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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 Ancient Egypt, Africa in Antiquity and Egyptology - 8 Titles
1952-2011 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Steffen Wenig - Africa in Antiquity II: The Arts of Ancient Nubia and the Sudan - Brooklyn, 1978, card covers, 366 pp, monochrome; What Life Was Like on the Banks of the Nile, Egypt, 3050-30 BC - Alexandria, 1997, hardback with dustwrapper, 192 pp, colour; Diana Craig Patch - Dawn of Egyptian Art - New York, 2011,hrdback with dustwrapper, 275 pp, colour; Nancy Jenkins - The Boat Beneath the Pyramid: King Cheops's Royal Ship - New York, 1980, hardback with dustwrapper, 181 pp, text, figures and colour plates; William C. hayes - The Scepter of Egypt: Part I - New York, 1960, hardback with dustwrapper, 399 pp, monochrome, fold-out map; John Ruffle - The Egyptians - Ithaca, 1977, hardback with dusytwrapper, 220 pp, colour and monochrome; Alan Morhead - The White Nile - Harmondsworth, 1973 edition, card covers, 368 pp, monochrome and colour; Egyptian Art in the Brooklyn Museum Collection - Brooklyn, 1952, card covers, 52 pp, monochrome. 8.15 kg total, 25 x 21.5 - 30.5 x 22 cm
Property of a London, UK, gentleman. -
Sotheby's, Christie's and Other Antiquities and Ancient Art Auction Catalogue Group - 13 Titles
1976-2016 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £156
CHRISTIE'S: The Alfred Wolkenberg Collection of Ancient Glass, London, 9 July 1991; Ancient Glass From the Shlomo Moussaief Collection, King Street, 6 July 2016; Antiquities, New York, 25 October 2016; THE SUMMA GALLERIES INC.: Catalogue 6, Ancient Art, Beverly Hills, Summer 1984; Catalogue 5, Ancient Art, Beverly Hills, September 1979; Catalogue 1, Ancient Art, Beverly Hills, December 1976; RENAUD: Collection Gallerie Samarcande, Paris, 7-8 October 1996; GALERIE SIMONE DE MONBRISON: Arts Antiques, Arts Primitifs, Paris, 1968(?), lacking a spine; FORTUNA FINE ARTS: Glasses of Antiquity, New York, 2002; Solid Liquid, New York, 1999; HADJI BABA ANCIENT ART: The Beauty of Ancient Glass, London, Spring 1995; SOTHEBY'S: Important Antiquities from the Norbert Schimmel Collection, New York, 16 December 1992; Antiquities from the Schuster Collection, London, 10 July 1989. 4 kg total, 21 x 16.8 - 27.7 x 21.7 cm
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Christie's, Sotheby's, Bonhams and Other Chinese and Asian Art Auction Catalogue Group - 25 Titles
2014-2021 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
BONHAMS: Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, Hong Kong, 4 June 2015; Asian Art, London, 9 November 2015; Fine Chinese Art, London, 12 November 2015; Mandarin & Menagerie: CHRISTIE'S: The Sowell Collection and Chinese Export Art from Various Owners, New York, 26 January 2015; Art D'Asie, Paris, 9 June 2015; Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, King Street, 10 November 2015; Chinese Ceramics, Works of Art and Textiles, South Kensington, 11 & 13 November 2015; Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, New York, 22 March 2019; The Tibor Collection, New York, 10 April 2019; Chinese Art From the Art Institute of Chicago, New York, 12 September 2019; ARTCURIAL: Art D'Asie, Paris, 8 June 2015; BUKOWSKIS: Oriental Ceramics and Works of Art, The Bukowskis Autumn Classic Sale 2014; WANNENES: Asian Art, 15 December 2014; WOOLLEY & WALLIS: The Helen Espir Collection, Salisbury, 12 November 2014; LYON & TURNBULL: Fine Asian Works of Art, Cambridgeshire, 2 December 2014; SOTHEBY'S: Arts D'Asie, Paris, 11 December 2014; Important Chinese Works of Art, Hong Kong, 7 April 2015; Arts D'Asie, Paris, 10 June 2015; Important Chinese Art, London, 11 November 2015; Kangxi: The Jie Rui Tang Collection, Part II, new York, 19 March 2019; Important Chinese Art, new York, 20 March 2019; Saturday at Sotheby's; Asian Art, New York, 23 march 2019; Kangxi Porcelain - A Private Collection, New York, 22 September 2020; Important Chinese Art, New York, 17 March 2021; Important Chinese Art, New York, 22 April 2021. 22 kg total, 27 x 21 - 29.9 x 22.5 cm
Property of a London, UK, gentleman.
