The Cunha Braga Cup: A Highly Important Renaissance Enamelled Gold-Mounted Rock-Crystal and Glass Cup
by Christie's (Firm) Staff (editors)
- Used
- near fine
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/No Jacket
- Seller
-
Seattle, Washington, United States
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About This Item
Christie's, 2006. First Edition. Trade Paperback. Near Fine/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Few small holes to top edge of upper wrapper (staples); slight rubbing to wrappers (chiefly to edges); else a near fine copy internally. 30 pages. Catalogue of the auction/exhibition of the single lot (probably Southern German in origin, ca. 1600-1610), formerly in the collection of the Portuguese businessman Alfredo Baptiste Cunha Braga (1869-1932); at the firm's King Street branch, November 25-30, 2006. Auction code and number 'CUNHA BRAGA-7284A'. Blank absentee bids form and catalogue subscriptions order form at rear.Over 20 Color Photographs.
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- Bookseller
- Arundel Books of Seattle
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- L075951
- Title
- The Cunha Braga Cup: A Highly Important Renaissance Enamelled Gold-Mounted Rock-Crystal and Glass Cup
- Author
- Christie's (Firm) Staff (editors)
- Format/Binding
- Trade Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Christie's
- Date Published
- 2006
- Keywords
- Glass & Ceramics Gal Europe Germany 17th Century Glass Crystal Enamel Collection Braga, Alfredo Baptista Cunha Auction Exhibition Catalogue Christie's QX91, , , , , , ,
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Arundel Books of Seattle
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Seattle, Washington
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