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Sat, Apr 18, 2020 12:00PM EDT
Lot 628

The Wares of the Ming Dynasty.

Estimate: $200 - $300

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Hobson, R.L. The Wares of the Ming Dynasty. London: Benn Brothers, 1923. First edition. Limited to 1,500 copies, this being No. 1241. Original gray pictorial cloth stamped in gilt over beveled boards. Illustrated with 59 plates, 11 of which are in color (including frontispiece). 4to. Spine ends gently rubbed, ownership inscription to ffep; a near fine copy of this authoritative work on early ceramic wares of China.