Revere Auctions: Eternal Beauty: Splendors in Asian Art, 13711, St. Paul

Auction Details

Auction Report
Auction Date
July 23, 2024 - July 23, 2024
Page Size: 42 items in 2 pages

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Place Printed Year Published Estimate Actual Price
1 David Sanctuary Howard,

"Chinese Armorial Porcelain,"

London 1974 USD 200.00 - 400.00 USD 585.00
2 Xu Dixin (Chinese, 1906-1988).

Book of ink on paper calligraphy writing.

USD 400.00 - 800.00 USD 455.00
3 M. Breton and M. Bertin, translated from French,

"China: Its Costume, Arts, Manufacturers, & c.",

London 1824 USD 800.00 - 1,600.00 USD 780.00
4

Ephemera related to the Chin San Long 89th Anniversary Portfolio.

USD 100.00 - 200.00 USD 65.00
5

Group of ephemera and archive of photographs and letters relating to conflict between China and Japan during WWII,

ca. late 1930s. USD 3,500.00 - 6,000.00 USD 4,420.00
6

Group of ten Republic Period Chinese seals and a seal book of Fei Gongxing (Chinese, late 19th/20th century).

c.1933. USD 600.00 - 1,200.00 USD 1,105.00
198 Wu Changshuo (Chinese, 1844-1927).

Large mid-20th century print after a calligraphic ink painting by Wu Changshuo (Chinese, 1844-1927).

mid-20th century USD 200.00 - 400.00 USD 130.00
199

Large mid-20th century print after a calligraphic ink painting by Wu Changshuo (Chinese, 1844-1927).

mid-20th century USD 200.00 - 400.00 USD 130.00
245 London: Howlett and Brimmer, 1824.

Fanny Parks (nee Frances Susanna Archer) (Welsh, 1794-1875), "Wanderings of a Pilgrim, in Search of the Picturesque, during Four-and-Twenty Years in the East; with Revelation s of Life in the Zenna...Illustrated with Sketches from Nature,"

London 1850 USD 2,000.00 - 4,000.00 USD 2,210.00
246

Group of two 19th century Persian Qur'an leaves, each decorated with beautiful gold accents and stunning calligraphy.

USD 100.00 - 200.00 USD 65.00
289

Okakura Kakuzo, "The Book of Tea,"

New York 1906 USD 400.00 - 500.00 USD 390.00
290

Group of ten Japanese woodblock printed tea ceremony books, 19th century.

19th century. USD 300.00 - 600.00 Not Sold
291 Matsukawa Hanzan (Japanese, 1818-1882).

Japanese woodblock print diptych depicting a crowd of people gathered outside of a gate.

USD 100.00 - 200.00 USD 65.00
292

Group of four Japanese kabuki woodblock prints depicting actors in plays.

USD 200.00 - 400.00 USD 97.50
293 Possibly Utagawa Kunisada II (Japanese, 1823-1880).

Woodblock ukiyo-e print depicting a man wrestling a letter from the formidable grip of a woman on the ground.

USD 100.00 - 200.00 USD 32.50
294 Utagawa Kunisada "Utagawa Toyokuni III" (Japanese, 1786-1865).

Group of two 19th century Ukiyo-e woodblock print triptychs. One titled "The Beginning of Autumn" from the series "Genji Twelve Months" depicting the Bon Festival.

19th century USD 200.00 - 400.00 USD 227.50
295 Utagawa Kunisada "Utagawa Toyokuni III" (Japanese, 1786-1865).

19th century Ukiyo-e Edo period woodblock print depicting a finely dressed woman walking.

USD 75.00 - 150.00 Not Sold
296 Utagawa Kunisada "Utagawa Toyokuni III" (Japanese, 1786-1865).

19th century Ukiyo-e Edo period woodblock print depicting a finely dressed man with his hands clasped.

USD 75.00 - 150.00 USD 65.00
297 Utagawa Kunisada "Utagawa Toyokuni III" (Japanese, 1786-1865).

19th century Ukiyo-e Edo period woodblock print depicting a man carrying a bundle with a blooming branch.

USD 75.00 - 150.00 Not Sold
298 Utagawa Kunisada "Utagawa Toyokuni III" (Japanese, 1786-1865).

19th century Ukiyo-e Edo period woodblock print depicting a finely dressed woman in a garden balancing a basket of foliage atop her head.

USD 75.00 - 150.00 Not Sold
299 Utagawa Kunisada "Utagawa Toyokuni III" (Japanese, 1786-1865).

19th century Ukiyo-e Edo period woodblock print depicting two children tugging at a man.

USD 75.00 - 150.00 Not Sold
300 Utagawa Kunisada "Utagawa Toyokuni III" (Japanese, 1786-1865).

Group of four Japanese ukiyo-e kabuki woodblock prints depicting figures in action.

USD 150.00 - 300.00 USD 97.50
301 Utagawa Kuniyoshi (Japanese, 1798-1861).

Ukiyo-e woodblock print from the series "Biographies of the Loyal Retainers" depicting Jinzaburo, a servant retained by Shikamatsu Kanroku: one of the forty-seven ronin belonging to Chushingura legend,

ca. 1847 USD 100.00 - 200.00 USD 32.50
302 Utagawa Kuniyoshi (Japanese, 1797-1861).

