Single Owner Online Auction (Sale #290)
By Leonard Auction Company
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Jun 25, 2022
502 South Westgate Street Addison, Illinois 60101, United States
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LOT 76:
Chinese Jiandu 'Tao Te Ching' Bamboo Strip Book
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Start price:
$
100
Estimated price :
$200 - $400
Buyer's Premium: 22%
sales tax: 8.5%
On the full lot's price and commission
Users from foreign countries may be exempted from tax payments, according to the relevant tax regulations
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Chinese Jiandu 'Tao Te Ching' Bamboo Strip Book
Having (139) strips of imprinted calligraphy string bound, including title strip; together with (2) Islamic calligraphy texts painted on wood panels having drilled holes at top edges for hanging
Provenance: The Estate of George 'Yorgo' Demetrakopoulos; professor, assistant director of the Medieval Institute and assistant to the dean at Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan from 1965-2000
Property from: a Kalamazoo, Michigan estate
Height: 9 inches, Length: 56 inches (bamboo book)
Condition: Very Good, overall light wear consistent with normal use; a knot in the wood having popped, leaving a hole in an Islamic wood, similarly caused loss at left edge of the other panel also having a split
Disclaimers: please note: this lot came from a house that had been closed for some time and a musty odor may be present
Category: Decorative Arts > Asian
Estimated Sale Time: 11:08 am CST
Shipping Status: Shipping Quote
Sales Tax: California (7.25%), Florida (6%), Georgia (8.5%), Kansas (6.5%), New Jersey (6.625%), New Mexico (5.125%), New York (8.875%), Pennsylvania (6%), Washington (10.5%)
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Last modified: June 3, 2022, 11:05 am
Condition: Very Good, overall light wear consistent with normal use; a knot in the wood having popped, leaving a hole in an Islamic wood, similarly caused loss at left edge of the other panel also having a split
Dimensions: 9 x 56 in
