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LOT 1266
The Lake Dwellings of Switzerland and Other Parts of Europe by Dr Ferdinand Keller - Volumes I & II
SECOND EDITION, PUBLISHED IN 1878 A.D.
9 1/2 x 6 1/2 in. (2.72 kg total, 24 x 16.5 cm each).
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, No Reserve]
ProvenanceOriginally 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.
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LOT 1266
The Lake Dwellings of Switzerland and Other Parts of Europe by Dr Ferdinand Keller - Volumes I & II
Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
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Christie's, Sotheby's, Chiswick and Bonhams Chinese and Asian Art Auction Catalogue Group - 33 Titles
2013-2020 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £85
BONHAMS: Asian Art, London, 9 May 2016; The Skinner Moonflasks, Hong Kong, 30 May 2017; Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, Hong Kong, 30 May 2017; Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, Hong Kong, 1 December 2020; CHISWICK: Kangxi: Porcelain and Decorative Arts, 12 November 2018; Asian Art, 20 May 2019; Chinese Export Art, 11 November 2019; The Dragon Awakes: Mythology and Majesty in Chinese Art, 11 November 2019; Asian Art, 11-12 November 2019; Asian Art, 18 February 2020; CHRISTIE'S: Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, Part I, New York, 19-20 September 2013; A Collecting Legacy: Fine Chinese Jade Carvings and Works of Art from the Lizzadro Collection, Part II, New York, 19 September 2013; Important Chinese Archaic Bronzes from a Distinguished Private Collection, New York, 19 September 2013; Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, part II, New York, 20 September 2013; Imperial Treasures from a Distinguished American Collection, Hong Kong, 28 May 2014; Through Connoisseur's Eyes - Works of Art for the Emperor, Hong Kong, 28 May 2014; An Imperial favourite - The Yongzheng Emperor's Dragon Zun, Hong Kong, 28 May 2014; The Imperial Sale, Important Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, Hong Kong, 28 May 2014; The Pavilion Sale - Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, Hong Kong, 5 April 2016; Inspired Themes: A Fine Selection of Chinese Works of Art, King Street, 10 May 2016; The Harris Collection: Important Early Chinese Art, New York, 16 March 2017; Chinese Export Art, New York, 18 January 2018; Lacquer, Jade, Bronze, Ink - The Irving Collection, New York, 20 March 2019; Lacquer, Jade, Bronze, Ink - The Irving Collection, New York, 21 March 2019; Art D'Asie, Paris, 10 December 2020; SOTHEBY'S: Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, London, 15 May 2013; Important Chinese Art, London, 11 May 2016; Scholarly Art from the Collection of Mr & Mrs G. Hawthorne, Hong Kong, 31 May 2018; Important Chinese Art, Hong Kong, 11 July 2020; The Harry Garner Reticulated Vase, Hong Kong, 11 July 2020; Junkune, Chinese Jade Carvings, New York, 22 September 2020; Important Chinese Art, New York, 23 September 2020; Imperial Porcelain - A Private Collection, London, 4 November 2020. 26.45 kg total, 26.5 x 21 - 30.1 x 23.6 cm
Property of a London, UK, gentleman. -
Sotheby's, Christie's, Bonhams and Other Chinese and Asian Art Auction Catalogue Group - 26 Titles
2011-2019 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £286
SOTHEBY'S: Fine Chinese Ceramics & Works of Art, Hong Kong, 5 October 2011; The Meiyintang Collection, Part III, Hong Kong, 4 April 2012; Qing Imperial Monochromes from the J.M. Hu Collection, Hong Kong, 9 October 2012; Fine Chinese Ceramics & Works of Art, Hong Kong, 8 October 2013; Qing Imperial Porcelain - A Kyoto Collection, Hong Kong, 8 October 2013; Contemporary Literati a Gathering, Hong Kong, 7 April 2014; Fine Chinese Ceramics & Works of Art, Hong Kong, 7-8 April 2014; Chuinese Ceramics & Works of Art, Collections, Hong Kong, 27 May 2014; Chinese Art Through the Eye of Sakamoto Goro, Asian Lacquer, Hong Kong, 27 May 2014; Playthings from the Collection of Edward T Chow, Hong Kong, 27 May 2014; Chinese Art from the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, 10 September 2019; Important Chinese Art, London, 6 November 2019; Imperial Porcelain - A Private Collection, London, 6 November 2019; Ceramics and Jades from the Collection of Sir Quo-Wei Lee, Hong Kong, 28 November 2019; Chinese Art, Hong Kog, 28-29 November 2019; BONHAMS: Asian Art, London, 4-5 November 2019; Fine Chinese Art, London, 7 November 2019; CHRISTIE'S: Masterpieces of Early Chinese Gold and Silver, New York, 12 September 2019; Important Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, New York, 13 September 2019; Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, London, 5 November 2019; LYON & TURNBULL: Fine Asian Works of Art, 11 December 2013; WANNENES: Asian Art, 16 December 2013; CAMBI: Fine Chinese Works of Art, 28-29 May 2014; LEMPERTZ: The Kolodotschko Collection of Netsuke I, 14 June 2014; WOOLLEY & WALLIS: Asian Art II, 23 May 2013; Japanese Works of Art, Asian Art II, 12-13 November 2019. 26.3 kg total, 27 x 21 - 30.2 x 23.6 cm
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Books on Roman Art, Archaeology and Antiquities - 8 Titles
1965-2000 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Museum of Fine Arts - Romans and Barbarians - Boston, 1976, card covers, 254 pp, monochrome; E.J. Milleker - The Year One: Art of the Ancient World, East and West - New York, 2000, hardback with dustwrapper, 220 pp, colour; J. Burke - Roman England - London,1983. hardback with dustwrapper. 152 pp, colour and monochrome; Istituto Poligrafico e Zecca dello Stato - Cataloghi dei Musei e Gallerie d' Italia - Roma, 1983, hardback with dustwrapper, 59 pp, monochrome plates; N.H. Ramage & A. Ramage - Roman Art (Second Edition) - New Jersey, 1996, card covers, 320 pp, monochrome; J.P.C. Kent & K.S. Painter - Wealth of the Roman World AD 300-700 - London, 1977, card covers, 192 pp, monochrome; Metropolitan Museum of Art - The Horses of San Marco - New York, 1980, pamphlet, 20 pp, monochrome; J.M.C. Toynbee - The Art of the Romans - New York, 1965, hardback with cloth covers, 271 pp, monochrome plates. 5.7 kg total, 21 x 15 - 28.8 x 22.5 cm
Property of a London, UK, gentleman.
