Modern & Contemporary Art, Antiques & Design, The Takis Efstathiou Book Collection, July 29, 2021

Thursday 29 July 2021 at 20:00 EEST

Modern & Contemporary Art, Antiques & Design, The Takis Efstathiou Book Collection.

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Fine Art: Lot 1 – Lot 55 A selection of Modern & Contemporary Greek and International art and 4 important paintings from the famous George Costakis Collection of Russian Avant Garde artists.

Antiques, Design, Decorative Objects & Jewelry: Lot 56 – Lot 110

Celebrating the 200 years of the Greek Independence (1821-2021) we have included objects of Philhellenic interest, additionally this category features a selection of antiques of European and Oriental interest, design, decoration and jewelry.

The Takis Efstathiou Book Collection: Lot 111 – 181

Takis Efstathiou is one of the most important Lafcadio Hearn experts in the world and advisor to the Koizumi-Hearn family.

Theodoros Stamos introduced Lafcadio Hearn work to Takis Efstathiou when Efstathiou was collaborating with Stamos on upcoming exhibitions in Japan. Takis Efstathiou has been collecting Lafcadio Hearn books and objects for over 30 years and has made significant donations to the Met Museum, The Morgan Library and Museum, the Lafcadio Hearn Memorial Museum in Matsue, the Dublinâ€™s Writers Museum in Ireland, the Museum of Asian Art in Corfu, the American College of Greece, and other museums and institutions around the world. Furthermore with his donations he established the Lafcadio Hearn Historical Center in Lefkada, Lafcadio’s birthplace.

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