BOTKIN, THE COLLECTION OF M.P. BOTKIN, 1911 MIKHAIL PETROVICH BOTKIN (RUSSIAN 1839-1914), introduction by, SOBRANIE M.P. BOTKINA [The Collection of M.P. Botkin] (St. Petersburg: T-vo R. Golike i A. Vilborg, 1911). Folio (420 x 325 mm). 38+[2] pp., 103 illustrated plates. Text in Russian. Illustrated profusely with chromolithographs, auto- and phototypes; with printed tissue guards.LOT NOTESThe exquisite collection of Mikhail Petrovich Botkin, prolific painter, avid antiquarian and patron of the arts, comprises rare examples of ancient Greek, Byzantine, Russian, Italian Gothic and Renaissance art, including silver, icons, enamels, furniture, terracotta sculptures and maiolica ware.