Illustrated Catalogue of a Remarkable Collection of Beautiful White Glazes in European and Oriental Productions and a Gathering of Exceptional Chinese Porcelains, Exclusively Single-Color Specimens to be Sold at Unrestricted Public Sale by Direction of Mr. Thomas B. Clarke at The American Art Galleries, Madison Square South, New York, on the Afternoons Herein Stated

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Plain card covers. Cream paper dj with grey cloth spine (perhaps lib. binding tape); bw illus. and red/black lettering. Unpaginated; [200] with 9 color plates and additional bw illus. Tissue guards over color plates. Text in English. Catalogue of 570 exquisite works of European white glazes (mostly English - a large number of Leeds and salt glaze pieces - with some Italian and French; as well as both Chinese white and other Chinese porcelains; color plates show images of Chinese works in green, red, and violet), sold at auction on January 3, 4, and 5, 1918. With a brief introductory essay, A Note of White, by Dana H. Carroll. Carroll was a well-known cataloguer of collections of Asian works of art and compiled catalogues of the collections of Louis C. Tiffany, Charles Freer, and for many of New York's top auction houses, including Yamanaka & Company. Each of the items in this catalogue is well-annotated, and the color plates are exquisitely rich and in excellent condition. A valuable resource for any collector of European and/or Chinese glazes. Good- (Art school ex-lib. with stamp and pocket. Sewn binding loosening a bit. Dj soiled and torn with pieces missing from both covers. Hammer prices marked in ink next to most items.) Not pretty, but complete. N° de ref. del artículo 151784

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