Ancient Art, Antiquities, Books, Natural History & Coins

Stuart Cary Welch - Wonders of the Age, Masterpieces of Early Safavid Painting, 1501-1576, 1979-1980 exhibition, cardcovers, 223 pp, black and white and colour images; Milo Cleveland Beach - Early Mughal Paintings, 1987, hardcover with dustwrapper, 164 pp, black and white images; Realms of Heroism, Indian paintings at the Brooklyn Museum, New York, 1994, cardcovers, 351 pp, colour and black and white images; Exhibition Catalogue - Pages of Perfection, Islamic Paintings and Calligraphy from the Russian Academy of Sciences, St. Petersburg, 1995, cardcovers, 339 pp, colour images; Michael Brand & Glenn D. Lowry - Akbar's India: Art from the Mughal City of Victory, New York, 1985-1986, cardcovers, 162 pp, colour and black and white images; Robert G. Donnelley - The Art of Silver Horn and His Successors, 2000, cardcovers, 216 pp, black and white and colour images. 7.01 kg total, 26.5 x 18 - 30.5 x 25 cm



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J.R. Harris - Egyptian Art - Feltham, 1966, hardback with dustwrapper, 42 pp, 55 colour plates; Z. Hawass - Egypt of the Pharaohs - Washington, 2001, hardback with dustwrapper, 288 pp, colour; P. Tompkins - Secrets of the Great Pyramid - New York, 1971, hardback with dustwrapper, 416 pp, monochrome, text figures; H.W. Muller et al. - Nofretete.Echnaton - Munich, 1976, card covers, 220 pp, colour and monochrome; H. Carter - The Tomb of Tutankhamen - London, 1972, card covers, 236 pp, colour and monochrome; C. Aldred - Jewels of the Pharaohs - London, 1971, card covers, 256 pp, monochrome'; R. David (ed) - Mysteries of the Mummies - New York, 1978, hardback with dustwrapper, 190 pp, colour and monochrome. 6.18 kg total, 25.5 x 18 - 28.3 x 24.1 cm



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CHRISTIE'S: The Alfred Wolkenberg Collection of Ancient Glass, London, 9 July 1991; Ancient Glass From the Shlomo Moussaief Collection, King Street, 6 July 2016; Antiquities, New York, 25 October 2016; THE SUMMA GALLERIES INC.: Catalogue 6, Ancient Art, Beverly Hills, Summer 1984; Catalogue 5, Ancient Art, Beverly Hills, September 1979; Catalogue 1, Ancient Art, Beverly Hills, December 1976; RENAUD: Collection Gallerie Samarcande, Paris, 7-8 October 1996; GALERIE SIMONE DE MONBRISON: Arts Antiques, Arts Primitifs, Paris, 1968(?), lacking a spine; FORTUNA FINE ARTS: Glasses of Antiquity, New York, 2002; Solid Liquid, New York, 1999; HADJI BABA ANCIENT ART: The Beauty of Ancient Glass, London, Spring 1995; SOTHEBY'S: Important Antiquities from the Norbert Schimmel Collection, New York, 16 December 1992; Antiquities from the Schuster Collection, London, 10 July 1989. 4 kg total, 21 x 16.8 - 27.7 x 21.7 cm



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Z. Hawass - Valley of the Golden Mummies - New York, 2000 hardback with dustwrapper, 223 pp, colour; R.E. Freed - Ramses II: the Great Pharaoh and his Time - Memphis, 1987, card covers,215 pp, colour; H.G. Fischer - Ancient Egyptin Calligraphy - New York, 1988, hardback with cloth covers, 68 pp, text figures; L. Oakes & L. Cahlin - Ancient Egypt - London, 2002, hardback with dustwrapper, 504 pp, colour; C. Aldred - Akhenaten and Nefertiti - New York, 1973, card covers, 231 pp, monochrome; L. Cottrell 0 Egypt - New York, 1966, hard back with dustwrapper, 280 pp, colour and monochrome plates; M. Seidel & R. Schulz - Egypt - Norderstdt, 2005, hardback with dustwrapper, 608 pp, colour. 8.65 kg total, 17 x 15.5 - 30.5 x 25.6 cm



