Christie's
Imperial and Post-Revolutionary Russian Art
London: Christie's 1990. Softcover. G Pages have tanned in margins; former owner made notes on first page. Black & white & color illus. wraps 200 pp. profusely illus. in BW and color. Issued in conjunction with a 1990 auction of these Russian pieces of artwork which were "The Properties of The late Nicholas Lynn Esq. and from various sources." Includes separate price list. Christie's paperback
Bookseller reference : 140520
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Christie's
Important Watches Including A Gentleman's Pursuit for Excellence Part II: Monday 13 May 2013
Geneva: Christie's 2013. Softcover. VG. Black & white & color illus. wraps 398 pp. profusely illus. chiefly in color. Auction catalog featuring 360 lots of watches from a variety of craftsmen. A horologist's dream. Christie's paperback
Bookseller reference : 140407
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Christie's
Collection Claude et Simone Dray: Art Deco -- Art Moderne Art Contemporain et Art Africain 2 vols.
Paris: Christie's 2006. Softcover. VG. 2 vols. Red & color illus. wraps 430 pp. 114 pp. profusely illus. 5 fold-outs. Majority of text is in French with some English. Two volumes representing a two-day auction of art from the collections of Claude and Simone Dray. The first volume is more substantial offering 296 lots of Art Deco pieces. The second contains descriptions for 73 pieces categorized as modern contemporary or African art. Christie's paperback
Bookseller reference : 140652
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Christie's
Painting Object Film Concept: Works from the Herbig Collection
New York: Christie's 1998. Paperback. VG- Mylar cover has aged and carries slight soiling; page edges are beginning to tan; text and illus. are good. White wraps mylar cover with yellow stripes 268 pp. 118 color plates. This catalogue of works from the Jost and Barbara Herbig collection contains works by 27 artists both German and American. The Herbigs lived in Cologne Germany in the 1960s and collected works by the avant-garde who exhibited there. Includes preface by Lord Hindlip introduction by Richard Francis and five essays: "That was then and this is now : the view from New York" / Phyllis Tuchman -- "Nostalgia and memory : legacies of the 1960s in recent work" / James Meyer -- "How does an exhibition come into being" / Harald Szeemann -- "When attitudes become form" / Scott Burton. Also includes annotated catalogue arranged in alphabetcial order by artist with biographical information and provenance. Christie's paperback
Bookseller reference : 10809 ISBN : 1880907046 9781880907047
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Christie's
A Dialogue through Art: Works from the Jan Krugier Collection 2 vols.
New York: Christie's 2013. Softcover. VG. 2 vols. illus. wraps 461 pp. total profusely illus. in color. A two-volume set of auction catalogues outlining the offerings in two November 2013 auctions of works collected by reknown art dealer Jan Krugier 1928-2008 whose New York gallery closed in 2010. Christie's paperback
Bookseller reference : 138940
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Christie's
Photographs
New York NY: Christie's 2010. Softcover. VG. Color pictorial wraps; 250 pp.; Profusely illustrated with color and duotone photos. From the auction held October 6 & 7; 349 lots listed. Highlights include a group of Yosemite views by Carleton Watkins another selection of American color photography from the Berman collection and a deep roster of Irving Penn images. Also includes works by: Ansel Adams Diane Arbus William Eggleston Henri Cartier-Bresson Robert Mapplethorpe Man Ray and Harry Callahan. Christie's paperback
Bookseller reference : 139371
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Christie's
Jean Prouve's Prototype Maison Tropicale and works By Jean Prouve Charlotte Perriand Le Corbusier and Pierre Jeanneret from the Collection of Eric Touchaleaume. 5 June 2007
New York NY: Christie's 2007. Softcover. VG. Red spine color illustrated wraps 221 pp. Profusely illustrated in color. Auction catalogue from June 5th 2007. Includes index. Lot numbers 201-311. Lot 311 is La Maison Tropicale. Christie's paperback
Bookseller reference : 137497
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Christie's
Collection Claude et Simone Dray: Art Deco. 8 juin =June 2006
