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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 Cycladic Art and Archaeology - 2 Titles
1996-2006 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Katonah Museum of Art, Ancient Art of the Cyclades, October 1 - December 31, 2006, cardcovers, 64 pp, black and white and colour images; Pat Getz-Gentle - Stone Vessels of the Cyclades in the Early Bronze Age, 1996, hardcover with dustwrapper, 371 pp, 114 plates. 2.43 kg total, 28 x 21.6 - 28.5 x 22.2 cm
Property of a London, UK, gentleman. -
Sotheby's Chinese and Asian Art Auction Catalogue Group - 31 Titles
1993-2001 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £208
SOTHEBY’S: Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of art, June 1 and 2, 1993; Fine Chinese Bronzes, Ceramics and Works of Art, 8th June 1993; Fine Chinese Ceramics, Works of Art Jade Carvings and Jadeite Jewellery, Wednesday 27 October 1993; Fine Chinese Ceramics, Bronzes and Works of Art, Tuesday 7th December 1993; Fine Chinese Ceramics, Works of Art, Jade Carvings and Jadeite Jewellery, Wednesday 4th May 1994; Fine Chinese Ceramics Furniture and Works of Art, May 31 and June 1, 1994; Fine Jadeite Jewellery and Jade Carvings, Wednesday 2nd November 1994; Important Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, Tuesday 1st and Wednesday 2nd November 1994; Fine Chinese Ceramics, Furniture and Works of Art, November 28 and 29, 1994; Fine Chinese Ceramics Furniture and Works of Art, March 22, 1995; Fine Chinese Ceramics Works of Art and Jade Carvings, Tuesday 2nd May 1995; Fine Jadeite Jewellery, Wednesday 3rd May 1995; Fine Chinese Snuff Bottles, Friday September 22, 1995; The Weishaupt Collection of 19th and 20th Century Chinese Porcelain, Monday 16th October 1995; Fine Chinese Ceramics Works of Art and Jade Carvings, Tuesday 31st October 1995; Important Chinese Ceramics and Jades from the Su Lin An Collection, Tuesday 31st October 1995; Chinese Export Porcelain and Works of Art, Tuesday 8 April 1997; Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, June 10, 1997; Chinese Snuff Bottles, Ceramics and Works of Art, 10 and 11 June 1997 (two copies); Furniture, Oriental & Continental Ceramics, Paintings, Silver, Vertu, Jewellery, Tuesday 3 to Wednesday 11 June 1997; Chinese Export Porcelain and Works of Art, Tuesday 11 November 1997; Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, Tuesday June 16, 1998; Chinese Export Porcelain and Works of Art, Wednesday 17 June 1998; Fine Chinese Ceramics, Works of Art and Chinese Export Art, November 18, 1998; Chinese and Japanese Works of Art, Thursday 6 May 1999; Chinese Works of Art, Textiles, Japanese Works of Art, Prints and paintings, 15 & 17 June 1999; Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, including a collection of important Song Ceramics, Wednesday November 17, 1999; MD FLACKS LTD: Classical Chinese Furniture IV, Spring 2001; BERWALD: Eternal images, Chinese Ceramic Sculptures from the Han to Tang Dynasties; CHRISTIE’S: Jadeite Jewellery, 1st November 1995. 19 kg total, 27 x 21 - 30.5 x 21.8 cm
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Sotheby's and Christie's Chinese and Asian Art Auction Catalogue Group - 27 Titles
1988-2015 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
SOTHEBY'S: An Important Private Collection of Ming and Qing Porcelain, Hong Kong, 17 May 1988; By Heavenly Mandate, Hong Kong, 8 April 2007; Important Chinese Paintings from the Robert Chang Collection (Part 2), Hong Kong, 6 October 2007; Lost Treasures, Hong Kong, 9 October 2007; The Estella Collection, Hong Kong, 9 April 2008; Tao I The Jiansongge Collection, Hong Kong, 11 Aprik 2008; Two Song Treasures From a Japanese Collection, Hong Kong, 11 April 2008; Guo Bochuan, The Forbidden City, Hong Kong, 9 April 2008; Fine Chinese Ceramics & Works of Art, Hong Kong, 11 April 2008; A Tradition of Elegance - The Leshantang Collection, Hong Kong, 11 April 2008; Fine Chinese Ceramics & Works of Art, Hong Kong, 8 October 2008; Sakamoto Goro - Song Ceramics, New York, 16 September 2014; Fine Chinese Ceramics & Works of Art, Hong Kong, 8 October 2014; Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, London, 5 November 2014; CHRISTIE'S: Masterworks of Chinese Art, Hong Kong, 5-6 November 1997; The Imperial Sale - Important Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, Hong Kong, 30 May 2006; An Exquisite Falangcai Bowl, Hong Kong, 28 November 2006; Fine Modern Paintings, Highlights Brochure, Hong Kong, 28 May 2007; A Magnificent pair of Famille Rose Peach Bowls, Hong Kong, 29 May 2007; Majesty and Devotion - A Magnificient Bronze Figure of Guanyin, Hong Kong, 27 November 2007; Elegance and Artistry - The Imperial Sale, Important Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, Hong Kong, 27 May 2008; Magnificient Clocks for the Chinese Imperial Court from the Nezu Museum, Hong Kong, 27 May 2008; A Highly Important Early Ming Copper-red Decorated Ewer, Kendi, Hong Kong, 27 May 2008; An Era of Inspiration, 17th-century Chinese Porcelains from the Collection of Julia and John Curtis, New York, 16 March 2015; Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, New York, 15-16 March 2015. 26 kg total, 26.6 x 23.1 - 29.6 x 22.9 cm
Property of a London, UK, gentleman.
