Sotheby's and Other Chinese and Asian Art Auction Catalogue Group - 35 Titles

Carol Michaelson - London, 1999, card covers, 176 pp. 857 grams, 27.7 x 22 cm



Property of a North London, UK, gentleman.

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.

The Ko family Collection of Chinese Snuff-Bottles, 9 October 1974; A Fine Collection of Chinese Snuff-Bottles, 11 November 1974; Fine Chinese Jades and Snuff-Bottles, 9 December 1974; Fine Chinese and Japanese Ceramics and Works of Art, Amsterdam, 9 June 1986; Chinese and Japanese Ceramics and Works of Art, Amsterdam, 23 October 1986; Fine Chinese and Japanese Ceramics and Works of Art, Amsterdam, 8 April 1987; Chinese and Japanese Ceramics and Works of Art, Amsterdam, 1 June 1987; Chinese and Japanese Ceramics and Works of Art, Amsterdam, 22-23 October 1987; Chinese and Japanese Ceramics, Works of Art and Japanese Prints, Amsterdam, 31 May and 1 June 1988; The Eugene O. Perkins Collection of Qing Porcelain, New York, 2 June 1989; Fine Chinese Snuff Bottles From The Rachelle R. Holden Collection, New York, 21 March 2000; Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, New York, 19 September 2006; Art D'Asie, Paris, 13 June 2007; Art D'Asie, Paris, 11 June 2008; Art D'Asie, Paris, 21 November 2008; Art D'Asie, Paris, 10 June 2009; Art D'Asie, Paris, 21 December 2009; Art D'Asie, Paris, 8 June 2010; Art D'Asie, Paris, 15 December 2010; Art D'Asie, Paris, 7 June 2011; No Doubts, Hong Kong, 2014; The Collection of Robert Hatfield Ellsworth I, New York, 17 March 2015; The Collection of Robert Hatfield Ellsworth II, New York, 18 March 2015; The Collection of Robert Hatfield Ellsworth III, New York, 19 March 2015; The Collection of Robert Hatfield Ellsworth IV, New York, 20 March 2015; The Collection of Robert Hatfield Ellsworth V, New York, 21 March 2015; The Collection of Robert Hatfield Ellsworth VI, New York, 21 March 2015; Oriental Rugs and Carpets, London, 21 April 2015; An Inquiring Mind: American Collecting of Japanese and Korean Art, New York, 22 April 2015; Mandarin & Menagerie: The Sowell Collection, Part II, New York, 16 September 2015; Fine Chinese Ceramics & Works of Art, New York, 17 September 2015; Elevated Beauty: Fine Chinese Display Stands from an Important Private American Collection, New York, 17 September 2015; The Lai Family Collection of Fine Chinese Furniture and Works of Art, New York, 17 September 2015; Fine Chinese Ceramics & Works of Art Part II, New York, 18 September 2015; Noble & Private Collections, London, 27-28 October 2015; Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, New York, 17 March 2017; Chinese Archaic Jades from the Yangdetang Collection, Imperial Qing Monochromes from the J M Hu Collection, Important Chinese Ceramics from the Dr James D Thornton Collection, Hong Kong, 29 November 2017; Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, London, 15 May 2018; Rarity and Refinement, London, 15 May 2018; Important Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, Hong Kong, 30 May 2018; Kenneth Neame, London, 13 June 2018; Art D'Asie, Paris, 13 June 2018. 33.3 kg total, 26.8 x 21 - 29.9 x 23 cm



Property of a London, UK, gentleman.