20th Nov, 2019 12:00
European & Asian Works of Art
201
THE JOURNAL OF INDIAN ART AND INDUSTRY
THE JOURNAL OF INDIAN ART AND INDUSTRY, VOLUMES I, II, IV & VI W.
Griggs, London, 1886-1896 comprising nos. 1-16, 17-24, 33-37 & 46-53 respectively, each volume bound in gold embossed green buckram, with colour and black and white plates
36.7 x 26.5cm
(4)
Provenance: Property of a Deceased Estate, sold by order of the Executors.
Although it was relatively shortlived, only lasting for thirty years, The Journal of Indian Art was a landmark publication for British appreciation of Indian Arts and Crafts, both antique and modern. Major specialists of the day, such as B.H.Baden Powell, Edmund Smith, E.B. Havell, Thomas Holbein Hendley, Sir George Birdwood and John Lockwood Kipling were among the contributors, writing on subjects including architecture, metalwork, textiles, jewellery and ceramics.
Sold for £800
THE JOURNAL OF INDIAN ART AND INDUSTRY, VOLUMES I, II, IV & VI W.
Griggs, London, 1886-1896 comprising nos. 1-16, 17-24, 33-37 & 46-53 respectively, each volume bound in gold embossed green buckram, with colour and black and white plates
36.7 x 26.5cm
(4)
Provenance: Property of a Deceased Estate, sold by order of the Executors.
Although it was relatively shortlived, only lasting for thirty years, The Journal of Indian Art was a landmark publication for British appreciation of Indian Arts and Crafts, both antique and modern. Major specialists of the day, such as B.H.Baden Powell, Edmund Smith, E.B. Havell, Thomas Holbein Hendley, Sir George Birdwood and John Lockwood Kipling were among the contributors, writing on subjects including architecture, metalwork, textiles, jewellery and ceramics.
Auction: European & Asian Works of Art, 20th Nov, 2019
