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LOT 1264
Books on Ancient Greek Pottery, Ancient Art & Archaeology - 4 Titles
1972-2008 A.D.
10 1/4 x 7 1/2 - 11 7/8 x 9 7/8 in. (3.31 kg total, 26 x 19 - 30 x 25 cm).
B. Barr-Sharrar, The Derveni Krater, Masterpiece of Classical Greek Metalwork, Princeton, 2008, pp.240, 32 colour plates; J.Neils, J.H.Oakley, Striving for excellence: Ancient Greek Childhood and the Olympic spirit, New York, 2004, pp.64, full colour catalogue; D.M.Buitron, Attic Vase Painting in New England Collections, Harvard, 1972, pp.152, b/n ill.; J.H. Betts, J.T. Hooker, J.R. Green, Studies in honour of T.B.L. Webster, volume II, Bristol, 1988, b/w ill. [4, No Reserve]
ProvenanceProperty of a London, UK, gentleman.
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LOT 1264
Books on Ancient Greek Pottery, Ancient Art & Archaeology - 4 Titles
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
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Books on Egypt and Egyptology - 6 Titles
1971-2004 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
Wilkinson, A., The Garden in Ancient Egypt, London, 1998, 206 pp, 20 plates, card covers, colour and monochrome; Fischer, H.G., Egyptian Women of the Old Kingdom and of the Herakleopolitan Period, New York, 1989, 52 pp, 20 plates, card covers, monochrome; Wortham, J.D., British Egyptology 1549-1906, Newton Abbot, 1971, 171 pp, 16 plates, hardback, monochrome; Dawson, E., Uphill, E.P., Who Was Who in Egyptology, London, 1972, (signed by Eric Uphill), 315 pp, hardback, monochrome; Reed, B., Rebel in the Soul: a sacred text of ancient Egypt, London, 1978, 143 pp, card covers, monochrome; Seleem, R. The Illustrated Egyptian Book of the Dead, London, 2004, 144 pp, card covers, colour. 2.9 kg total, 15.5 x 23.2 - 21.5 x 27.9 cm
Ex libris a Hertfordshire gentleman. -
Sotheby's and Christie's Chinese and Asian Art Auction Catalogue Group - 27 Titles
1988-2015 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
SOTHEBY'S: An Important Private Collection of Ming and Qing Porcelain, Hong Kong, 17 May 1988; By Heavenly Mandate, Hong Kong, 8 April 2007; Important Chinese Paintings from the Robert Chang Collection (Part 2), Hong Kong, 6 October 2007; Lost Treasures, Hong Kong, 9 October 2007; The Estella Collection, Hong Kong, 9 April 2008; Tao I The Jiansongge Collection, Hong Kong, 11 Aprik 2008; Two Song Treasures From a Japanese Collection, Hong Kong, 11 April 2008; Guo Bochuan, The Forbidden City, Hong Kong, 9 April 2008; Fine Chinese Ceramics & Works of Art, Hong Kong, 11 April 2008; A Tradition of Elegance - The Leshantang Collection, Hong Kong, 11 April 2008; Fine Chinese Ceramics & Works of Art, Hong Kong, 8 October 2008; Sakamoto Goro - Song Ceramics, New York, 16 September 2014; Fine Chinese Ceramics & Works of Art, Hong Kong, 8 October 2014; Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, London, 5 November 2014; CHRISTIE'S: Masterworks of Chinese Art, Hong Kong, 5-6 November 1997; The Imperial Sale - Important Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, Hong Kong, 30 May 2006; An Exquisite Falangcai Bowl, Hong Kong, 28 November 2006; Fine Modern Paintings, Highlights Brochure, Hong Kong, 28 May 2007; A Magnificent pair of Famille Rose Peach Bowls, Hong Kong, 29 May 2007; Majesty and Devotion - A Magnificient Bronze Figure of Guanyin, Hong Kong, 27 November 2007; Elegance and Artistry - The Imperial Sale, Important Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, Hong Kong, 27 May 2008; Magnificient Clocks for the Chinese Imperial Court from the Nezu Museum, Hong Kong, 27 May 2008; A Highly Important Early Ming Copper-red Decorated Ewer, Kendi, Hong Kong, 27 May 2008; An Era of Inspiration, 17th-century Chinese Porcelains from the Collection of Julia and John Curtis, New York, 16 March 2015; Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, New York, 15-16 March 2015. 26 kg total, 26.6 x 23.1 - 29.6 x 22.9 cm
Property of a London, UK, gentleman. -
The Lake Dwellings of Switzerland and Other Parts of Europe by Dr Ferdinand Keller - Volumes I & II
Second Edition, published in 1878 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
Hardback with leather spines, vol 1 with 696 pp, translated by John Edward Lee, 2nd volume containing 206 full-page black and white plates of ancient artefacts. 2.72 kg total, 24 x 16.5 cm each
Originally held in Nottingham Central Library, purchased directly by Ian Wilkinson in 2020. Ian Wilkinson collection, Nottinghamshire, UK, formed since 1985.
The Lake Dwellings of Switzerland and Other Parts of Europe by Dr Ferdinand Keller is a foundational archaeological work documenting prehistoric stilt-house settlements, primarily from the Neolithic and Bronze Ages around Swiss lakes. It covers findings across Switzerland, including detailed descriptions of artefacts and building techniques, translated and expanded by John Edward Lee.
