The Baur Collection, Geneva: Chinese Ceramics (2 volumes)

Baur Collection, Geneva, 1999 Book. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. English and French text.; Hardcover (cloth with dust jacket in slipcase).; Two volumes in slipcase; 24 x 30 x 5 cm; 3 Kg; 464 pages with colour illustrations throughout.; Volume 1: 208 pages; Volume 2: 256 pages; Used book in very good condition. Looks as new. Signs of wear on the slipcase.; These two volumes present a selection of Chinese Ceramics belonging to the celebrated collection of Far Eastern art established as a museum in Geneva through the bequest of the Swiss collector Alfred Baur in 1964. A full catalogue of these ceramics by John Ayers was published in four volumes between 1969-74, but this much-sought after work had long been out of print. The present more condensed choice of 342 of the finest pieces is illustrated wholly in colour with many details including marks and inscriptions, and an extensive Introduction discussing recent advances in scholarship. Volume 1 includes Tang, Song and Ming wares including many masterpieces of the art; Volume 2 is devoted to incomparable series of Qing porcelains, which feature an unparalleled range of monochrome-glazed wares. John Ayers, a former Keeper of the Far Eastern Department at the Victoria and Albert Museum and ex-President of the Oriental Ceramics Society, is responsible for a significant body of writings on Chinese ceramics and other arts, and is widely recognised as one of the world's leading specialists in the field..