RARE 1880 Catalog Palais San Donato - Parke Bernet CHINESE PORCELAINS - FLORENCE - $295 - (East Greenwich, RI)
You are bidding on four items. 1. An original 1880 auction catalog: PALAIS DE SAN DONATO: CATALOGUE DES OBJETS D'ART ET D'AMEUBLEMENT, TABLEAUX 15th March 1880, and following days. 1946 lots, vii 422 pages., illustrated throughout with engravings. Sale held by the Parisian commissaire-priseur Charles Pillet, with Victor Le Roy & Charles Mannheim as experts. Original cloth, taped spine; a VERY GOOD, clean copy. 41x29cms. Count Nicolay, who purchased Villa San Donato, formerly Villa Pratolino, in 1815, began the Demidoff art collections in Italy. His son Anatoly (1812-1870) made the important acquisitions from, amongst others, the collections of the Duc de Choiseul, Tallyrand, & the Duc de Berry. The dispersal of the collections began with sales in Paris in 1863, 1868, a major sale in 1870 and finally, just before his death, this sale, organized by his son Pavel. With fabulous Bradhurst Scheffelin provenance. Schefffelin bookplate adorned. Original pencil notations throughout, of prices achieved! 2. A very scarce Dec. 16th to 19th, 1936 Anderson Galleries, Period Furniture/Chinese Porcelains auction catalog. 156pp/833 entries. Good condition. 3. A Oct. 3rd 1963 Parke-Bernet auction catalog for CHINESE ART. 49pp/234 auction entries. Good condition. 4. An "Outline for the Study of Far Eastern Arts" reference book. Freer Gallery Of Art / Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D C, 1949. Softcover. No Dust Jacket. First Edition. GOOD condition. This is a three hole punched book secured with ribbon. It is in manuscript form with some reproduced maps, symbols, drawings, and photos of art. Approximately 130 pages; with 68 pages of chronology followed by another 60 pages of supplemental information, terms, characters and equivalents, plus bibliography. Very clean covers and content, no marks, tight binding. Well taken care of. SHIPPING: $5. Priority Mail. Includes insurance and signature confirmation. Any questions at all, please do not hesitate to ask. Additional photograph…
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