Collection de Mr P. V. Biscuits Blancs De Chine des Dynasties Ming et Tsing Kanghi -Yungcheng -Kienlong XVI, XVII et XVIII Siecles by Hotel Drouot - 1939

Paris: Hotel Drouot, 1939. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Soft cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Text in French. Paperback auction catalogue. Illustrated in black and white. Original paper wrappers. Light stains on covers and a few inner pages. Very good condition. Illustrated with 8 full page photographic plates, 9 pages of text. Very scarce catalogues of an auction held at the "Hotel Drouot" (Paris) on Wednesday, June 21, 1939. 78 lots including Chinese white porcelain from Ming and Qing dynasties ((Kangxi, Yongzheng, Qianlong period) XVI, XVII and XVIII Centuries. Hotel Drouot is a large auction house in Paris, known for fine art, and antiquities. It consists of 16 halls hosting 70 independent auction firms, which operate under the umbrella grouping of Drouot. The firm's main location, called Drouot-Richelieu, is situated on the Rue Drouot in the 9th arrondissement of Paris, on a site once occupied by the Paris Opera's Salle Le Peletier. In 2008 Hotel Drouot was ranked fifth by sales amongst Paris auction houses, after Sotheby's, Christie's, Artcurial, and Ader-Picard-Tajan. Size: 8.7x10.7 inches. 19 pages.