Exquisite French Furniture & Art Objects Collection - Sotheby's 1979 Auction | Luxury Home Decor & Antique Collectibles for Elegant Living Rooms & Galleries

Sotheby Parke Bernet Monaco S.A. Magnifique Ensemble de Meubles et Objects d'Art Francais; Collection Monsieur Akram Ojjeh; Lundi 25 Juin 1979 a 21h 45 et Mardi 26 Juin 1979 a 21h 45; Sporting d'Hiver, Monte Carlo (Monte Carlo?: Sotheby Parke Bernet Monaco, 1979).

French and English (partially bilingual), Ex-library, a Fine book in a Fine dust jacket, HC, 8vo, 10 1/2" x 7 1/2,"273 pp., including illustrations.

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Ex-library (from Crocker Art Museum Research Library). Partially bilingual text in French and English. Listings for items up for auction are bilingual. Fine red cloth-covered boards with gilt lettering on front and spine. Fine white paper dust jacket with black lettering to spine. Dust jacket has light age toning, else pristine and intact, protected in a paper-backed Mylar sleeve. Black ink stamp from Crocker Art Museum Research Library on title page, else pages pristine and intact. Replete with illustrations in black-and-white and full-color. Beautiful auction catalogue published on the occasion of an auction that took place on June 25 and 26, 1979 at Sporting d'Hiver, Monte Carlo. The auction featured French furniture, decor, and other art objects from the collection of Monsieur Akram Ojjeh. Much of the auction's listings are for French furniture dating to the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, some of which are associated with King Louis XVI. Title is taken from front panel of dust jacket. The title page reads, in part, "Sotheby Parke Bernet Monaco S.A. par le Ministere de M M-Th Escaut-Marquet, Huissier a Monaco; Vente aux Encheres Publiques au Sporting d'Hiver, Place du Casino, Monte Carlo; Magnifique Ensemble de Meubles et Objects d'Art Francais."