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LONDON.- On the 8th November, Bonhams will be selling the Harriet Szechenyi Collection of Japanese Art in New Bond Street, London. Much like the author Edmund de Waal in his memoir “The Hare with the Amber Eyes”, Harriet Szechenyi was fascinated in building a unique collection that had passed from hand to hand, travelling the world and studying the history of the works of art. Born into a Swiss family of collectors, Harriet discovered the intriguing category of Japanese netsuke*, after seeing and buying a simple 18th century study of a mythical lion dog in the 1960s. The shishi netsuke, the first lot in the sale (est. £450-550), provided the catalyst to begin studying and finding fine examples to collect. Harriet travelled extensively to Japan, America and Europe and in the UK met the Japanese art specialist, Luigi Bandini, who shared his enthusiasm and passion for netsuke. With his advice, Harriet began to build read full article
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