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D. Buitron-Oliver (ed.), The Greek Miracle, Classical Sculpture from the Dawn of Democracy – The Fifth Century B.C., Washington-New York, 1993, pp.164, col. catalogue and b/w, ill.; V. Karageorghis, Ancient Art from Cyprus, the Cesnola Collection, New York, 2000, pp.305, colour catalogue of the Exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of New York; N. Papahatzis, Ancient Corinth, The Museum of Corinth, Ishtmia and Sycion, Athens, 1978, pp.112, full col. ill.; G. Dontsas, The Acropolis and its Museum, Athens, 1979, pp.136, full col.ill.; C.Picard, Manuel d’Archeologie Grecque, La sculpture, I Periode Archaique, Paris, 1935, pp.704, b/w ill.; C.Picard, Manuel d’Archeologie Grecque, La sculpture, II Periode Classique, V siècle, Paris, 1939, pp.1016, b/w ill.; C. Picard, Manuel d’Archeologie Grecque, La sculpture, II Periode Classique, V siècle, Paris, 1939, pp.521, b/w ill.; The British Museum, An historical guide to the sculptures of the Parthenon, London, 1971, pp.47, b/w ill. 7.47 kg total, 23 x 14.5 - 31 x 24 cm



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Fine Japanese Ceramics, Lacquer Wares and Works of Art, 5 June 1980; Oriental Ceramics and Works of Art, 10 June 1980; Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, 15 July 1980; Oriental Ceramics and Works of Art, 22 July 1980; Oriental Ceramics and Works of Art, 14 October 1980; Oriental Ceramics and Works of Art, 2 December 1980; Fine Chinese and Korean Ceramics and Works of Art, 16-17 December 1980; Chinese Decorative Arts, 19 December 1980; Chinese, European and Oriental Rugs and Carpets, 19 December 1980; Oriental Ceramics and Works of Art, 17 February 1981; Chinese Ceramics, Works of Art and Reference Books, 31 March 1981; Fine Chinese Ceramics, Bronzes and Works of Art, 7 April 1981; Oriental Ceramics and Works of Art, 19 May 1981; Chinese Decorative Arts, 5 June 1981; Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, 14 July 1981; Oriental Ceramics, Works of Art and Snuff Bottles, 28 July 1981; Oriental Ceramics and Works of Art, 10 November 1981; Oriental Ceramics and Works of Art, 15 April 1975; Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, 15 December 1981; Chinese Decorative Arts, 12 March 1982; Oriental Ceramics and Works of Art, 30 March 1982; Important Chinese and Islamic Jade carvings, 8 June 1982; Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, 15 June 1982; Chinese Decorative Arts, 29 October 1982; Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, 14 December 1982; Chinese Decorative Arts, 15 April 1983; Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, 21 June 1983; Chinese Decorative Arts, 28 October 1983; Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, 13 December 1983; Chinese Decorative Arts, 4 May 1984. 8.65 kg total, 24.4 x 18 cm each



