Corporate Author |
Sotheby's (Firm) |
Title |
Catalogue of Oriental ceramics and works of art : first day's sale : Japanese porcelain, including a collection of Hirado wares and an early Arita jar in Kutani style ; later Chinese porcelain, including blue and white and 'famille-verte' wares, a 'famille-rose' group of two birds in a peach tree, ruby-back plates and millefleurs vases, a series of 'famille-rose' and armorial vases, and a punch bowl with hunting scenes en grisaille ; second day's sale : hardstone carvings, including jade vases and bowls and a massive rose quartz covered vase ; works of art, including archaic bronzes and jade axes, snuffbottles and cloisonné enamel, ruby-back Canton enamel dishes, and a pair of Lac Burgauté figures ; also early Chinese ceramics, including a saddled T'ang horse and an ox cart, two Lung Ch'uan celadon dragon dishes, and a rare fifteenth century sacrificial red dish |
Publisher |
London : Sotheby & Co., 1968 |
Physical desc. |
99 pages, [10] leaves of plates ; 25 cm. |
Note |
23/07/1968; 24/07/1968 |
Including property of Mrs. E.L. Nicholson, the late T.D. Moore, Esq., and the late Sir A. Chester Beatty. |
Annotated, with lots 89-90, 246-292, and 368-369 written in pencil on the front cover. |
Two contemporary bookmark slips: one between pages 24 and 25, with lots 89 and 90 in ink; another with '246 to 292' written in ink, at page 63, the start of 'The Property of the late Sir A. Chester Beatty'. |
Date & place of sale |
Tuesday 23 and Wednesday 24 July 1968, London |
Person as subject |
Beatty, Alfred Chester -- Sir -- 1875-1968 -- Art collections -- Catalogs |
Nicholson, E.L. -- Art collections -- Catalogs |
Moore, T.D. -- Art collections -- Catalogs |
Subject |
Art, Asian -- Catalogs |
Porcelain -- Catalogs |