smith sir cecil (8 Ergebnisse)

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Hardcover. Zustand: g- to vg. First edition. Folio. 4pp., (1) 12 plates. Original portfolio with blue quarter-cloth over light blue boards with dark blue lettering on cover. All plates illustrated with b/w photographs of casts of Persian wall reliefs. As Cecil Harcourt-Smith states in the exhibition pamphlet, "the casts here described are taken from molds procured by an expedition sent to Persepolis in 1891. .Whereas at Susa the remains are chiefly representative of one period, that of Artaxerxes Mnemon (404-359 B.C.), at Persepolis sculptures are still standing which show a fairly continuous development of Achaemenid art from the reign of Darius son of Hystaspes (522-486 B.C.) to that of Artaxerxes Ochus (359-338 B.C.). Plates include the Upper and Lower Part of Throne Relief from the Hall of the Hundred Columns, Frieze from the Hall of Xerxes, Central Panel of Frieze from the Stairway of Artaxerxes III Ochus, and reliefs of a Winged Genius from the Period of Cyrus the Great, a King Stabbing a Monster, a Bodyguard, and a King Stabbing a Lion. Pamphlet titled Temporary Exhibition of Casts from Persepolis and four plates from different publication laid in. Binding with wear along edges, chips at corners and top edge of front cover. Lightly sunned along edges of binding, rubbed. Previous owner's name inked to inside front cover. Title plate with crease in lower left corner, plates two and six with small creases in lower right corner. Pocket at inside back cover with light fraying at top and bottom edges. Few pencil marks in margins of plates. Lightly age-toned. Binding in overall good-, interior in good, images in very good condition.

Hardcover. Zustand: g. First edition. Folio. Portfolio with 12 plates. All plates illustrated with b/w photographs of casts of Persian wall reliefs. As Cecil Harcourt-Smith states in the exhibition pamphlet, "the casts here described are taken from moulds procured by an expedition sent to Persepolis in 1891. .Whereas at Susa the remains are chiefly representative of one period, that of Artaxerxes Mnemon (404-359 B.C.), at Persepolis sculptures are still standing which show a fairly continuous development of Achaemenid art from the reign of Darius son of Hystaspes (522-486 B.C.) to that of Artaxerxes Ochus (359-338 B.C.). Plates include the Upper and Lower Part of Throne Relief from the Hall of the Hundred Columns, Frieze from the Hall of Xerxes, Central Panel of Frieze from the Stairway of Artaxerxes III Ochus, and reliefs of a Winged Genius from the Period of Cyrus the Great, a King Stabbing a Monster, a Bodyguard, and a King Stabbing a Lion. Pamphlet titled Temporary Exhibition of Casts from Persepolis laid-in. Age wear and staining on boards. Binding fair, interior overall very good.

2pp., 4to. In fair condition, lightly aged and worn. With the Society's oval date stamp. He is sending as promised 'a note of the arrangements agreed upon between us at our interview to-day'. Undertaking to provide space at the Museum 'for the purpose of receiving, arranging for judgment, and re-despatching the designs submitted for the Owen Jones prizes for industrial design. The judging will be done by your nominees, and all correspondence in connection with the matter will be in your hands'. The document continues with further details of the arrangements, concluding that 'in the unlikely event of the Government deciding to close the Museum these arrangements might have to be reconsidered''.

First Edition. Good copy in the original title-blocked and blind-bordered cloth. Boards dust-toned. Spine bands and panel edges slightly bumped and rubbed as with age. Internally, bright and clean. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Physical description: 282 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 24 cm. Notes: Includes index. Subjects: Art museums Great Britain. Art Private collections. Genre: Art. Language: English. 3 Kg.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very good. 36 plates, index.; viii+134pp. folio orig. blue buckram, uncut, A scarce catalogue, particularly in a dust-wrapper, ofÊthe 42 paintings of the Society, beginning with a George Knapton andÊconcluding with a Sargent, and seemingly not available as a modern reprint. There was no copy listed in the famous Weinreb & Breman 'The Society of Dilettanti' catalogue of 1968. The history section continues Lionel Cust's earlier history of the society.William Moorcroft (1872-1945), Potter, was born in Burslem. Having studied at the South Kensington School of Art, he returned to the Potteries and worked as a designer for James McIntyre & Co. In 1913 he left to set up his own pottery, which continues to this day.Contains William Moorcroft's distinctive sepia printed bookplate, the design of which is inspired by illuminated initials from medieval manuscripts.

Group of 23 original legal documents from the 19th century. The lot includes a variety of documents: summons, appointments, bail bonds, customs enforcement documents, court writs/orders, court certification documents, proxy votes, last will and testaments, legal briefs, financial correspondence, personal legal notes, and more. RW Consignment. Shelved at Rockville Room B Ephemera. 1402948. Special Collections - Upstairs. Signed.

Der berühmte und aufwendig hergestellte Katalog der Sammlung Pierpont Morgan über die Bronzen der Antike. Enthält überwiegend babylonische, ägyptische, griechische, griechisch-römische sowie römische Kunstwerke. Nur in wenigen Exemplaren für den privaten Gebrauch gedruckt und sehr selten. Tadelloses Exemplar in einem signierten französischen Prachteinband.