ARTISTIC JAPAN MAGAZINE, VOLS.I-IV S.Bing, comp., ARTISTIC JAPAN: A MONTHLY ILLUSTRATED JOURNAL OF ARTS & INDUSTRIES(London: Sampson Low et al., 1888-'90) 4 vols., folio, three vols. bound in half cloth, pictorial...
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FINE PAIR OF MASSIVE ITALIAN CARVEDALABASTER VASES ON MATCHING PEDESTALS, ATTRIBUTED TO LORENZO BARTOLINIBoth raised on later alabaster pedestals. The central section of the vase has vertical rows of bellflowers...
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CELADON-GLAZED JAR AND COVER
QING DYNASTY,DAOGUANG MARK AND OF THE PERIOD ??????? ??????????the ovoid body smoothly rising to a short waisted neck, flanked by a pair of low-relief C-shaped mock-handles on the shoulder,...
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VERY RARE PAIR OF GRAEME PARK PHILADELPHIAQUEEN ANNE C...1740-1760, each with scrolled and shell carved crest over a figured splat with four scrolled volutes, set on shell carved legs with trifid feet, upholstered...
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A COMPLETE SYSTEM OF GEOGRAPHY, VOL.I BOWEN 1747Bowen, Emanuel: A Complete System of Geography. Being a Description of all the Countries, Islands, Cities, Chief Towns, Harbours, Lakes, and Rivers, Mountains,...
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TENN. MAP 1811, PAYNE/LOW"A Map of theTennassee [sic] Government from the latest Surveys 1810", by John Payne, published by E. Low, New York, 1811. From "A New and Complete Universal Geography", Vol. IV, by John...
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RARE 1890 1ST ED. VOL. I & II "IN DARKESTAFRICA"For your consideration is this 1890 First Edition copies Vol. I & II "In Darkest Africa" by Henry M. Stanley, publisher London, Sampson Low, Marston, Searle and Rivington...
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RUDE OSOLNIK CHERRY LOW TABLE(New Mexico/Kentucky,1915-2001)
circular top, raised on four Y form supports, apparently unsigned, 18 x 42 in.
Provenance: Collection of Rude Osolnik, Berea, Kentucky
Note: This lot is accompanied...
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GUSTAVE COURBET (1819 - 1877) "CLIFFNEAR ORNANS"Gustave Courbet (French, 1819 - 1877)
"Rock Cliff Near Ornans"
Oil on Canvas. Signed and dated '73 lower left.
Depicting cliffs of gray, rock reflected in the...
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ROMANO-EGYPTIAN CARTONNAGE MUMMY MASK,EX-CHRISTIE'SIt's not often we start a listing by stating the provenance, but in this case the pedigree is almost as impressive as the piece. Sold - Christies, December 1996;...
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EDWARD J.LOWE'S "FERNS BRITISH & EXOTIC"BOOK 1856 Edward Joseph Lowe (British, 1825-1900). "Ferns: British and Exotic" Vol 1, -1856, leather bound book with chromolithograph plates. Approx. h. 9.75"...
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[JAPANESE PRINTS & DRAWINGS--COLLECTIONS]
Agroup of multi-volumed works about Japanese Prints & Drawings in Private or Museum Collections, comprising:
— GUNSAULUS, Helen C. and GENTLES, Margaret O. The Clarence...
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THE ORNAMENTAL ARTS OF JAPAN, VOL. IAND II BY G.A. AUDSLEY AND II BY G.A. AUDSLEY, published in London, Low Marston, 1882-1884, no. 325/500 (2) Provenance: Estate Collection of Frances and Philip H. Bradley...
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THREE SETS OF 19TH CENTURY LEATHER ANDCLOTH BOUND BOOKS Lot of (35) half bound books. Includes a set of books by Thomas Babington Macaulay, various editions (London: Longman, 1846-77); Diary and Correspondence...
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BOYDELL'S SHAKESPEARE GALLERY, (2) VOLS.W/STAND The American Edition of Boydell's Illustrations of the Dramatic Works of Shakespeare, by the Most Eminent Artists of Great Britain. Shearjashub Spooner, New York,...
