Description

This is a fine softcover copy with no wear at all. Completely clean inside and out. Binding tight. This is a sale catalog for an auction held at Sotheby's New York on December 6, 2006. Sale code: 8289. The sale consisted of the Judith H. Siegel Collection of jewellery by Castellani & Giuliano. Essay by Geoffrey Munn, who authored the basic monograph on the famed Italian 19th century jewellers. The Judith Siegel collection was formed over 20 years beginning in 1984. It would be very difficult to put together as fine a collection now, as prices have skyrocketed. 154 lots in the sale. All illustrated in color. Essays on the individual craftsmen/ jewellers in the company. Bibliography. 11" high X 8" wide, 224 pages. Auction Results sheet laid in. An essential reference for Castellani & Giuliano. This book will be securely wrapped and shipped with tracking.