Ukiyo-e woodblock print depicting Shiragikumaru, a character from a popular Kabuki drama, elevating a tablet above his head as he is swept through tumultuous waters while holding a skull in his teeth.

USD 100.00 - 200.00 USD 130.00
303

Group of three Japanese woodblock prints including: Yamaguchi Soken (1759 - 1818). Print titled "Fair Play," depicting a geisha playing with a small kitten.

USD 150.00 - 300.00 USD 195.00
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    Old World Auctions (Sept 11): Lot 27. Fascinating Japanese Satirical Map of the World Published After WWI (1924) Est. $2,750 - $3,500
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  • Dominic Winter Auctioneers
    September 11
    Printed Books, Maps & Manuscripts, The Polydore Vergil bound for Queen Mary I
    Dominic Winter, Sep. 11: Exquemelin (Alexandre Olivier). The History of the Bucaniers of America..., 4 parts in one, 3rd edition, 1704. £1,000-1,500
    Dominic Winter, Sep. 11: Greenough (George Bellos). A Physical and Geological Map of England & Wales..., Geological Society, July 1865. £5,000-8,000
    Dominic Winter, Sep. 11: Illuminated Psalter. Manuscript Psalter with Calendar, Flanders or North-East France, late 13th century. £7,000-10,000
    Dominic Winter Auctioneers
    September 11
    Printed Books, Maps & Manuscripts, The Polydore Vergil bound for Queen Mary I
    Dominic Winter, Sep. 11: Book of Hours. Illuminated manuscript on vellum, Use of Rome, in Latin, Florence, c. 1470s. £3,000-5,000
    Dominic Winter, Sep. 11: Henry VIII (King of England). Assertio septem sacramentorum adversus Martinum Lutherum, Antwerp: Michiel Hillen, 1522. £3,000-5,000
    Dominic Winter, Sep. 11: Binding for Queen Mary I of England and Ireland. Polydori Vergilii Urbinatis Anglicae..., 1555. £20,000-30,000
    Dominic Winter Auctioneers
    September 11
    Printed Books, Maps & Manuscripts, The Polydore Vergil bound for Queen Mary I
    Dominic Winter, Sep. 11: Llwyd (Humphrey). The Breviary of Britayne..., 1st edition in English, 1573. William Lambarde's copy. £2,000-3,000
    Dominic Winter, Sep. 11: Embroidered Binding. The Whole Book of Psalmes..., Imprinted for the Company of Stationers, 1634. £700-1,000
    Dominic Winter, Sep. 11: Astronomy Manuscript. [Shakerley, Jeremy (1626-c.1655). Tabulae Britannicae, the British tables…], late 17th c. £1,000-1,500
    Dominic Winter Auctioneers
    September 11
    Printed Books, Maps & Manuscripts, The Polydore Vergil bound for Queen Mary I
    Dominic Winter, Sep. 11: Elew (Jan Barend, publisher). Nederlandsch bloemwerk, Amsterdam: J.B. Elwe, 1794. £2,000-3,000
    Dominic Winter, Sep. 11: Vellucent Art Nouveau Binding [Book of Common Prayer] by Herbert Granville Fell, 1900. £1,000-1,500
    Dominic Winter, Sep. 11: Palladio (Andrea). The Architecture of A. Palladio; in Four Books, 2nd edition, 1721. £2,000-3,000
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    Books & Autographs
    18 September 2024
    Koller, Sep. 18: Cowper, William. Anatomia corporum humanorum ab excellentissimis… Utrecht, 1750. CHF 25,000 to 40,000
    Koller, Sep. 18: Bell, Thomas. A Monograph of the Testudinata. London [1836-1842]. CHF 20,000 to 30,000.
    Koller, Sep. 18: Gould, John. A monograph of the Trochilidae, or family of humming-birds [and] Supplement completed after the authors death…, London [1849-]1861 and [1880-]1887. CHF 50,000 to 80,000.
    Koller Auctions
    Books & Autographs
    18 September 2024
    Koller, Sep. 18: Gould, John. The birds of New Guinea and the adjacent Papuan Islands, including many new species recently discovered in Australia. CHF 50,000 to 80,000.
    Koller, Sep. 18: Levaillant, François. Histoire naturelle des oiseaux de paradis et des rolliers, suivie de celle des toucans et des barbus. Paris [1801-]1806. CHF 40,000 to 60,000.
    Koller, Sep. 18: Pfinzing, Melchior. Die geverlicheiten und einsteils der geschichten des loblichen streytparen…, Nürnberg, 1517. CHF 40,000 to 60,000.
  • Il Ponte, Sep. 24-25: HAMILTON, Sir William - Campi Phlegraei. Napoli: 1779. € 50,000 - 80,000
    Il Ponte, Sep. 24-25: KIRCHER, Athanasius - Turris Babel. Amsterdam: 1679. € 3,000 - 5,000
    Il Ponte, Sep. 24-25: EDWARDS, George.London - Gleanings of Natural History. Londra: 1758-1764. € 7,000 - 10,000
    Il Ponte, Sep. 24-25: HEVELIUS, Johannes - Cometographia. Danzica: 1668. € 20,000 - 30,000
    Il Ponte, Sep. 24-25: KUPKA, Frantisek - Quatre histoires de blanc et noir. Parigi: 1926. € 10,000 - 15,000
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