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…

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