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LOT 1263
Books on Ancient Near Eastern Antiquities, Ancient Art & Archaeology - 7 Titles
1982-2017 A.D.
9 1/2 x 6 3/4 - 11 x 8 1/2 in. (6.24 kg total, 24.2 x 17 - 28 x 21.6 cm).
P.R.S. Moorey - Ur 'Of the Chaldees', A Revised and Updated Edition of Sir Leonard Woolley's Excavations at Ur, 1982, hardcover with dustjacket, 272 pp, black and white and colour images; The Anatolian Civilisations I, Prehistoric / Hittite / Early Iron Age, Istanbul May 22-October 30, 1983, cardcovers, 311 pp, black and white images; The Anatolian Civilisations II, Greek / Roman / Byzantine, Istanbul May 22-October 30, 1983, cardcovers, 199 pp, black and white images; The Anatolian Civilisations III, Seljuk / Ottoman, Istanbul, May 22-October 30, 1983, cardcovers, 323 pp, black and white images; Syria, A Living History, October 15, 2016-February 26, 2017, cardcovers, 48 pp, colour images; Ebla to Damascus, Art and Archaeology of Ancient Syria, 1985, cardcovers, 542 pp, colour and black and white images; Richard L. Zettler and Lee Horne (eds.) - Treasures from the Royal Tombs of Ur, 1998, cardcovers, 195 pp, black and white and colour images. [7, No Reserve]
ProvenanceProperty of a London, UK, gentleman.
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LOT 1263
Books on Ancient Near Eastern Antiquities, Ancient Art & Archaeology - 7 Titles
Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
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Christie's, Sotheby's and Other English, European and American Antique Art Auction Catalogues - 23 Titles
1985-2018 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
SOTHEBY'S: The Contents of Sissinghurst Court, Sissinghurst, By direction of the Kent Trust for Nature Conservation, 16 July 1985; Tyninghame, East Lothian, Scotland, 28-29 September 1987; Derwydd Mansion, Llandeilo, Carmarthenshire, 15 September 1998; Benacre Hall, Suffolk, 9-11 May 2000; Arredi, Dipinti e Gioielli Dalle Collezioni Di Una Signora Milanese, Milano, 21 October 2003; Collections, London, 28 October 2014; Propert from the Collection of Mrs Paul Mellon: Interiors, Sessions 3-5, New York, 22-23 November 2014; Important Americana, New York, 2021 January 2017; CHRISTIE'S: The Contents of Broadhollow, Oyster Bay, Long Island, NY, The property of the Estate of Mrs Percy Uris, 17-18 November 1985; Hackwood Park, London, 20-22 April 1998; Die Sammlungen der Fursten Reuss j.L., Gera, 26-27 May 1998; Dalla villa di Campagna di Donna Giulia Ferrara Pignatelli dei Principi di Strongoli, Roma, 26 October 2000; Dumfries House, Volume I, Session One, London, 12 July 2007; Dumfries House, Volume II, Session Two, 13 july 2007; Furniture and Works of Art, Amsterdam, 16-16 December 2008; Asian Art, European Ceramics and Glass, Knightsbridge, 22-23 June 2004; LAWRENCES: Silver, Jewellery and Ceramics, Pictures, Clocks, Furniture and Rugs, Books, Maps and Manuscripts, 15-18 and 31 January 2013; PALCIO DO CORREIO VELHO: Coleccao Abreu Burmester, Portugal, 20-22 and 25 March 2013; CABRAL MONCADA LEILOES: Antiguidades E Obras De Arte, 23-25 September 2013; POOK & POOK, INC: Period Furniture, Fine Art and Accessories, 11-12 October 2013; VERITAS: Leilão XXIV, Antiguidades e Obras de Arte, Pratas e Joias, 9-10 October 2013; Leilão XXIV, Antiguidades e Obras de Arte, Pratas e Joias, 25-26 February 2014; PESCHETEAU BADIN: Ceramiques Europeennes, Les Choix de Christophe Perles, 18 June 2018. 27 kg total, 25.5 x 20 - 29.7 x 23 cm
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Books on Ancient Egypt, Egyptian Art and Egyptology - 7 Titles
1965-2011 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
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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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.
