118. Wallis (Henry) Persian Ceramic Art in the Collection of Mr. F. DuCane Godman, F.R.S. The Thirteenth Century Lustred Vases, one of 200 copies, title in red and black, 46 chromolithographed plates, illustrations printed in brown, occasional marginal soiling, original cloth, t.e.g., others uncut, slightly rubbed, 4to, privately printed, 1891.
est. £300 – £500
Loosely inserted in the book are three old photographs of ceramics, two labelled “Forgery” in ink by Wallis, the other on verso in pencil “The Cup of Constantine, now in the B.M....”. On the verso of one of the “forgeries” is a pencilled note in his hand, “Forgeries made by the dealer in the Via ? who sold the cup of Constantine to Count T. They were bought by the Revd. of the American Church, at Rome, at his death they were bought by ?Simonetti, who offered them for sale to me. The dealer told me that he made them himself. H.W.”