[Rarebooks] FS: A Variety of Oriental Arts at Auction

Wed Jul 18 10:32:33 EDT 2007

A selection of catalogs from our stock-

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[Chow Collection] "The Edward T. Chow Collection. Part One- Ming and Qing
Porcelain / Part Two- Early Chinese Ceramics and Ancient Bronzes / Part
Three- Ming and Qing Porcelain and works of art"  Hong Kong; Sotheby Parke
Bernet: November 25th & December 16th, 1980 & May 19th, 1981. The auction
of Edward Chow's collection, in three blockbuster sales, was more than
simply the dispersal of some antique pottery. Chow was among the foremost
connoisseurs of antique Chinese ceramics of his day, and was a compatriot
of such renowned collectors as Percival David, and King Gustav Adolf of
Sweden. His deep knowledge and impeccably high standards are seen in the
parade of rare and wonderful ceramics and other objects showcased in these
three elegant catalogs. The first volume includes an introduction by
Michael Beurdeley. Hardcover. 3 volumes, 7.5"x10.5", 482 pages, 625 lots,
hundreds of color and b/w illustrations, dj's. Light soil, former owner's
stamp on endpapers; Volume One has prices realised noted in pen. [30704] 
$175.00

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[Greenfield Collection] "Inro from the Collection of the Late Charles A.
Greenfield"  New York; Sotheby's: March 25, 1998. The elegant, beautifully
illustrated auction catalog for this superlative collection. The
collection was especially deep in rare 16th and 17th century examples.
Superb. Superb superb superb. Hardcover. 8.5"x11", 146 pages, 133 lots,
color and b/w illustrations, dj; a very nice copy.  [30354]  $50.00

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[Jingguantang Collection] "The Jingguantang Collection -Magnificent
Chinese Works of Art. Parts 1-3" [and] "Important Chinese Ceramics and
Jades from the Jingguantang Collection"  Hong Kong; Christies: November 3,
1996; March 20, 1997; September 18, 1997; November 5, 1997. The 4 sales
comprising the dispersal of this famous collection of superlative,
museum-quality Chinese ceramics and jades. 4 vols. Softcover. 8"x10.5"
[and] 8"x12" 226 pages, 101 lots; 209 pages, 108 lots; 149 pages, 68 lots;
94 pages, 45 lots. Color illustrations, some folding plates; marks; light
wear.  [9269]  $200.00

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[Kaynes-Klitz Collection] "Important Chinese Snuff Bottles from the
Kaynes-Klitz Collection, Part One" [and] "Part Two"  Hong Kong; Sotheby's:
November 16, 1989 [&] October 30, 1990. The auction catalogs to the sales
of this superb collection of snuff bottles, assembled in Hong Kong in the
1960s. Michael Kaynes-Klitz founded a snuff bottle collector's society in
Hong Kong which eventually became the international Snuff Bottle Society;
he also edited the international society's journal. Softcover. 2 vols.
8"x10.5", 50 pages with 234 lots, and 50 pages with 240 lots; all lots
illustrated in color; a nice set.  [30700]  $125.00

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[Kelsch Collection] "The Gretchen Kroch Kelsch Lacquer Collection. Parts I
and II"  New York; Sotheby's: March 11, 1981 & March 27, 1982. Sale 4560 &
4829. A fine auction of 19th century Japanese lacquered netsuke, inro,
ojime, kogo and boxes, presented in an elegant set of catalogs with large,
clear photographs, many in color. 2 vols. Softcover. 8.5"x9.5", 39 + 35
pages, 79 + 110 lots; b/w and color illustrations; light wear.  [9268] 
$150.00

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[Koger Collection] "Important Chinese and Korean Ceramics from a
Collection formed by Ira and Nancy Koger"  New York; Sotheby's: November
27, 1990. Sale 6107. Ira Koger invented the modern office park, and then
did something useful, buying and restoring an 1860 house in Savannah, and
filling it with antiques. John Ayres wrote a Preface to this auction
catalog. Hardcover. 8"x11", 70+ pages, 57 lots, color illustrations; dj;
light wear, scratch on jacket.  [30585]  $50.00

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[Palmer Collection] "Important Early Ming Blue and White Porcelain from
the Collection of the late Mr. and Mrs. R.H.R. Palmer"  Hong Kong;
Christie's: January 17, 1989. A sale of 19 examples of fine and rare Ming
blue & white, this portion of the larger Chinese Ceramics sale issued in
its own hardcover catalog. Hardcover. 8"x10.5", 39 pages, 19 lots
(numbered 561-579).  [9034]  $60.00

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"Rare and Valuable Japanese Color Prints. The Noted Collection Formed by A
Distinguished French Connoisseur of Paris"  New York; The Walpole
Galleries: January 20-22, 1921. The auction sale of a very fine early
collection, begun in the last decades of the 19th century, and cataloged
here by Frederick W. Gookin. Card covers. 7"x9.75", 220 pages, 692 lots;
b/w illustrations; paper-covered pictorial card covers; covers very worn,
spine perished and front cover detached; paper covering chipped and torn;
contents with some pencil notes; several pages with some adhesion
roughness at the top margin, not affecting text or lettering.  [30357] 
$150.00

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[Schraubstadter Collection] "Old Japanese Color Prints of Rarity and
Distinction, Collected and Owned by the Well Known Connoisseur Carl
Schraubstadter, formerly of Japan and St. Louis"  New York; American Art
Association: February 10-12, 1921. The auction sale of a collection formed
during visits to Japan starting in 1908. An unusually well illustrated
catalog for this period. Softcover. 6.5"x10", about 250 pages, 931 lots,
102 b/w plates; covers soiled, corner chip; light wear and soil.  [30358] 
$125.00

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