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Asian Art Auction

Thu, Aug 18, 2022 09:00AM EDT
Lot 38

Group of 11 Reference Books, Chinese and Decorative Art

Estimate: $100 - $300

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
including: Chinese Art from the Collection of H. M. King Gustaf VI Adolf of Sweden, Asia House Gallery Publication, 1966; Masterpieces of Chinese Writing Materials by Chiang Fu, Taipei: National Palace Museum, 1971; Chinese Art Treasures, Switzerland: SKIRA, 1961; Chinese Decorative Art by Martin Feddersen, New York: Thomas Yoseloff, 1961; Chinese Art, introduction by R. L. Hobson, New York: Macmillan Co., 1927; Chinese Art by Finlay MacKenzie, London: Spring Books, 1961; The Chinese Collector Through the Centuries by Michel Beurdeley, Rutland/Tokyo: Charles E. Tuttle Co., 1966; A Handbook of Indian Art by E. B. Havell, London: John Murry, 1927; Ancient Egyptian Materials and Industries by A. Lucas, London: Edward Arnold, 1962; The Book of Snuff and Snuff Boxes by Mattoon M. Curtis, New York: Bramhall House, 1935; The Book of Houses by Geoffrey Hindley, London: Triune Books, 1973

Provenance: Charles M. Blackmon Collection, South Carolina; Property from a Southern Institution

Condition

wear to extremities, some bumped corners, scattered light staining throughout; Chinese Art Treasures with several plates cut out

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