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The Collection of Aso O. Tavitian | New York & Stockbridge | Part II | March 20, 2025

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2025-03-20 10:00:00 2025-03-20 10:00:00 America/New_York STAIR STAIR : The Collection of Aso O. Tavitian | New York & Stockbridge | Part II | March 20, 2025 https://bid.stairgalleries.com/auctions/stair-galleries/the-collection-of-aso-o-tavitian-new-york-stockbridge-part-ii-march-20-2025-17469 STAIR is proud to present a three-day single-owner sale of property from the late Aso O. Tavitian on March 19, 20, and 21. A true connoisseur, Tavitian assembled an extraordinary collection of English furniture, decorative arts, European sculpture, and garden statuary. Each item in the collection was selected with the meticulous eye and refined sensibility that defined Tavitian’s approach to collecting. STAIR internetrequests@stairgalleries.com

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Group of Books on Italian Furniture, Paintings, and Bronzes

DesignationProperty from the Collection of Aso O. Tavitian - New York & Stockbridge

Lot 587

Group of Books on Italian Furniture, Paintings, and Bronzes

Estimate: $300 - $600

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$250

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Price	Bid Increment
$0	$25
$200	$50
$500	$100
$3,000	$250
$5,000	$500
$10,000	$1,000
$30,000	$2,500
$100,000	$5,000

Including:

Frank Zöllner: Leonardo da Vinci: The Complete Paintings and Drawings;

Jean Paul Richter: Leonardo da Vinci, Vol. I-II;

Amedeo Belluzzi: Mirabilia Italiae Vol. VIII: The Palazzo Te in Mantua, in English and Italian, including two volumes;

Paola Barocchi: Drawings of Michelangelo;

Wilhelm Bode: The Italian Bronze Statuettes of the Renaissance, Vol. I-III.

The largest 19 1/4 x 16 1/2 in. (9).

Condition

Richter Volume I with a tear to the spine and a split binding at page 174, with foxing on the fore-edge of both volumes, interior clean. Drawings of Michelangelo with significant wear and peeling to the leather spine and staining to the fabric cover. The three volumes of Bode with discoloration and staining to the cover. The other volumes in excellent condition, and all volumes excellent reading copies with clean interior pages.

Notwithstanding this report or any discussion concerning condition of a lot, all lots are offered and sold "as is" in accordance with our conditions of sale.

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Sold Sotheby's, New York, September 28-29, 2004, Lot 240 (part).

The Collection of Aso O. Tavitian - New York & Stockbridge.

The Collection of Aso O. Tavitian | New York & Stockbridge | Part II | March 20, 2025

Group of Books on Italian Furniture, Paintings, and Bronzes

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