Mar 20, 2003 - Sale 1964

Sale 1964 - Lot 58

Unsold
Estimate: $ 400 - $ 600
(COLLECTIONS.) Group of 5 catalogues on important gem collections. Illustrations. 8vo, various bindings; first is ex-library, with inked stamps and card pocket. Vp, vd

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Tassin. Descriptive Catalogue of the Collections of Gems in the United States National Museum. "Considerably more than a catalogue, this work is in fact a short treatise on gemology, with an important bibliography"--Sinkankas 6498. Washington, 1902 Richter. The Metropolitan Museum of Art: Catalogue of Engraved Gems of the Classical Style. New York, 1920 Merrill. Handbook and Descriptive Catalogue of the Collections of Gems and Precious Stones in the United States National Museum. Washington, 1922 Kris. Catalogue of the Postclassical Cameos in the Milton Weil Collection. Vienna, 1932 Content. Islamic Rings and Gems: The Benjamin Zucker Collection. Dust jacket. (London, 1987).