from Hortus Eystettensis, 1613, Handcolored engravings on laid paper, without watermarks, probably from the Jubilee Edition 1713 — Two Plates, from Hortus Eystettensis, 1613
Bonhams · Jan 25, 2015
$875Sign up free to see

Basil Besler, Lilium Cruentum Polyanthos, Hand-colored engraving, circa 1613; also featuring "Centaurium minus flore rubro" and "Centaurium minus flore albo." — Lilium Cruentum Polyanthos
Sloans & Kenyon · Jun 14, 2013
$400Sign up free to see

Basil Besler, Phalangium Alobrogi, 1613/later, Engraving with handcoloring on wove paper — Phalangium Alobrogi, 1613/later
Bonhams · Apr 21, 2013
$563Sign up free to see

Basil Besler, Sheet from the "Hortus Eystettensis", Black and white engraving — Sheet from the "Hortus Eystettensis"
Sloans & Kenyon · Feb 8, 2008
$400Sign up free to see

Basil Besler, Myrte aus "Hortus Eystettensis", Kupferstich auf Bütten — Myrte aus "Hortus Eystettensis"
Auktionshaus Mehlis · Nov 22, 2025

Basil Besler, Caryophyllus sylvestris flore laciniato carneo, Engraving and etching — Caryophyllus sylvestris flore laciniato carneo
Bertolami Fine Art · Apr 16, 2025

Basil Besler, Cataputia vulgaris, Engraving and etching — Cataputia vulgaris
Bertolami Fine Art · Apr 16, 2025

Basil Besler, Linaria aurea, Engraving and etching — Linaria aurea
Bertolami Fine Art · Apr 16, 2025

Basil Besler, Ageratum, Engraving and etching — Ageratum
Bertolami Fine Art · Apr 16, 2025

Basil Besler, Chamaenerion, Engraving and etching — Chamaenerion
Bertolami Fine Art · Apr 16, 2025

Basil Besler, Amerius pleno rubro flore, Engraving and etching — Amerius pleno rubro flore
Bertolami Fine Art · Apr 16, 2025

Basil Besler, Piper Indicum minimum erectum | Piper Indicum medium | Piper Indicum maximum rotundum erectum, Lot of three plates from the famous herbarium Hortus Eystettensis (1613). Engraving and etching — Piper Indicum minimum erectum | Piper Indicum medium | Piper Indicum maximum rotundum erectum
Bertolami Fine Art · Nov 14, 2024

Basil Besler, Juncus, Clematis, Periclymenum, Plate from the famous herbarium Hortus Eystettensis (1613). Engraving and etching — Juncus, Clematis, Periclymenum
Bertolami Fine Art · Nov 14, 2024

Basil Besler, Acanthus and Cardus, Plate from the famous herbarium Hortus Eystettensis (1613). Engraving and etching — Acanthus and Cardus
Bertolami Fine Art · Nov 14, 2024

Basil Besler, Capparis Fabago' (Copper Plant), Hand Coloured Copper Engraving — Capparis Fabago' (Copper Plant)
Davidson Auctions · Nov 16, 2019

Basil Besler, Two Plates, from Hortus Eystettensis, 1613/later, Handcolored engravings on laid paper, without watermarks, probably from the Jubilee Edition 1713 — Two Plates, from Hortus Eystettensis, 1613/later
Bonhams · Aug 17, 2015

Basil Besler, Lilium Cruentum Polyanthos, Hand-colored engraving, circa 1613; also featuring "Centaurium minus flore rubro" and "Centaurium minus flore albo." — Lilium Cruentum Polyanthos
Sloans & Kenyon · Apr 19, 2013

Works in museum collections

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Basil Besler, Hortus Eystettensis — Hortus Eystettensis
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