Illustrated Catalogue Of The Rare And Beautiful Antique Art Treasures, Many Of Which Came From The J. Pierpont Morgan, Spitzer, Bardac, Maurice Kann And Rodolphe Kann Collections, American And Foreign Gold Coins, And Many Operatic Costumes, The Property Of The Late Enrico Caruso
Henry Chapman & et. al (1923)
Book Summary
The Complete American Art Association Sale of the Enrico Caruso Collection American Art Association - 4to, contemporary red cloth, gilt. (2), (340) pages; 1350 lots; fine frontispiece photograph of Caruso; illustrated throughout, occasionally in color. Largely hand-priced in pencil, with many buyer names recorded, but not in the numismatic portion. Binding sunned; library slip holder affixed to front endpaper. Very good. The rare complete catalogue of this important and wide-ranging sale, of which coins and medals formed but a portion. Caruso (1873–1921) was an inveterate collector, and had the sagacity (as well as the means) to form highly interesting collections in a number of areas. Henry Chapman was called in to catalogue the numismatic segment of the sale, comprising lots 256–555 (which is rarely encountered in a separate printing). The sale also included some Renaissance medals and plaquettes not included in the coin section. This full catalogue of the great opera singer's art estate is very infrequently seen, especially with prices and names. (The later sale of coins from Caruso's estate by C. & E. Canessa, while scarce, is also encountered more frequently.)