What other pieces came from the same source? Which North American museums acquired such toxic antiquities? Which private collectors had purchased them?
Thursday, 10 January 2013
Toxic antiquities: Sotheby's and 1985
I have had reason to comment before on the significance of pieces that surfaced through Sotheby's in London in 1985. One of the issues was the number of items consigned to the sale by Christian Boursaud.
What other pieces came from the same source? Which North American museums acquired such toxic antiquities? Which private collectors had purchased them?
What other pieces came from the same source? Which North American museums acquired such toxic antiquities? Which private collectors had purchased them?
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