Day 3 - Important Asian Works of Art
Sun, Nov 16, 2014 09:00AM EST - Mon, Nov 17, 2014 09:00AM EST
Live Auction
Lot 1315
Five Fore-Edge Painting Leather Books
Estimate: $1,000 - $1,500
Bid Increments
| Price | Bid Increment |
|---|---|
| $0 | $25 |
| $100 | $50 |
| $1,000 | $100 |
| $2,000 | $200 |
| $3,000 | $250 |
| $5,000 | $500 |
| $10,000 | $1,000 |
| $20,000 | $2,000 |
| $50,000 | $5,000 |
| $100,000 | $10,000 |
Holy Bible, London: 1796, 2 volumes, with fore-edge paintings of Lambeth Palace and Eton College, good condition, in gilt-decorated, ruled and lettered red straight-grain morocco with inner dentelles, bookplates on the front pastedowns, marbled endpapers, aeg.; Gems of Sacred Poetry, London: 1841, 2 volumes, with fore-edge paintings of bucolic fishing scenes, good condition, in gilt-decorated and lettered red leather, with inner dentelles, bookplates on the front pastedowns, aeg, with light rubbing at the extremities; Macaulay’s Lays of Ancient Rome, London: 1870, with a fore-edge painting of an Italian landscape, good condition, in gilt-decorated and lettered brown leather with five raised bands, inner dentelles, marbled endpapers and a bookplate on the front pastedown, aeg, 6 x 4 in 7 x 5 in. . Provenance: From a Charlotte, North Carolina, Private Collection
Brunk Auctions
117 Tunnel Road
Asheville, NC 28805
