Online Auction 014 – Jewish and Israeli History, Art and Culture
Collection of Early Auction Catalogs – Books and Judaica – Parke-Bernet, Sotheby's and other Auction Houses
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A collection of early Judaica auction catalogs from the auction houses Sotheby's, Parke-Bernet, Christie's and more. Covering the years 1932-1979 (most of the catalogs are from the 1950s-70s). English (one catalog in German).
The collection includes 37 catalogs focusing on auctions of Hebrew books and Judaica items. Among them:
* Jüdische Kultgeräte / Silber / Glasser / Möbel / Alte Gemalde / Plastik / Graphic, an auction catalog of Judaica items at the Hugo Helbing Gallery, Munich, 1932. German. * 22 catalogs of the Parke-Bernet Galleries auction house, dating from 1949-1974. (Parke-Bernet was acquired by Sotheby's in 1964. Three of the catalogs were printed under the name Sotheby's Parke Bernet.) A number of catalogs appear in two copies. * Two catalogs of PB 84 (a division of Sotheby's Parke Bernet), dated 1976 and 1977. * Nine Sotheby's catalogs from the years 1970-1979. * Two O'Reilly's Plaza Art Galleries (New York) catalogs, dated 1967. Two Christie's catalogs, dated 1932 and 1970.
Total of 37 catalogs. Sizes and condition vary.
The collection includes 37 catalogs focusing on auctions of Hebrew books and Judaica items. Among them:
* Jüdische Kultgeräte / Silber / Glasser / Möbel / Alte Gemalde / Plastik / Graphic, an auction catalog of Judaica items at the Hugo Helbing Gallery, Munich, 1932. German. * 22 catalogs of the Parke-Bernet Galleries auction house, dating from 1949-1974. (Parke-Bernet was acquired by Sotheby's in 1964. Three of the catalogs were printed under the name Sotheby's Parke Bernet.) A number of catalogs appear in two copies. * Two catalogs of PB 84 (a division of Sotheby's Parke Bernet), dated 1976 and 1977. * Nine Sotheby's catalogs from the years 1970-1979. * Two O'Reilly's Plaza Art Galleries (New York) catalogs, dated 1967. Two Christie's catalogs, dated 1932 and 1970.
Total of 37 catalogs. Sizes and condition vary.
Research and Bibliography
Research and Bibliography