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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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Books on Collecting Art, Antiques, Antiquities, and Archaeology - 8 Titles
1976-1997 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
AA.VV., Les Etrusques et l’Europe, Paris, 1992, pp.520, colour and b/w photos of the Paris and Berlin Exhibition; F. Scoppola (ed.), Palazzo Altemps, Indagini per il restauro della fabbrica Riario, Soderini, Altemps, Roma, 1987, pp.325, col.& b/w ill.; G.Jackson-Stops, J.Pipkin, The English Country House A Grand Tour, New York-Boston-Washington, 1985, pp.240, col.& b/w ill.; P. Jodidio, Miho Museum, Momodani, 2007, pp.146, colour photos catalogue; D.W. Whitehouse (ed.), Journal of Glass Studies Volume 38, 1996, The Corning Museum of Glass, pp.360, b/w.ill.; F.Anton & F.J.Dockstader, Pre-Columbian Art and Later Indian Tribal Arts, New York, 1967, pp.264, 277 plates, including 148 in full colour, 5 maps; J. & V. Wilton-Ely, The Horses of San Marco, Venice, Milan-New York 1977-1979, pp.247, with 275 ill., 24 in colour; D. Attenborough, The Tribal Eye, New York, 1976, pp.144, b/w & col. ill. 10.8 kg total, 24 x 21 - 31.2 x 24 cm
Property of a London, UK, gentleman. -
Christie's London Chinese and Asian Art Auction Catalogue Group - 34 Titles
1977-1979 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £715
Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, 14 May 1979; The Flint Collection of Chinese Ceramics, 28 February 1977; Fine Chinese Export Porcelain and Works of Art, 14 March 1977; Fine Chinese and Korean Ceramics and Works of Art, 18 April 1977; Oriental Ceramics and Works of Art, 25 April 1977; Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, 2 May 1977; Fine Chinese Export Porcelain, Enamels and Works of Art, 27 June 1977; Fine Chinese Ceramics, Jades and Works of Art, 11 July 1977; Oriental Ceramics and Works of Art, 25 July 1977; Oriental Ceramics and Works of Art, 3 October 1977; Fine Chinese Export Porcelain and Works of Art, 31 October 1977; Oriental Ceramics and Works of Art, 14 November 1977; Fine Chinese Export Porcelain and Works of Art, 5 December 1977 (2 copies); Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, 12 December 1977; Oriental Ceramics and Works of Art, 30 january 1978; Fine Chinese Export Porcelain and Works of Art, 20 February 1978; Oriental Ceramics and Works of Art, 13 March 1978; Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, 10 April 1978; Oriental Ceramics and Works of Art, 8 May 1978; Fine Chinese Export Porcelain and Works of Art, 12 June 1978; Oriental Ceramics and Works of Art, 26 June 1978; Important Chinese and Korean Ceramics and Works of Art, 10 July 1978; Oriental Ceramics and Works of Art, 24 July 1978; Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, 2 October 1978; The G W Marshall Collection of Chinese Armorial Porcelain and Other Fine Chinese Export Ceramics and Works of Art, 23 October 1978; Oriental Ceramics and Works of Art, 13 November 1978; Important Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, 11 December 1978; Oriental Ceramics and Works of Art, 18 December 1978; Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, 5 February 1979; Chinese and Ban Chiang Ceramics, Bronzes and Works of Art, 5 March 1979; Fine Chinese Export Porcelain, Cloisonne Enamels and Works of Art, 19 March 1979; Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, 2 April 1979; Oriental Ceramics and Works of Art, 23 April 1979. 7.6 kg total, 24.1 x 15.1 - 24 x 18.4 cm
Property of a London, UK, gentleman. -
Pierre Berge & Associes Antiquities and Ancient Art Auction Catalogue Group - 17 Titles
2008-2018 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £221
Arts D'Orient, Extreme-Orient, Archeologie, Paris, 28-29 May 2008; Archeologie, Bruxelles, 5 June 2009; Archeologie, Paris, 14 December 2009; Archeologie, Paris, 5 December 2010; Antiquite Greco-Romaine, Collection de M. et Mme C., Paris, 15 December 2010; Archeologie, Paris, 26 May 2011; Archeologie, Paris, 1 December 2011; Archeologie, Paris, 1 June 2012; Archeologie, Paris, 21 May 2014; Archeologie, Paris, 29 November 2014; Archeologie, Paris, 30 May 2015; Archeologie, Paris, 16 December 2015; Archeologie, Paris, 25 May 2016; Archeologie, Paris, 2 February 2017; Archeologie, Paris, 16 May 2018; Archeologie, Paris, 21-22 February 2019. 15 kg total, 27 x 21 - 30 x 24 cm
Property of a London, UK, gentleman.
