Illustrated catalogue of the art collection of the expert antiquarians C. & E. Canessa of New York, Paris, Naples : consisting of Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Gothic and Renaissance sculpture in marble, bronze, stucco, terra-cotta and wood, Limoges enamels, primitive paintings, early tapestries, orfèvrerie, Italian majolica and furniture : to be sold at unrestricted public sale ... at the American Art Galleries ..
This 1924 auction catalogue from the American Art Association in New York offers the collection of antiquarians C. and E. Canessa, covering Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Gothic and Renaissance sculpture, Limoges enamels, tapestries and majolica for public sale. The photographs are plain, grey, halftone plates of statues and a pair of enamelled vessels, showing drapery folds, carved faces and ornamented surfaces that suggest historical sculpture and decorative metalwork references.
