Sealed in publisher's shrink-wrap. Never opened. The catalog was originally owned and stored by an Art Museum and has never been handled by the public. This is the large catalog for the auction of renowned designer Bill Blass' collection of antiques, art, sculpture porcelain, silver, and more, that was held October 21-23, 2003. 805 items are featured, ranging from paintings to sculpture to furniture to books to antiques. 474 pages. This 8-9/9" x 11-1/2" x 1-1/8" book weighs slightly more than 4 lbs. unboxed. Additional Details ------------------------------ Product description: The much-heralded auction of The Bill Blass Collection concluded at Sotheby's on October 23, 2003 with a staggering total of $13,619,606. Collectors, designers and art and antiques dealers, as well as friends and admirers of Bill Blass competed for a piece of the legendary designer's legacy, driving the total to more than double the $6.4 million high estimate with 99% of the lots offered finding buyers. The results were a fitting tribute to the unerring taste of the arbiter of American style who died last year at the age of 79. Sotheby's, New York, 2003. Soft Cover (the soft cover is the only version of this catalogue ever printed). First Edition. Perfect-bound in textured printed white wraps with window cut into upper wrap and Blass's monogram peeking through; 474 pages, illustrated throughout. A catalogue of 805 items, ranging from paintings to sculpture to furniture to books to antiques.