Catalogue of a very important collection of antique oriental art objects
Publisher: Fifth Avenue Art Galleries
Published: 1917
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 20
Subjects: Art collections
Other titles: Oriental art treasures.
Notes: Many magnificent specimens of jade of the Chien-Lung period, agate, rock crystal and other hard stones; an extensive collection of Chinese potteries and bronzes dating from the earliest known periods to the Ming dynasty; unusual examples of fine cinnabar lacquers, Ming cloisonne vases and garnitures, imperial Manchu court lady's head dress; valuable old Chinese procelains in blue and white, celadon and single colors, snuff bottles in semi-precious stones, Ming ivory carvings, Tang figurines, sculpture in stone, imperial lacquer panels and cabinets of exceptional rarity, and a large collection of early Chinese Buddhistic paintings secured from a Lama temple.

Place of sale: New York.

Date of sale: Mar. 22-24, 1917.

Pt. 1 partly priced.