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SOTHEBY'S: Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, New York, 4 June 1986; Fine Chinese Bronzes, Ceramics and Works of Art, London, 10 June 1986; Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, New York, 3 December 1986; Fine Chinese Ceramics, Bronzes and Works of Art, London, 9 December 1986; Important Chinese Ceramics, Works of Art, Jades and Jadeite Jewellery, Hong Kong, 24-25 November 1987; Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, London, 15 December 1987; Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, London, 7 June 1988; Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, London, 13 December 1988; Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, London, 12 December 1989; Important Early Chinese Ceramics, Archaic Bronzes, Sculpture, Silver and Lacquer from the Works of Art Collection of British Rail Pension Fund, London, 12 December 1989; Fine Chinese Ceramics, Works of Art, Jadeite Jewellery, Jade Carvings, Pendants and Snuff Bottles, Hong Kong, 30 April to 2 May 1991; Fine Chinese Ceramics, Hong Kong, 29 October 1991; Fine Chinese Ceramics, Works of Art, Jade Carvings and Jadeite Jewellery, Hong Kong, 28-29 April 1992; Fine Chinese and Korean Ceramics and Works of Art, London, 9 June 1992; Fine Chinese and Korean Ceramics and Works of Art, London, 8 December 1992; Chinese and Japanese Ceramics and Works of Art, Amsterdam, 21 May 1996; Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, London, 13 July 2005; Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, London, 13 July 2005; CHRISTIE'S: Fine Chinese Ceramics, Jade and Works of Art, Hong Kong, 13 January 1987; Fine Chinese Ceramics, Jade and Works of Art, London, 14 and 16 December 1987; Chinese Porcelain and Works of Art, London, 9 May 1988; Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, New York, 3 june 1988; Fine Chinese Ceramics, Jade and Works of Art, London, 12 December 1988; The Collectiono f the Late R E Summerfield, Esq - Volume II, Cheltenham Racecourse, 24-26 October 1989; Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, London, 11 December 1989; Fine Chinese Ceramics, Hong Kong, 31 March 1992; Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, New York, 4 June 1992; Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, London, 8 June 1992; Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, London, 7 December 1992; Chinese Ceramics and Chinese Export Ceramics and Works of Art, London, 18 June 2002; Chinese Ceramics and Chinese Export Ceramics and Works of Art, London, 12 November 2002; Asian Decorative Arts, South Kensington, 10 July 2003; Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, South Kensington, 14 November 2003. 20 kg total, 25.3 x 20 - 27.7 x 21.7 cm



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Florilège de la Verrerie Ancienne - Brussels, n.d., card covers, 30 pp, colour; Designs in Miniature: The Story of Mosaic Glass - New York, 1995, card covers, 48 pp, monochrome and colour; Journal of Glass Studies Vol.VI, New York, 1964, 208 pp, monochrome, text figures; Vol.VII, 1966, card covers, 178 pp, monochrome, text figures; Vol.IX,1967, 178 pp, monochrome, text figures; Chloe Zerwick - A Short History of Glass - New York. 1980, card covers, 96 pp, monochrome; David Whitehouse (ed) - Reflecting Antiquity: Modern Glass Inspired by Ancient Rome - New York, 2007, card covers, 234 pp, colour. 3.92 kg total, 23 x 22 - 27.3 x 20.8 cm



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C.F. Nims - Thebes of the Pharaohs: Pattern for Every City - New York, 1965, hardback with dustwrapper, 208 pp, colour and monochrome; Montréal Museum - The Great Pharaoh Ramses II and his Time - Montréal, 1985, card covers, 150 pp, colour; A. Siliotti - Guide to the Valley of the Kings - Cercelli, 1996, hardback with dustwrapper, 168 pp, colour; Metropolitan Museum of Art - Ancient Art Gifts from The Norbert Schimmel Collection - Bulletin Vol.XLIX, Spring 1992 - card covers, 64 pp, colour; Toledo Museum of Art - Egypt in Toledo - Toledo, 2011, card covers, 112 pp, colour; B. Shmitz et al. - Pelizaeus Museum Hildesheim - Mainz, 1996, card covers,145 pp, colour; A. Moorehead - The Blue Nile - London, 1972, hardback with dustwrapper, 336 pp, colour and monochrome. 5.76 kg total, 23 x 23 - 30.5 x 23 cm



