Jade catalogue owned by the last tsar
Among the many highlights of the Alan and Simone Hartman collection at Bonhams New York is a copy of the monumental catalogue of the famed Bishop collection of Chinese jades. The deluxe volume, once owned by the last tsar of Russia, carries expectations of $100,000-150,000 as part of the 114-lot dispersal on December 14.
The Bishop Collection: Investigations and Studies in Jade was published by the De Vinne Press in j…