Paris: Christie's 2006. Softbound. VG. White illustrated wraps 430 pp. Profusely large color illustrations. A heavy book. In French and English. A sale of 296 lots of exceptional furniture and furnishings. "The collection spotlights the decorative arts of the period 1910-1920 which were celebrated in the Paris 1925 Exposition des Arts Decoratifs et Industriels Modernes and which several decades later became broadly characterized as Art Deco. the collection boasts a large number of works by Ruhlman all of which are of an aesthetic perfection worthy of attention." -- p. 10. Christie's paperback
Bookseller reference : 137527
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NY: Christie's East Nov. 4 1987
Works by Maurice Sendak
New York: Christie's East 1987. Softcover. VG- Label & few marks from previous gallery owner. Blue stapled wraps. 36 pp. 4 color 23 bw plates. Auction of 207 works by children's book illustrator Maurice Sendak 1928-2012. Consists mostly of illustrations other works and first edition books with his illustrations; includes prices realized list. Christie's East paperback
Bookseller reference : 7898
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NY: Christie's Nov. 28 2012
Edward Hopper's October on Cape Cod
New York: Christie's 2012. Softcover. VG Like New. Color illus. wraps maps on flyleaves 36 pp. 13 illus. most in color one fold-out. An auction catalog featuring this one single painting by American artist Edward Hopper.1882-1967. Includes close-ups and additional information about the painting the circumstances and the artist. With inspirational quotes as well. Come on you know you wish you could have raised the money to buy it. The catalog is just as good. Christie's paperback
Bookseller reference : 136683
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Christie's London: May 1965 to Feb. 1966
Northwick Park Collection Series of five auction catalogues of Prints and Drawings Old Master and Important English Paintings
1966. Softbound. VG some prices realized included. Two volumes are hardcover three are softcover. This series of five sales distributed the almost 600 pictures which were present in the estate of Northwick Park. The first sale May 25 1965 presented Prints and Drawings. The second May 28 1965 fourth Oct. 29 1965 and fifth Feb. 26 1966 sales were of Old Masters. The third sale June 25 1965 contained Important English pictures c. 1550-1880. paperback
Bookseller reference : 21798
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Christie's Hong Kong: November 1 1994
Fine Chinese Snuff Bottles
1994. Softcover. VG. Pictorial wraps. 76 pp. Profuse color ills. Annotated and beautifully illustrated auction catalogue of 1428 works with asking prices. paperback
Bookseller reference : 32060
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Christie's London: June 15 1965
Catalogue Of Drawings By Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo The property Of The Rt Hon The Earl Beauchamp D.L. J.P.
1965. Hardcover. VG. Printed boards. 59 pp. 169 two-tone plates. The drawings in this auction were originally bound together in a single album. A brief discussion of the provenance and circumstances surrounding this album is presented. Prices realized sheet included. Terrific plates of all drawings and the album itself. hardcover
Bookseller reference : 21797
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Christie's
One Man's Vision: Important Chinese Art From the Manno Art Museum Sale 2123
Hong Kong: Christie's Hong Kong 2002. Softcover. VG ex-library with stamp on title page. Color illustrated wraps. 138 pp. Color plates. In English and Chinese. Includes price list. October 2002 auction catalogue featuring 75 lots of Chinese art collected by Yasuaki Manno. Includes paintings ceramics and carved lacquer works notably black white and green wares of the Song dynasties blue and white and copper-red wares of Yuan and 15th century Ming dynasties and polychrome wares of the 16th and 17th centuries and Kinrande kosometsuke and Shonzui wares especially tea ceremony pieces. Christie's Hong Kong paperback
Bookseller reference : 133407
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Christie's
Important Tribal Art and Antiquities from the Collection of William A. McCarty-CooperChristie's Sale 7476
