Thomas E Kirby Otto Bernet (3 results)

Paperback. Condition: New. Print on Demand. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item.…

Five parts in one vol. Thick 8vo. [486 pp (unpaginated - duplication of 110 pp. Day 3).] Titles in red & black, photo illustrations and plates throughout (many double-page), annotated w/ realized prices in ink manuscript throughout for every item, placeholder slips also present. Contemporary flexible dark brown calf (rebacked, inner hinges repaired), still a VG- copy, from the library of Tom Atiyeh, w/ Atiyeh Bros., Inc., 604 SW 10th Ave., Portland, Oregon ownership stamp on ffep. First edition of this lavishly illustrated catalogue of the historic liquidation of the collection of Persian, Oriental, and Chinese rugs held and brokered by the Constantinople-based Armenian firm of O. Agopian & Son, who appear to have sold out just after the forced emigration, and anti-Armenian campaign by the Ottoman Committee of Union and Progress following the 1912-1913 Balkan Wars. The rugs offered from sale ranged from Beluchistan weave Turkoman rugs to Antique Caucasian prayer rugs with Kazak weaves; giant 18th-Century Turkoman carpets to Persian Khorassan Triclinium rugs realizing $ 1300.00 (over $ 43,000 today) Many of the rugs, textiles, and antiquities from this sale found their way not only to the hands of collectors, but also to such museum collections as the Detroit Institute of Arts, the Frick Collection, and others.…

Softcover. Condition: New. Reprint. Language: English. Approximately 666 pages. English: Print-on-demand reprint. Original edition : 1915. Text in English. This catalogue documents the prestigious auction of art and literary treasures from the collection of General Brayton Ives, held in New York in April 1915. The sale included three distinct sections: books (April 6-8, 1915, 1121 lots), art treasures (April 8-10, 1915, 474 lots), and engravings and etchings (April 12-14, 1915, 1028 lots). The catalogue is a valuable resource for collectors and scholars interested in the art and literary market of the early 20th century. Book images are non-contractual. This item is printed on demand and ships from our printing partners' facility nearest the destination. These facilities are located mainly in the United States, the United Kingdom and Canada.…