Single Owner Catalogue, Rostropovich-Vishnevskaya Collection, Sotheby’s

The Rostropovich-Vishnevskaya Collection, 2007

Sotheby’s, London, 2007. Softcover copy in good condition with almost no wear. Completely clean inside and out. This is a sale catalogue for an auction that was to be held at Sotheby’s London on September 18 and 19, 2007. Sale code: L07117 “SLAVA”. 450 lots in the collection. Most illustrated in color. Fold-outs. Essays and historical background material.

11″ high X 8″ wide, 523 pages.

A great reference of Russian Decorative Arts, although with no prices, as the auction never took place. The Rostropovich-Vishnevskaya Collection was sold to a Russian collector in its entirely before the sale. Great disappointment to those wishing to attend the sale and bid.