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LOT 1063
A Catalogue of Palaeolithic Art in the British Museum
1987 A.D.
11 1/4 x 8 7/8 in. (1.31 kg, 28.5 x 22.5 cm).
Ann Sieveking - London, 1987, hardback with dustwrapper, 115 pp, 131 monochrome plates. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceProperty of a North London, UK, gentleman.
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Christie's and Gorny & Mosch Antiquities Catalogues - 26 Titles
1987-2026 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £143
GORNY & MOSCH: Auktion 272, Kunst der Antike, Afrika, Asiatica (u.a. aus der Sammlung Dr Wiedner), 22 Juli 2020; Auktion 275, Kunst der Antike, Afrika, Asiatica, Präkolumbische Kunst, 16 Dezember 2020; Auktion 283, Kunst der Antike - darunter eine Sammlung Aegyptiaca, 15 Dezember 2021 (2 copies); Auktion 287, Kunst der Antike, 12 Juli 2022; Auktion 292, Kunst der Antike, 14 Dezember 2022 (2 copies); Auktion 296, Kunst der Antike, 12 Juli 2023, Saalauktion, 13 Juli 2023, E-Auktion (2 copies); Auktion 309, Kunst der Antike, 11 Dezember 2024, Saalauktion, 12 Dezember 2024, E-Auktion; Auktion 316, Kunst der Antike, 16 Dezember 2025, Saalauktion, 17 Dezember 2025, E-Auktion; Auktion 319, Kunst der Antike, Aus den Sammlungen Oppenländer, Erich Marx, 7 Juli 2026, Saalauktion, 8 Juli 2026, E-Auktion; CHRISTIE'S LONDON: Classical Sculpture, Formerly from Marbury Hall, Friday 10 July 1987; Fine Antiquities, Wednesday 11 July 1990 (2 copies); Fine Antiquities, Monday 2 December 1991 (2 copies); Antiquities, Wednesday 25 April 2007; CHRISTIE'S SOUTH KENSINGTON: Oriental Ceramics and Works of Art, Thursday 6 November 1997; Asian Art, Thursday 12 October 2006; Indian and Islamic Works of Art, Friday 2 October 2007; Indian and Islamic Works of Art and Textiles, Friday 11 April 2008; Indian and Islamic Works of Art and Textiles, Friday 3 April 2009; Indian and Islamic Works of Art and Textiles, Friday 9 October 2009; CHRISTIE'S NEW YORK: Antiquities, Thursday 10 June 2010; The Schuster Master, a Cycladic Marble Masterpiece, 9 December 2010. 19 kg total, 26.7 x 21 cm
Ex UK gallery, early 2000s. -
Catalogues of British and European Prehistoric Metalwork - 2 Titles
1993-2007 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Philip J. Watson - Catalogue of British and European Prehistoric Metalwork in Birmingham City Museums - Oxford, 1993, card covers, 47 pp, line drawings, monochrome plates; A.M.B. Sestieri et al - Prehistoric Metal Artefacts from Italy (3500-720 BC) in the British Museum - London, 2007, card covers, 348 pp, maps, line drawings, monochrome photographs. 1.66 kg total, 29.7 x 21 cm each
Property of a North London, UK, gentleman. -
Ancient Near Eastern Cylinder Seals from the Marcopoli Collection by Beatrice Teissier
1984 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £98
Teissier, Beatrice, hardcover with dustjacket, 407 pp, profusely illustrated with black-and-white images. 2.03 kg, 28.8 x 22.5 cm
Ex UK gallery, early 2000s.
The cylinder seals catalogued and described in this volume are part of an exceptional collection of seals amassed by the Marcopoli family in Aleppo. The collection contains one of the most comprehensive groupings of cylinder seals discovered so far. Some 720 cylinder seals are discussed and described.
