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Lot 3 · Important Miniatures from a Private Collection

17 works in 18 volumes, comprising: [christie, manson & woods]. catalogue of... miniatures... the property of j. pierpont morgan. london: christie, manson & woods, 1935, later cloth--foskett, d. john smart. london: cory, adams & mackay, 1964, original cloth--[foskett, d.] british portrait miniatures. edinburgh: arts council of great britain scottish committee, 1965, original wrappers, some tears to wrappers--reynolds, g. nicholas hilliard & isaac oliver. london: hmso, 1971, original wrappers--reynolds, g. tudor & jacobean miniatures. london: her majesty's stationery office, 1973, original wrappers--foskett, d. samuel cooper. london: faber and faber, 1974, original cloth, dust-jacket--foskett, d. a dictionary of british miniature painters. london: faber and faber, 1972, two volumes, original cloth, dust-jackets--keil, n. die miniaturen der albertina in wien. vienna: anton schroll, 1977, original cloth, dust-jacket--foskett, d. collecting miniatures. woodbridge: antique collectors' club, 1979, original cloth--reynolds, g. wallace collection - catalogue of miniatures. london: wallace collection, 1980, original wrappers--murdoch, j., murrell, j., noon, p.j. and r. strong. the english miniature. new haven: yale university press, 1981, original wrappers, strong, r. artists of the tudor court. london: victoria and albert museum, 1983, original wrappers, some staining--bayne-powell, r. catalogue of portrait miniatures in the fitzwilliam museum, cambridge. cambridge: university press, 1985, signed by the author on front free endpaper, original cloth, dust-jacket--grijzenhout, f. liotard in nederland. utrecht: kwadraat, 1985, original wrappers--lavender, d. the monarchy in portrait miniatures from elizabeth i to queen victoria. london: d.s. lavender (antiques), 1993, original cloth, dust-jacket--lloyd, s. richard and maria cosway. edinburgh: scottish national portrait gallery, 1995, original wrappers--coffin, s. and hofstetter, b. portrait miniatures in enamel. london: philip wilson, 2000, original cloth, dust-jacket; various sizes, numerous plates and other illustrations, generally good with extremities occasionally bumped, a few dust-jackets frayed, small labels on insides of upper covers

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Estimate
£150–£200 hammer ≈ $296–$395
Result
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Sale
Sotheby's — Important Miniatures from a Private Collection , London · 16 April 2008
Record ID
TB-2026-3747645
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A Collection Of Books:, 17 works in 18 volumes, comprising: [christie, manson & woods]. catalogue of... miniatures... the property of j. pierpont morgan. london: christie, manson & woods, 1935, later cloth--foskett, d. john smart. london: cory, adams & mackay, 1964, original cloth--[foskett, d.] british portrait miniatures. edinburgh: arts council of great britain scottish committee, 1965, original wrappers, some tears to wrappers--reynolds, g. nicholas hilliard & isaac oliver. london: hmso, 1971, original wrappers--reynolds, g. tudor & jacobean miniatures. london: her majesty's stationery office, 1973, original wrappers--foskett, d. samuel cooper. london: faber and faber, 1974, original cloth, dust-jacket--foskett, d. a dictionary of british miniature painters. london: faber and faber, 1972, two volumes, original cloth, dust-jackets--keil, n. die miniaturen der albertina in wien. vienna: anton schroll, 1977, original cloth, dust-jacket--foskett, d. collecting miniatures. woodbridge: antique collectors' club, 1979, original cloth--reynolds, g. wallace collection - catalogue of miniatures. london: wallace collection, 1980, original wrappers--murdoch, j., murrell, j., noon, p.j. and r. strong. the english miniature. new haven: yale university press, 1981, original wrappers, strong, r. artists of the tudor court. london: victoria and albert museum, 1983, original wrappers, some staining--bayne-powell, r. catalogue of portrait miniatures in the fitzwilliam museum, cambridge. cambridge: university press, 1985, signed by the author on front free endpaper, original cloth, dust-jacket--grijzenhout, f. liotard in nederland. utrecht: kwadraat, 1985, original wrappers--lavender, d. the monarchy in portrait miniatures from elizabeth i to queen victoria. london: d.s. lavender (antiques), 1993, original cloth, dust-jacket--lloyd, s. richard and maria cosway. edinburgh: scottish national portrait gallery, 1995, original wrappers--coffin, s. and hofstetter, b. portrait miniatures in enamel. london: philip wilson, 2000, original cloth, dust-jacket; various sizes, numerous plates and other illustrations, generally good with extremities occasionally bumped, a few dust-jackets frayed, small labels on insides of upper covers. Sotheby's, 16 Apr 2008, lot 3. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3747645.

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A Collection Of Books:, 17 works in 18 volumes, comprising: [christie, manson & woods]. catalogue of... miniatures... the property of j. pierpont morgan. london: christie, manson & woods, 1935, later cloth--foskett, d. john smart. london: cory, adams & mackay, 1964, original cloth--[foskett, d.] british portrait miniatures. edinburgh: arts council of great britain scottish committee, 1965, original wrappers, some tears to wrappers--reynolds, g. nicholas hilliard & isaac oliver. london: hmso, 1971, original wrappers--reynolds, g. tudor & jacobean miniatures. london: her majesty's stationery office, 1973, original wrappers--foskett, d. samuel cooper. london: faber and faber, 1974, original cloth, dust-jacket--foskett, d. a dictionary of british miniature painters. london: faber and faber, 1972, two volumes, original cloth, dust-jackets--keil, n. die miniaturen der albertina in wien. vienna: anton schroll, 1977, original cloth, dust-jacket--foskett, d. collecting miniatures. woodbridge: antique collectors' club, 1979, original cloth--reynolds, g. wallace collection - catalogue of miniatures. london: wallace collection, 1980, original wrappers--murdoch, j., murrell, j., noon, p.j. and r. strong. the english miniature. new haven: yale university press, 1981, original wrappers, strong, r. artists of the tudor court. london: victoria and albert museum, 1983, original wrappers, some staining--bayne-powell, r. catalogue of portrait miniatures in the fitzwilliam museum, cambridge. cambridge: university press, 1985, signed by the author on front free endpaper, original cloth, dust-jacket--grijzenhout, f. liotard in nederland. utrecht: kwadraat, 1985, original wrappers--lavender, d. the monarchy in portrait miniatures from elizabeth i to queen victoria. london: d.s. lavender (antiques), 1993, original cloth, dust-jacket--lloyd, s. richard and maria cosway. edinburgh: scottish national portrait gallery, 1995, original wrappers--coffin, s. and hofstetter, b. portrait miniatures in enamel. london: philip wilson, 2000, original cloth, dust-jacket; various sizes, numerous plates and other illustrations, generally good with extremities occasionally bumped, a few dust-jackets frayed, small labels on insides of upper covers. Sotheby's, 16 Apr 2008, lot 3. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3747645.

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