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LOT 1147
Ancient Greek Antiquities Books - 5 Titles
1893-1977 A.D.
7 3/4 x 5 1/4 - 10 x 8 1/2 in. (4.91 kg total, 19.5 x 13.4 - 25.5 x 21.4 cm).
G.M.A. Richter - A Handbook of Greek Art, London, 1959, hardcover, 421 pp, black-and-white illustrations; Christine Mitchell Havelock - Hellenistic Art. The Art of the Classical World from the Death of Alexander the Great to the Battle of Actium, London, 1971, hardcover, 283 pp, colour and black-and-white illustrations; J.N. Coldstream - Geometric Greece, London, 1977, card covers, 405 pp, black-and-white illustrations; Anthony Rich - Dictionary of Roman and Greek Antiquities, London, 1893, hard cover with gilt titling, 756 pp, black-and-white illustrations;
William Smith - A Smaller Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London, 1907, hard cover with gilt titling, 474 pp, black-and-white illustrations. [5, No Reserve]
Property of a North London, UK, gentleman.
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Sotheby's, Nicholas Grindley and Other Chinese and Asian Art Auction and Gallery Catalogue Group - 47 Titles
1979-2020 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
SOTHEBY'S: Curiosity V, Hong Kong, 2 April 2019; Junkunc, Arts of Ancient China II, New York, 10 September 2019; A Noble Pursuit, New York, 11 September 2019; Important Chinese Art, New York, 11 September 2019; NICHOLAS GRINDLEY: Educated Palates, 13-17 October 1987; June 1998; November 1998; November 1999; March 2000; November 2000; March 2001; November 2001; March 2002; November 2002; March 2004; November 2004; March 2005; November 2005; JONATHAN TUCKER, ANTONIA TOZER: Radiance from the East, Works of Art from India, China and Southeast Asia, 6-28 November 2003; Asian Art, Works of Art from India, China and Southeast Asia, exhibition catalogue, (no date); An Important Collection of Southeast Asian Sculpture: The Property of a Private Japanese Collector, 1-6 April, 2005; Glimmerings from the East, Works of Art from India, China and Southeast Asia, 7-29 November 2002; Luster from the East, An Exhibition of Buddhist and Hindu Sculpture and Other Works of Art from India, China and Southeast Asia, 3-25 November 2005; Brightness from the East, an Important Exhibition of Indian, Southeast Asian and Chinese Art, 1-23 November 2007; Brilliance from the East, An Important Exhibition of Indian, Southeast Asian and Chinese Art, 30 October-21 November 2008; SPINK: Directory I: Chinese Works of Art, (no date); The Minor Arts of China, April 1987; The Minor Arts of China IV, April 1989; Guanyao and Minyao, Porcelain of Ten Qing Emperors, 17 September-25 October 1997; BLUETT & SONS: Oriental Art, II, 1991; CHRISTIE'S: Chinese Export Art, New York, 23 January 2020; ROBERT KLEINER & CO: January 1998; January 1999; Chinese Snuff Bottles from the Collection of Denys and Eithne Cowell, January 2003; Precious Playthings: Important Chinese Snuff Bottles from the Mack Collection, February 2000; PRIESTLEY & FERRARO CHINESE ART: Song Ceramics and Works of Art, November 2010; ACHDJIAN & FILS: Tapis D'Orient Anciens, 16 May-30 June 1979; J.A.N. FINE ART; 'One Hundred of the Best', London, 3-13 June 2004; MICHAEL C HUGHES: An Important Collection of Chinese, Korean and Ryukyuan Lacquer, New York, March 2006; ORIENTAL ARTS UK: Exhibition catalogue, New York, March 2003; ROBERT HALL: Made in China, Porcelain Snuff Bottles from Jingdezhen, Chinese Snuff Bottles VIII, 10-28 June 1996; LA GALLIAVOLA ARTE ORIENTALE: Impronte, Di Una Vita, Di Una Collezione o Di Un Gatto, 8 November-22 December 2007; BEN JANSSENS ORIENTAL ART: catalogue, 2006; CHANG WEI-HWA & CO: Chinese Antiques, Selected Incense Burners and Incensories of Han, Tang, Liao, and Song Dynasties, Taiwan, 9-11 October 2004; IMPERIAL ORIENTAL ART: pamphlet, no date; Fall 2003. 21.3 kg total, 27 x 21 - 30.3 x 23.3 cm