NY: Christie's 1992. Hardcover. VG ex-library with ink stamp on title page and price list. minor wear and staple mark on dj. Black cloth. Black dust jacket with color pictorial front. 112 pp. Color plates. Includes price list. May 1992 auction catalogue of 180 lots collected by William Augustine McCarty-Copper 1936-1991 for his West Hollywood Hills home. The "primitive art" collection contains mainly African works but also pieces from the Pacific and Americas as well as antiquities from the Mediterranean. Especially notable is the Kwele maks lot 132 acquired by Douglas Cooper in a 1957 trade as well as Kota reliquary figures objects from the Fang of Gabon and the Baga of Guinea a Songye stool and a small group of Yoruba pieces. Christie's hardcover
Bookseller reference : 133414
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Christie's
Important Chinese Furniture Formerly the Museum of Classical Chinese Furniture Collection Christie's Sale 8468
NY: Christie's 1996. Hardcover. VG/VG. Minimal fading and wear to dj. Otherwise an excellent copy. Grey cloth. Black illustrated dust jacket. 226 pp. Profusely illustrated in color. In English and Chinese. Includes price list. September 1996 auction catalogue featuring 107 lots from The Museum of Classical Chinese Furniture 1990-1996. The California museum concentrated on Ming-style furniture of the 16th 17th and 18th centuries. The collection sold for a total of $11.2 million $3 million above the upper presale estimate. Christie's hardcover
Bookseller reference : 133404
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Christie's
The Yangzhitang Collection of Imperial Porcelain of the Late Qing Dynasty Auction 5831
Singapore: Christie's Singapore 1997. Softcover. VG ex-library with stamp on title page. bump to upper spine staple in cover. Black wraps with yellow pictorial front. 248 pp. Color plates. In English and Chinese. March 1997 auction of 199 lots of Chinese Imperial porcelain from the Qing dynasty with an emphasis on 1821-1911 Daoguang Xianfeng Tongzhi Guangxu and Xuantong wares. Includes informative essay about the Imperial kiln and regulations for the use of royal porcelain based on rank and occasion and a gallery of marks. A very comprehensive collection. Christie's Singapore paperback
Bookseller reference : 133416
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Christie's
The Dr. S.Y. Yip Collection of Fine and Important Classical Chinese Furniture Christie's Sale 1188
New York: Christie's 2002. Hardcover. VG ex-library with stamp on title page. slightly bumped corners and staple mark on dust jacket. Tan cloth. White and red illustrated dust jacket. 141 pp. Color plates. Includes price list. September 2002 auction catalogue featuring 68 lots collected by S.Y. Yip including 16th and 17th century and Ming and Qing furniture. Christie's hardcover
Bookseller reference : 133411
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Christie's
Important Chinese Rhinoceros Horn Carvings from the Songzhutang Collection Part II Sale 2810
Hong Kong: Christie's Hong Kong 2010. Softcover. VG ex-library with stamp on title page. staple mark on front cover. Color pictorial wraps. 108 pp. Color plates. In English and Chinese. May 2010 auction of 30 lots collected by Thomas Fok. Christie's Hong Kong paperback
Bookseller reference : 133413
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Christie's
The Jingguantang Collection Part III Sale 8736
NY: Christie's 1997. Softcover. VG Staple in cover ex-library with ink stamp on title page. Black illustrated wraps. 150 pp. Color plates. Includes price list. In English and Chinese. Auction catalogue featuring 68 lots chiefly of ceramics but also glass and bronzes. Christie's paperback
Bookseller reference : 133603
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Christie's
Important Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art from an American Private Collection Sale 8236
NY: Christie's 1995. Hardcover. VG- hole in dj from stapling. bumped spine. ex-library with stamp on title page. contains writing--sale price noted in ink . Red cloth. Black illustrated dust jacket. 174 pp. Color plates. Includes price list. In English and Chinese. 139 lots of ceramics Song Jin Yuan Ming and many Qing pieces and other items including cloisonne bronzes scholars' objects and sculpture. Christie's hardcover
Bookseller reference : 133595
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Christie's Hong Kong
The Gerald Godfrey Private Collection of Fine Chinese Jades
