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[+] JOSEF FRANK, ” Flora “, commode, Svenskt Tenn,  mahogany, 3 drawers, covered with illustrations from C.A.M. Lindmans Northern Flora. Josef Frank (July 15, 1885, in Baden bei Wien – January 8, 1967, in Stockholm) was an Austrian-born architect, artist, and designer who adopted Swedish citizenship in the latter half of his life. Together with Oskar Strnad, he created the Vienna School of Architecture, and its concept of Modern houses, housing and interiors.                         The updated version called Flora Chest of Drawers Carl von Linnaeus is decorated with reproductions of painting that actually hanged on the walls in the Carl Linnaeus home.(via)           Ptelea trifoliata L. Linnean herbarium (S-LINN)              Iris germanica Department of Phanerogamic Botany Swedish Museum of Natural History (S) http://linnaeus.nrm.se/botany/fbo/welcome.html.en

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JOSEF FRANK, ” Flora “, commode, Svenskt Tenn,  mahogany, 3 drawers, covered with illustrations from C.A.M. Lindmans Northern Flora.

Josef Frank (July 15, 1885, in Baden bei Wien – January 8, 1967, in Stockholm) was an Austrian-born architect, artist, and designer who adopted Swedish citizenship in the latter half of his life. Together with Oskar Strnad, he created the Vienna School of Architecture, and its concept of Modern houses, housing and interiors.

                       
The updated version called Flora Chest of Drawers Carl von Linnaeus is decorated with reproductions of painting that actually hanged on the walls in the Carl Linnaeus home.(via)
         

Ptelea trifoliata L.
Linnean herbarium (S-LINN)

            
Iris germanica

Department of Phanerogamic Botany
Swedish Museum of Natural History (S)

http://linnaeus.nrm.se/botany/fbo/welcome.html.en


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