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Low (Charles R) Her Majesty's Navy,including its deeds and battles, 1st edition, 6 vols, London 1890-93, 4to, publisher's blue cloth gilt, all colour plates present, handsome set (6)...
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(51) Classic Rock 33-1/3 Vinyl LP RecordAlbums c/o Big Brother and The Holding Co Cheap Thrills, David Bowie Changes One, Bruce Springsteen Born to Run, and The E Street Band, Live 1975-85, Sealed 5 LP set, Derek...
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BOOKS: (6) VOLS FINE BINDING, INCL.DICKENS' BOZ Includes: 1) Charles Dickens. Sketches by Boz. Chapman and Hall, with eight illustrations, no date, printed by Virtue and Co., 292 pages; 2) John Tyndall. The...
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WHITE-GLAZED STONEWARE CUP
TANG DYNASTY? ???thinly potted of deep U-shape, supported on a low flaring solid foot, covered overall in a transparent glaze suffused with crackles, stopping neatly above the foot to...
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Allen: Book Hunter at Home, 1920 ex-lib,full leather; Vincent: Bibliotaph, Bos., 1898, inscribed; Johnson: Highspot Ava. lit., 1/750, full Moroccan leather; Rosenbach: Book Hunter's Holiday, signed; Ratchford: Letters...
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2 vols. Mann, Thomas. The Magic Mountain.New York: Knopf, 1927. First English-language edition, translated by H.T. Lowe-Porter. #194/200 signed by Mann. Lg. 8vo, orig. vellum-backed patterned bds.; edges rubbed,...
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CHINESE ARCHAIC BRONZE RITUAL WINE VESSELGU. Shang Dynasty 13th/12th century B.C. Of slender waisted form with wide trumpet mouth cast with a band of thick flat scrolls forming two taotie masks divided by low flanges...
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2 vols. Natural History - Color PlateBooks - English 19th-Century Imprints: Turton, William. Manual of The Land and Fresh Water Shells of The British Islands. London: Longman, Brown, et al., 1857. 8vo, contemp....
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1 vol. Lowe, E.J.; Howard, W. BeautifulLeaved Plants. London: Bell and Daldy, 1872. Lg. 4to, contemp. 3/4 tan morocco & red pebbled cloth, gilt, spine gilt, t.e.g., other edges untrimmed; occasionally slightly...
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John Ruskin (British 1819-1900) "TheRoman Arch at Susa in Piedmont" c. 1830s/40s or later traces of graphite with black and white gouache on gray paper unsigned 6 1/4 in. x 6 1/2 in. on a decorated French mat...
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2 vols. Fine Art: Curtis, Charles B.Velazques and Murillo: A Description and Historical Catalogue of The Works of Don Diego de Silva Velazques and Bartolome Estaban Murillo. New York: J.W. Bouton; London: Sampson,...
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6 vols. Occult Subjects - Devil Worship& C: Waite, Arthur Edward. Devil-Worship in France. London: G. Redway, 1896. 1st ed. Sm. 8vo, mid 20th-Century buckram. Ex-library - perforated stamp on title. Coumont W.2....
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1 vol. (Landseer, Edwin Henry.) [Collectionof Etchings.] [London], [1848], [1/100]. Folio, contemp. 3/4 calf & marbled bds., gilt spine; joints & corners rubbed, head & foot of spine rubbed away. With 17 etchings,...
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7 vols. Books on Books: Fitzgerald,Percy. The Book Fancier. London: Sampson, Low, Marston, Searle & Rivington, 1886. 1st ed. Sm. 8vo, orig. cloth, t.e.g.; some edge wear. Slightly toned. * Tredwell, Daniel...
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Books: South Carolina history sportingliterature and art THE WORKS OF THE RIGHT REVEREND JOHN ENGLAND FIRST BISHOP OF CHARLESTON. Ed. Sebastian G. Messmer. 7 vols. Cleveland OH: Arthur H. Clark 1908; Burton E....
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(BOTANY) A group of 10 volumes. TheBotanical Magazine. By William Curtis. London: Printed by Stephen Couchman 1796. Vols. 10 12 17 and 25 only. Ferns: British and Exotic. By E.J. Lowe. London: Groombridge and...
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