Hong Kong: Christie's 1995. Hardcover. VG ex-library with stamp on title page. Beige cloth. Brown illustrated dust jacket. Unpaginated. Color plate. In English and Chinese. Auction catalogue featuring 120 lots. Christie's hardcover
Bookseller reference : 133598
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Christie's
The Hardy Collection of Early Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art from the Sze Yuan Tang
NY: Christie's 1995. Hardcover. VG- hole in dj from stapling. ex-library with stamp on title page. contains writing--sale price noted in ink . Green cloth. Black illustrated dust jacket. 168 pp. Color plates. Includes price list. In English and Chinese. Auction catalogue for 164 lots of Chinese ceramics and other objects including jades brozes scholars' objects and sculpture. Christie's hardcover
Bookseller reference : 133596
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Christie's Hong Kong
Exceptional Jadeite Jewellery Sale 1181
Hong Kong: Christie's 1997. Hardcover. sales prices recorded in ink. Green boards. Purple dust jacket. 168 pp. Color plates. Nearly 100 lots of jade and jadeite jewelry pieces. In English with some Chinese. Christie's hardcover
Bookseller reference : 133647
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Christie's & Edmiston's Ltd
The Shaw Collection of Important Scottish Silver and Pistols
Glasgow Scotland: Christie's & Edmiston's Ltd 1983. Softcover. VG- bumped corners minor wear. Beige wraps. 69 pp. 76 bw illustrations. Christie's & Edmiston's Ltd paperback
Bookseller reference : 132903
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Christie's
Photographs
New York NY: Christie's 2011. Softcover. NF. Sepia-tone pictorial wraps; 218 pp.; Profusely illustrated with b/w and duotone photos some in color. From the auction held 6 October 2011 sale 2470; 211 photos listed including works by Ansel Adams Vik Muniz Peter Beard Frantisek Drtikol Eugene Atget Henri Cartier-Bresson Andre Kertesz Victor Skrebneski Lillian Bassman Andreas Feininger Irving Penn Michael Eastman Richard Avedon Bruce Weber Hiroshi Sugimoto Diane Arbus Robert Adams William Eggleston and more. Christie's paperback
Bookseller reference : 130619
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Christie's
The Forbes Collection of Victorian Pictures and Works of Art I II and III. 3 Volume Set
London England: Christie's 2003. Softcover. As New catalogues slipcase has small tear along one edge at foot opening. Rust and white wraps with rust-colored slipcase. Vol. I: 287 pp. Vol II: 339 pp. Vol. III: 338 pp. All profusely illustrated. Beautifully illustrated and annotated catalogues for a sale which took place Wednesday 19 and Thursday 20 February 2003 Christie's paperback
Bookseller reference : 129666
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Christie's
Raspyatie na Kreste u Rimlyan Vasiliya Vereshchagina Vasily Vereshchagin's Crucifixion by the Romans 28 November 2011
London: Christie's 2011. Softcover. As New. Color illustrated wraps 32 pp. Illustrations throughout chiefly color. Inserted transmittal letter. In Russian and English. Catalogue for a sale held November 28 2011. This was the final painting in the series referred to by the artist as "An eye for an eye a tooth for a tooth" from the transmittal letter. Christie's paperback
Bookseller reference : 129957
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Christie's
Modern Sculpture: Impressionist and Modern Art Evening Sale Tuesday 6 May 2008
New York: Christie's 2008. Softbound. VG ex-lib with only one marking: received stamp on title page otherwise near fine. BW pictorial wraps 98 pp profuse color and bw images. Auction catalogue featuring works by Auguste Rodin Alberto Giacometi and Henry Moore. Christie's paperback
Bookseller reference : 127054
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Christie's
Property from the Westervelt Company Formerly the Gulf States Paper Corporation: Wednesday 18 May 2011
New York: Christie's 2011. Softbound. VG ex-lib with only two markings: library stamp on title page number on back cover otherwise near fine. Color pictorial wraps 74 pp profuse color images. Auction catalogue featuring works by Marsden Hartley Milton Avery Edward Henry Potthast Childe Hassam William Trost Richards George Inness Eastman Johnson Thomas Worthington Whittredge Albert Beirstadt Maurice Brazil Prendergast Robert Frederick Blum Theodore Robinson Frederick Carl Frieseke Andrew Wyeth Willard Leroy Metcalfe Charles Ephraim Burchfield and others. Christie's paperback
