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Morgan, Catalogue of the jewels and precious works of art, London, 1910, half morocco

Auction Closed

July 14, 12:35 PM GMT

Estimate

1,500 - 2,000 GBP

Lot Details

Description

[MORGAN, JOHN PIERPONT]

CATALOGUE OF THE COLLECTION OF JEWELS AND PRECIOUS WORKS OF ART, THE PROPERTY OF J. PIERPONT MORGAN, COMPILED AT HIS REQUEST BY G.C. WILLIAMSON. LONDON: CHISWICK PRESS, 1910


4to (375 x 280mm.), copy no.51 of a limited edition of 150 copies, errata slip at p.1, 94 plates with printed tissue guards, half crushed dark green morocco, spine gilt in compartments, top edge gilt, others uncut, slipcase


Another of Williamson's lavish catalogues of Pierpont Morgan's collections; a fair proportion of Morgan's jewels are now in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and some are in the Wadsworth Atheneum in his home town of Hartford.