Asian Art Online Auction

September 19, 2013

LOT 45

Lot 45

Eight Volumes on Islamic Art TOGETHER WITH group of catalogues on carpets and Islamic art

Eight Volumes on Islamic Art TOGETHER WITH group of catalogues on carpets and Islamic art
Lot 45 Details
Eight Volumes on Islamic Art TOGETHER WITH group of catalogues on carpets and Islamic art

Atil, Esin, W.T. Chase and Paul Jett. Islamic Metalwork in the Freer Gallery of Art. Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institute Press, 1985.; Ettinghausen, Richard and Oleg Grabar. The Art and Architecture of Islam 650-1250. Middlesex, England: Penguin Books, 1987.; Grabar, Oleg. The Formation of Islamic Art. New Haven and London: Yale University Press, 1987.; Hamid Safadi, Yasin. Islamic Calligraphy. London: Thames and Hudson, 1987.; James, David. Islamic Art: An Introduction. England: Hamlyn Publishing Group Limited, 1974.; Michell, George (ed.). Architecture of the Islamic World, Its History and Social Meaning. London: Thames and Hudson, 1978.; Talbot Rice, David. Islamic Painting, A Survey. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press, 1971.; Talbot Rice, David. Islamic Art. London: Thames and Hudson, 1986. TOGETHER WITH Sotheby’s London, The Toms Collection Volume II: Oriental and European Rugs and Carpets, June 7, 1995; Sotheby’s London, Arts of the Islamic World, April 22, 1999; Sotheby’s New York, Fine Oriental and European Carpets, April 12, 1996.; Sotheby’s New York, Carpets, September 19, 2003.; 3 issues of Oriental Rug Review including: December 1992/January 1993, Volume XIII, Number 2; February/March 1993, Volume XIII, Number 3; April/May 1993, Volume XIII, Number 4

Estimate $100-$150

Realised: $84
Price Includes Buyer's Premium ?

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