A collection of ancient Chinese and Persian porcelain and pottery, Persian miniature paintings, books and manuscripts, consigned on account of the European war; also snuff bottles, jades and antique cloisonné enamels from another collector. To be sold ... May 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th and 8th, 1915 ..
An Anderson Galleries auction catalogue issued in New York in 1915 for a five-day sale of Chinese and Persian ceramics, Persian miniatures, manuscripts, snuff bottles and jades, printed for bidders and dealers. Halftone plates photograph individual bowls and dishes head-on against plain grounds, showing radial floral fields, split-leaf scrollwork, animal and bird figures, Kufic and cursive inscription bands, and medallion centres useful as circular ornament and plate-layout reference.