Bookseller reference : 127056
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Christie's
Property from the Collection of Mrs. Sidney F. Brody
New York: Christie's 2010. Softbound. VG. Pictorial color wraps 152 pp For auction held Tuesday May 4-5 2010. Christie's paperback
Bookseller reference : 127059
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Christie's
Genius of the German Renaissance: A Collection of Prints by Albrecht Durer
London: Christie's 2007. Softbound. VG small marks on the covers slight edge wear. Light gray illustrated wraps 173pp approx. 136 monotone plates. Auction catalog; held Tuesday 4 December 2007. Each plate is well annotated. Christie's paperback
Bookseller reference : 126906
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Christie's
Asian 20th Century & Contemporary Art
London: Christie's 2011. Softbound. VG. In English and Chinese Glossy wraps with color illustration and silver lettering 228 pp. profuse color and bw illustrations. Published for auction held in Hong Kong 28 May 2011. Christie's paperback
Bookseller reference : 127232
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Christie's London
Christie's Sales to the Nation
London: Christie Manson & Woods Ltd 1982. Softbound. Good. Blue glossy wraps 86pp hundreds of color and black and white plates of the collection pieces. An outline of the sales Christie's made to the nation Britain between 1956 and 1982. Christie, Manson & Woods Ltd paperback
Bookseller reference : 125305
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Christie's
Willem De Kooning: Untitled I.
New York: Christie's 2007. Softcover. VG. Color-illustrated covers with red spine and white spine lettering; 51 pp. with color and bw illustrations throughout. Items catalogued for the sale held Monday 16 May 2007. Christie's paperback
Bookseller reference : 115031
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Christie's NY: March 18 1998
The Haskell F. Norman Library of Science and Medicine Part I: The Middle Ages and the Renaissance
1998. Hardcover. VG. Illustrated blue glossy boards. 263 pp. Profusely illustrated in color and bw. Accompanied sale VESALIUS-8854 held on March 18 1998; 234 lots listed including medical and other scientific texts from the Middle Ages and the Renaissance. hardcover
Bookseller reference : 118948
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Christie's
Arts of France: Important French Furniture Paintings Sculpture Silver Porcelain and Carpets
New York: Christie's 1997. Hardbound. Very good clean and tight but with rubbing to dj;. Navy cloth with silver lettering; matching glossy dj; 453 pp. with color illustrations throughout and 5 gatefolds;. Auction catalogue for the sale held Tuesday October 21 1997; 343 separate lots; includes an index of Old Master Paintings;. Christie's hardcover
Bookseller reference : 118034
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Christie's NY: Jan. 16 24 1993
The Jean and Kenneth Chorley Collection: Important English Pottery and American and English Furniture Works of Art and Paintings
1993. Softcover. VG. Color wraps. 98 pp. Numerous color & bw plates. Lists 287 works including asking prices. paperback
Bookseller reference : 23388
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Christie's
Five Important Sculptures by Elie Nadelman
New York: Christie's 1987. Softcover. VG. Black and color-illustrated wraps with white lettering; 32 pp. with 5 color and 4 bw images;. The sale catalog for an auction of sculptures rendered by American sculptor Elie Nadelman 1882-1946 and owned by The School of American Ballet; held at Christie's New York on December 4 1987. Christie's paperback
Bookseller reference : 116555
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Christie's
Andrew Wyeth's Intruder
New York New York: Christie's 2007. Softcover. VG. Color illus. wraps; 27 pp.; 1 color gatefold; 8 color plates and figures. From auction PORT-1911 held on November 29 2007 which included Andrew Wyeth's "Intruder." Includes lengthy essay and illustrations. A nice treatment of this painting. Christie's paperback
Bookseller reference : 116707
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Christie's
Norman Rockwell's Extra Good Boys and Girls: A Cover For "The Saturday Evening Post"
New York New York: Christie's 2007. Softcover. VG. Red & color illus. wraps; 35 pp.; 17 color and bw figures. From the auction held on November 29 2007 of Norman Rockwell's "Extra Good Boys and Girls" which was used in 1939 for a Saturday Evening Post cover; Extensive annotations. Christie's paperback