Property of a London, UK, gentleman. -
Books on Ancient Egypt and Egyptology - 7 Titles
1940-2005 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
E.L.B. Terrace & H.G. Fischer - Treasures of Egyptian Art from the Cairo Museum - London, 1970, hardback with cloth covers, 188 pp, colour; C. Rossi - The Pyramids and the Sphinx - Cairo, 2005, card covers, 160 pp, colour; M. Page-Gasser &A.B. Wiese - Ägypten Augenblick der Ewigkeit - Mainz, 1998, hardback 340 pp, colour; The Art of Ancient Egypt - London, 1940, hardback, library binding, 22 pp, 333 colour and monochrome plates; Royal Academy of Arts - 5000 Years of Egyptian Art - London, 1962, card covers, 46 pp, 40 monochrome plates, fold-out map; R.A. Fazzinin et al - Art for Eternity: Masterworks from Ancient Egypt - Brooklyn, 1999, card covers, 160 pp, colour; W. Stenson Smith - Ancient Egypte - Boston, 1960, card covers, 215 pp, monochrome. 5.66 kg total, 23 x 15 - 27.5 x 20 cm
Property of a London, UK, gentleman. -
Christie's London Chinese and Asian Art Auction Catalogue Group - 34 Titles
1974-1977 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £780
Oriental Ceramics, Paintings and Works of Art, 29-30 July 1974; Oriental Ceramics and Works of Art, 30 September 1974; Fine Later Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, 7 October 1974; Important Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, 25-26 November 1974; Oriental Ceramics and Works of Art, 16 December 1974; Oriental Ceramics and Works of Art, 3-4 February 1975; Blanc-de-Chine, Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, 17 February 1975; Fine Chinese Export Ceramics and Works of Art, 3 March 1975; Oriental Ceramics and Works of Art, 17 March 1975; Fine and Early Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, 12 May 1975; Oriental Ceramics, Paintings and Works of Art, 19 May 1975; Fine and Early Chinese Ceramics, Lacquer, Bronzes and Works of Art, 9 June 1975; Fine Chinese Export Ceramics and Works of Art, 23 June 1975; Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, 28 July 1975; Chinese, Korean and Annamese Ceramics and Works of Art, 6 October 1975; Fine Chinese Export Porcelain and Works of Art, 13 October 1975; Fine Later Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, 24 November 1975; Fine Later Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, 24 November 1975; Fine and Early Chinese Ceramics, Bronzes and Works of Art, 8 December 1975; Oriental Ceramics and Works of Art, 19 January 1976; Important Chinese Export Porcelain, 1-2 March 1976; Fine Chinese Ceramics, Enamels and Works of Art, 15 March 1976; Fine Chinese Ceramics, Bronzes and Works of Art, 5 April 1976; Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, 3 May 1976; Oriental Ceramics and Works of Art, 7 June 1976; Fine Chinese Export Porcelain, 14 June 1976; Oriental Ceramics and Works of Art, 26 July 1976; Oriental Ceramics and Works of Art, 27 September 1976; Fine Chinese Export Porcelain, 18 October 1976; Chinese Ceramics, Bronzes and Works of Art, 1 November 1976; Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, 6 December 1976; Important Chinese Ceramics, Bronzes and Works of Art, 13 December 1976; Oriental Ceramics and Works of Art, 26 July 1976; Oriental Ceramics and Works of Art, 31 January 1977. 7.15 kg total, 24.1 x 15.1 - 24 x 18.4 cm
Property of a London, UK, gentleman.