"Marc Restellini has made use of scientific and technological tools including spectrometry, infra-red, and x-ray imaging to authenticate 100 works not included in the previous catalogue raisonné [by Ambrogio Ceroni, 1938] and remove 15 others due to lack of definitive evidence attributing them solely to the artist."
"The pieces within the collection provide an expansive view of three key areas, Asia, Africa and the Ottoman world, and span the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries. Objects featured include an early 17th-century jewelled dagger from north India, its guards sculpted in the form of lion heads, and a shield made from a single piece of translucent water buffalo hide dating from 1265, which hails from Iran."
Marc Restellini's six-volume Modigliani Catalogue Raisonné represents a major scholarly undertaking, employing scientific methods including spectrometry, infrared, and x-ray imaging to authenticate 100 previously unrecorded works while removing 15 others lacking definitive attribution. The limited edition publication costs £2,000. Separately, the Wallace Collection Catalogue of Arms and Armour from Asia, Africa and the Ottoman World, edited by Thom Richardson and Paula Turner, documents overlooked pieces spanning the 17th to 19th centuries. Featured objects include a jewelled dagger from 17th-century north India with lion-head guards and a 1265 Iranian shield crafted from translucent water buffalo hide, providing comprehensive coverage of three significant geographical regions.
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