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A.Sakellariou, G.Papathanasopoulos, National Archaeological Museum, A.Prehistoric collections, a brief guide, Athens, 1970, pp.94, 31 B/W pls.; J.D. Beazley, Some Attic Vases in the Cyprus Museum, Oxford, 1989, pp.46, 19 B/W pls.; M.A. Del Chiaro, W.R. Biers (Ed.), Corinthiaca, Studies in Honor of Darrell A. Amyx, Columbia, 1986, pp.182, b/w figs.; D.Von Bothmer, The Amasis Painter and his world, vase-painting in sixth-century B.C. Athens, Malibu-London, 1985, pp.246, 8 colour pages, b/w ill. 2.14 kg total, 21 x 14.2 - 26.7 x 21 cm



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J.Aruz, A. Farkas, A. Alekseev, E. Korolkova, The Golden Deer of Eurasia, Scythian and Sarmatian treasures from the Russian Steppes, New York, 2000, pp.303, Full colour exhibition catalogue; J.C. Waldbaum, Metalwork from Sardis, Cambridge, 1983, pp.222, 67 B/W pls.; AA.VV., Treasures of Early Irish Art, 1500 B.C. to 1500 A.D., New York, 1977, pp.221, full colour catalogue of the Exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York; K. Reynolds Brown, Migration Art, A.D. 300-800, New York, 1995, pp.56, 12 col.pls., b/w ill.; R. Higgings, Tanagra and the figurines, Princeton, 1986, X colour plates, b/w ill.; V.Tatton-Brown, Cyprus BC, 7000 years of history, London, 1979, pp.117, b/w ill. 6.4 kg total, 25.5 x 19.8 - 31.5 x 24 cm



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CHRISTIE'S: Furniture, Metalwork, Pewter, clocks, Works of Art and Rugs and Carpets, Including the Remaining Contents of the 'Villa Van Kerstens', Tilburg, Amsterdam, 9-10 October 1986; The Estate of Carsten Faurschou, London, 19 November 1986; Fine English Furniture, Objects of Art and Chinese Export Porcelain, New York, 19-20 January 1996; Fine English Furniture and Chinese Export Porcelain, New York, 24 January 1997; The Collection of Mr and Mrs Bertram D Coleman, New York, 16 January 1998; Furniture and Decorative Arts, New York, 20 January 1998; The British Interior, New York, 21-22 January 1998; European and Asian Decorative Arts, New York, 22 September 1998; The British Interior, New York, 21 January 1999; European and Asian Decorative Arts, New York, 24 March 1999; European and Asian Decorative Arts, New York, 22 June 1999; The British Interior, New York, 25-26 January 2000; The Dr Anton Dreesmann Collection, Dutch Pictures and Works of Art, Amsterdam, 16 April 2002; The Dutch Interior, Amsterdam, 28 September 2000; The Dr Bodo Slingenberg Collection, Amsterdam, 29 March 2001; The Dutch Interior, Amsterdam, 26 September 2001; The Dutch Interior, Amsterdam, 24 September 2002; The European Noble House Sale, Amsterdam, 17 December 2002; Collection Djahanguir Riahi, London, 6 December 2012; SOTHEBY'S: Important Americana, New York, 16 and 18 January 1997; Americana: Prints, Ceramics and Silver, New York, 16 and 20 January 1998; A Celebration of the English Country House, New York, 16-17 April 1998; Highly Important French Furniture & Decorations, New York, 25 April 1998; The Collection of Dorothy Hirshon, New York, 26 September 1998; The Van Spaendonck-Dreesmann Collection, Amsterdam, 20 October 1999; Important Americana, New York, 21-22 January 2000; European Sculpture, Early Furniture & Works of Art, Amsterdam, 19 December 2000; European Sculpture, Early Furniture & Works of Art, Amsterdam, 16 May 2001; Lily & Edmond J. Safra: Magnificent European Furniture, New York, 3 November 2005; WILLIAM DOYLE GALLERIES: Important 17th & 18th Century English & Continental Furniture & Decorations, 22 May 1996; LEMPERTZ: Sammlung Monheim, Köln, 5 February 2000. 21.7 kg total, 25.5 x 20 - 29.7 x 23 cm



Property of a London, UK, gentleman.