Reference Book Online Auction

March 24, 2011

LOT 52

Lot 52

Eleven Volumes on Oriental Rugs and Carpets

Eleven Volumes on Oriental Rugs and Carpets
Lot 52 Details
Eleven Volumes on Oriental Rugs and Carpets

Spink Exhibition Catalogue.
CHINESE TEXTILES.
London: Spink and Sons, 1994.,
Mumford, John Kimberly.
ORIENTAL RUGS.
New York: Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1900.,
Ittig, Annette.
Exhibition Catalogue.
WOVEN DREAMS: ORIENTAL CARPETS FROM THE COLLECTION OF THE MONTREAL MUSEUM OF FINE ART.
Montreal: Museum of Fine Arts, 1994.,
Denny, Walter B.
ORIENTAL RUGS,
Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution, 1979.,
THE ROMANCE OF THE ORIENTAL RUG.
Toronto: Babyan’s Limited, 1925.,
Ruedin, E. Gans.
THE GREAT BOOK OF ORIENTAL CARPETS.
New York: Harper and Row Publishers, 1983.,
Milhofer, Stefan A.
THE COLOR TREASURY OF ORIENTAL RUGS.
New York: Thomas Y. Crowell Company, 1971.,
Hopf, Albrecht.
ORIENTAL CARPETS AND RUGS.
London: Thames and Hudson, 1962.,
Gantzhorn, Volkmar.
ORIENTAL CARPETS.
Germany: Taschen, 1998.,
de Calatchi, Robert.
ORIENTAL CARPETS.
New Jersey: Chartwell Books Inc., 1967.,
Liebetrau, Preben.
ORIENTAL RUGS IN COLOUR.
New York and London: Macmillan Publishing Co., Inc., and Collier Macmillan Publishers, 1976.

Estimate $50-$100

Realised: $204
Price Includes Buyer's Premium ?

Lot Report

CONDITION DETAILS

Mumford, John Kimberly.
ORIENTAL RUGS.
New York: Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1900. - very poor condition, exterior spine unraveling, pages dry and brittle.

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