Lot 1 · Classic Art Nouveau
ARCHIMEDES (ca. 287 - 212 BC). On the Equilibrium of Planes ; On Floating Bodies ; The Method of Mechanical Theorems ; On Spiral Lines ; On the Sphere and the Cylinder ; On the Measurement of the Circle ; Stomachion , all in Greek. PALIMPSEST MANUSCRIPT ON VELLUM (upper text: Euchologion , in Greek, 12th century)
ARCHIMEDES (ca. 287 - 212 BC). On the Equilibrium of Planes ; On Floating Bodies ; The Method of Mechanical Theorems ; On Spiral Lines ; On the Sphere and the Cylinder ; On the Measurement of the Circle ; Stomachion , all in Greek. PALIMPSEST MANUSCRIPT ON VELLUM (upper text: Euchologion , in Greek, 12th century)
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- Estimate
- $800,000–$1,200,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — CLASSIC ART NOUVEAU, London (South Kensington) · 29 October 1998
- Record ID
- TB-2026-6629988
- Record
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ARCHIMEDES (ca. 287 - 212 BC). On the Equilibrium of Planes ; On Floating Bodies ; The Method of Mechanical Theorems ; On Spiral Lines ; On the Sphere and the Cylinder ; On the Measurement of the Circle ; Stomachion , all in Greek. PALIMPSEST MANUSCRIPT ON VELLUM (upper text: Euchologion , in Greek, 12th century), ARCHIMEDES (ca. 287 - 212 BC). On the Equilibrium of Planes ; On Floating Bodies ; The Method of Mechanical Theorems ; On Spiral Lines ; On the Sphere and the Cylinder ; On the Measurement of the Circle ; Stomachion , all in Greek. PALIMPSEST MANUSCRIPT ON VELLUM (upper text: Euchologion , in Greek, 12th century). Christie's, 29 Oct 1998, lot 1. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-6629988.
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ARCHIMEDES (ca. 287 - 212 BC). On the Equilibrium of Planes ; On Floating Bodies ; The Method of Mechanical Theorems ; On Spiral Lines ; On the Sphere and the Cylinder ; On the Measurement of the Circle ; Stomachion , all in Greek. PALIMPSEST MANUSCRIPT ON VELLUM (upper text: Euchologion , in Greek, 12th century), ARCHIMEDES (ca. 287 - 212 BC). On the Equilibrium of Planes ; On Floating Bodies ; The Method of Mechanical Theorems ; On Spiral Lines ; On the Sphere and the Cylinder ; On the Measurement of the Circle ; Stomachion , all in Greek. PALIMPSEST MANUSCRIPT ON VELLUM (upper text: Euchologion , in Greek, 12th century). Christie's, 29 Oct 1998, lot 1. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-6629988.
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