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A Collectors Library, part 4. A group of books about China. (10 volumes)

Estimate
15 000 - 18 000 SEK
1 340 - 1 610 EUR
1 360 - 1 630 USD
Hammer price
12 000 SEK
Purchasing info
For condition report contact specialist
Cecilia Nordström
Stockholm
Cecilia Nordström
Senior specialist Asian Ceramics and Works of Art, European Ceramics and Glass
+46 (0)739 40 08 02
A Collectors Library, part 4. A group of books about China. (10 volumes)

Comprising; John Barrow, Travels in China, 2nd ed. London 1806. Includes colour plates. Descriptions, observations and comparisons, made and collected in the short residence at the imperial palace of Yuen-min-yuen, and a subsequent journey throught the country from Peking to Canton. Leather binding. Travels to China, 'Three years of travels from Moscow over land to China through Great Ustiga, Siriania, Permia, Sibiria, Daour, Great Tartary & to Peking. Written by his Excellency E. Ysbrandts Ides, London 1706. Leather binding. John Bell, Bells Travels Vol I-II, Glasgow MDCCLXIII. 'Travels from St Petersburg in Russia to diverse parts of Asia by John Bell. French binding. Reiginald F Johnston. Twilight in the forbidden city, London 1934. ' Professor of Chinese in the University of London, last British Commissioner of Weihaiwei, Tutor to His Majesty the Emperor Hsuan-Tung'. China as she is, A comprehensive album, 1934. L.T. Wu. Memoires and Observations made in a late jouney through the Empire of China, by Louis Le Comte, London 1698. Leather binding. Robert Fortune, A residence among the Chinese, Inland, on the coast and at sea, being a narrative of scenes and adventures during a thrid visit to China from 1853-1856. London 1857. Leather binding. Robert Fortune, A residence among the Chinese, Inland, on the coast and at sea, being a narrative of scenes and adventures during a thrid visit to China from 1853-1856.

Sold as is.

Provenance

From the Collection of Ann Kreuger (l1926-2022).

Ann Kreuger is well known in the circles of snuff bottles collectors, dealers and auction houses. She was an active member in the Snuff bottle society, researched, collected, lectured, and wrote numerous articles in the subject. Her deep interest in Chinese culture, language, tradition, and history led her to build a very rich library on the subject. A large part of her collection of snuff bottles was sold at Sotheby’s, see the single owner sale ‘The Guo’an Collection of fine Chinese snuff bottles, Hong Kong, Monday 30 October 2000, from where they found their way into other prestigious collections.