Illustrated catalogue of the important collection of art treasures formed by his excellency the late Baron Speck von Sternburg, German ambassador to the United States ..
An 1909 auction catalogue published in New York by the American Art Association, compiled by Charles Lang Freer, listing the art treasures of the late Baron Speck von Sternburg, German ambassador to the United States, for sale to collectors and dealers. The plates show Chinese porcelain vases, jars and a lacquered cabinet on a stand, photographed as plain tonal studies on grey grounds. A designer might draw on the mottled crackle glaze, the floral and bird motifs and the formal vase silhouettes for pattern and ceramic form reference.
