Kolbe & Fanning
Auction 164 27 Aug 2022
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The Rare Offprint of the Enrico Caruso Coin Sale
Chapman, Henry. THE ENRICO CARUSO COLLECTION OF GOLD COINS. ANCIENT AND MODERN, FOREIGN AND AMERICAN GOLD COINS, COLLECTED BY THE LATE ENRICO CARUSO. New York: American Art Association, March 5, 1923. 4to, original printed card covers. (32) pages; lots 256-555. Original printed and serrated sale registration slip bound in. Spine worn and taped. Very good or so. Adams 42. The rare separate printing of the numismatic portion of the catalogue of the great opera singer's art estate, complete with the registration slip. Worn or damaged covers appear endemic to this catalogue; the example at hand is typical. Caruso (1873-1921) was an inveterate collector, blessed with the sagacity and the means to form highly interesting collections in a number of areas. While the American Art Association was entrusted with this portion of Caruso's massive estate, they called in Henry Chapman to catalogue the coins (which formed but a small part of the full 1350-lot sale). Ex Cardinal Collection Library.
(Estimate: $300)
Chapman, Henry. THE ENRICO CARUSO COLLECTION OF GOLD COINS. ANCIENT AND MODERN, FOREIGN AND AMERICAN GOLD COINS, COLLECTED BY THE LATE ENRICO CARUSO. New York: American Art Association, March 5, 1923. 4to, original printed card covers. (32) pages; lots 256-555. Original printed and serrated sale registration slip bound in. Spine worn and taped. Very good or so. Adams 42. The rare separate printing of the numismatic portion of the catalogue of the great opera singer's art estate, complete with the registration slip. Worn or damaged covers appear endemic to this catalogue; the example at hand is typical. Caruso (1873-1921) was an inveterate collector, blessed with the sagacity and the means to form highly interesting collections in a number of areas. While the American Art Association was entrusted with this portion of Caruso's massive estate, they called in Henry Chapman to catalogue the coins (which formed but a small part of the full 1350-lot sale). Ex Cardinal Collection Library.
(Estimate: $300)