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

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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.
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Lot 594

Miscellaneous Group of Fine Art and Decorative Arts Books

Estimate: $200 - $400
Starting Bid
$100

Bid Increments

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:

Pierre-Francois Hugues D'Hancarville: The Collection of Antiquities from the Cabinet of Sir William Hamilton, in English, French, and German

Vitaly Suslov (ed.): Great Art Treasures of the Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg, Vol. I-II;

John A. H. Sweeney: Winterthur Illustrated;

Philip J. C. Dark: The Art of Benin, signed by the author and dated 1962;

Roy Sieber and Arnold Rubin: Sculpture of Black Africa: The Paul Tishman Collection;

Multiple Authors: Spanish Art: An Introductory Review of Architecture, Painting, Sculpture, Textiles, Ceramics, Woodwork, Metalwork;

Collections of the Royal Castle of Wawel, introduced by Jerzy Szablowski.

The largest 17 1/2 x 12 in. (8).

Condition

Spanish Art with tearing and significant wear to the cover. All other items in good condition.

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, 2004, Lot 16 (part).

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