Bookseller reference : 116705
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Christie's
Prints by Andy Warhol From a Private Collection
Los Angeles: Christie's 1999. Softcover. VG. Matte red cover with color front illustration and white spine lettering; 97 pp. with color illustrations throughout. 98 items catalogued for the sale held Monday 13 December 1999. Christie's paperback
Bookseller reference : 115028
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Christie's
Maxfield Parrish's Daybreak
New York NY: Christie's 2006. Softcover. VG. Color illus. wraps. 26 pp. 1 gatefold; 6 figures 4 color 2 bw; 3 color plates. From the auction held May 25 2006. Includes an essay about the artist and 'Daybreak' in particular. Christie's paperback
Bookseller reference : 111727
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Christie's
Important American Paintings and Drawings from the Estate of William B. Ruger
New York: Christie's 2002. Softcover. VG. Maroon illus. wraps with white lettering; 69 pp. with 4 gatefolds and 28 color plates. The auction catalogue includes works by Frank Benson Winslow Homer Sydney Laurence Thomas Moran Henry Cheever Pratt Frederic Remington James Walker and many others. Christie's paperback
Bookseller reference : 110133
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Christie's
Property from the Violette de Mazia Collection Merion Pennsylvania
New York: Christie's East 1989. Softcover. VG-. Yellow illus. wraps with black lettering; unpaginated with approx. 40 pp.; 29 bw illus. With an addenda list; the property of 380 items was sold for the benefit of the Barnes Foundation in April 1989; catalogue listing each item. Christie's East paperback
Bookseller reference : 110138
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Christie's
Torpedo.Los!: Contemporary Art from the Robert B. Mayer Collection
New York: Christie's 1989. Hardbound. VG-/VG- with slight bump to lower corners. Black cloth with silver lettering and red illus. dj; 49 numbered pp. with 20 color plates. With works by Jean DuBuffet Helen Frankenthaler Willem De Kooning Ellsworth Kelly Claes Oldenburg Roy Lichtenstein and others; includes prices. Christie's hardcover
Bookseller reference : 110430
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Christie's East
American Paintings Furniture and Decorative Arts
New York NY: Christie's East 1985. Softcover. VG- Bottom corners slightly bent; Slight discoloration to covers. White pictorial wraps; Staple-bound; approx. 44 pp.; 41 bw photos. From the auction on October 15 1985; Sale number 5983; Includes paintings and watercolors metalware ceramics decorative objects folk art and furniture. Christie's East paperback
Bookseller reference : 109216
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Christie's
Tiffany: Innovation In American Design Sale #9014
New York: Christie's 1998. Softbound. VG. Color design wraps with opaque cover. 231 pp. profusely illustrated in color and some bw photographs. This stupendous catalogue features auction lots 250 - 420 from the larger sale held that day meaning there are 171 lots offered. This catalogue includes a color portrait and black and white vintage photos of Tiffany his family home and the Tiffany studio and workers. It also contains several important essays on Tiffany and his personal life as well as his artistry and work. Ceramics Clocks Enamels Desk Floor and Table Lamps Glass Jewelry Metalwork Flatware Silver Windows and other subject areas are represnted by the lots being offerd and all are amply annotated. A most valuable reference work. Christie's paperback
Bookseller reference : 105859
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Christie's NY: Jan. 22 1983
The Contents of the Linden: The Collection of the Late Mrs. George Maurice Morris Important American Furniture and Decorative Arts
1983. Hardcover. VG/VG. Navy cloth gilt lettering grey DJ. 152 pp. Numerous color and bw plates. hardcover
Bookseller reference : 17365
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New York: Christie's January 18 2003
The Russell B. Aitken Collection of Wildfowl Fowls
Softcover. VG- scuffing to front and rear covers exlib with minor marks. Pictorial wraps. 158 pp. Profuse color ills. paperback
Bookseller reference : 28662
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