Asian Art - The Baur Collection, Geneva
9 volumes
£3,024
Rare Books, Manuscripts, Maps & Photographs
Auction: 8 February 2023 at 10:00 GMT
Description
Ayers, J. Chinese Ceramics. Geneva, 1968-1969-1972-1974, 4 volumes, number 22 (volume 1) and number 44 (volumes 2-4) of 50 copies bound in leather, dustwrappers, slipcases;
Ayers, J. Japanese Ceramics. Geneva, 1984, number 44 of 50 copies bound in leather, dustwrapper, slipcase;
Schneeberger, Pierre F. Chinese Jades. Geneva, 1946, number 45 of 50 copies bound in leather, dustwrapper, slipcase;
Schneeberger, Pierre F. Japanese Lacquer (Selected Pieces). Geneva, 1984, number 44 of 50 copies bound in leather, dustwrapper, slipcase;
Robinson, B.W. Japanese Sword-Fittings. Geneva, 1980, number 44 of 50 copies bound in leather, dustwrapper;
Coullery, Marie-Thérèse and Martin S. Newstead. Netsuke (Selected Pieces). Geneva, 1977, number 44 of 50 copies bound in leather, dustwrapper, slipcase; all with plates;
with the original publishing prospectus for the Chinese Ceramics and Netsuke volumes
Footnote
Note:
A fine set of very important reference works on Asian art, the volumes written by leading experts in their respective areas.
1,000 copies were published of the limited edition of Chinese Ceramics, volume 2 of Chinese Ceramics being priced at £12 10s. In addition, according to the prospectus included in the lot, "Further limited edition of 50 copies printed on special paper and bound in leather, £20". The prospectus for the Netsuke volume states "Volume 6 of the series is the first to deal with Japanese art. It illustrates and describes 1,200 selected netsuke of the Baur Collection covering all manufacturing centers. The collection is particularly rich in netsuke created by artists who lived in the second part of the 19th and the beginning of the 20th century in Osaka and Tokyo. In addition to the illustrations and descriptions of these 1,200 pieces, the catalogue contains also 8 colour plates showing the work of 8 selected artists, an alphabetical list of 897 signatures illustrated on separated plates. A glossary and an index complete the book".
Sets of the edition limited to 1,000 copies rarely appear on the market; sets of the special edition bound in leather are exceptionally rare.