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Creator:: Buckingham and Chandos, Richard Plantagenet Temple Nugent Brydges Chandos Grenville, Duke of, 1797–1861
Date:: [1849]
Physical Description:: xl, 252 p. [2] folded leaves of plates : ill. ; 22 cm.
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

414. A catalogue of the genuine reserved property of Mr. A.C. de Poggi of New Bond-Street, retired from business : consisting of a most valuable collection of beautiful pictures, painted in body colours, by Paul Sandby, Esq. R.A. and other eminent artists, elegantly framed, a great variety of highly-finished cabinet prints, coloured as miniatures : an assemblage of eighty-nine lots of very scarce proofs and aqua fortis impressions, in high preservation, forming an early part of the most scarce prints engraved by F. Bartolozzi, Esq. R.A. : proof and other prints of various masters: scarce portraits of the great literary & military characters living in Germany near the close of the last century, by J.F. Bause of Leipzig; Professor Muller of Stutgard; and other artists of eminence : capital drawings by Sidelman, in handsome gilt frames and plate glasses, taken from the pictures of Coregio, Raphael, Mengs, & Ferdinand Bol, in the electoral collection at Dresden : three of the largest convex glasses made by the British Cast Plate Company, in rich and handsome gilt frames, &c. &c. : the whole forming a selection no less calculated to attract the attention of the connoisseur, than adapted for useful and ornamental embelishments of the most handsome apartments of private families : which will be sold by auction by Peter Coxe, Burrell, and Foster, at the Great Room, late othe King's-Arms, Cornhill, on Wednesday, the 20th of May, 1801, & following day, at eleven o'clock.

Creator:: Peter Coxe, Burrell, and Foster (London, England)
Date:: [1801]
Physical Description:: 14 pages ; 25 cm
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

415. A catalogue of a choice collection of Italian, French, Flemish and Dutch painting : a few capital drawings by Ducros, and other admired Masters : the property of a Gentleman : among them are the works of the following Masters : A. Del Sarto, Tintoretto, Bassano, P. Veronese, Caravaggio, Velequez, Poussin, Le. Seur, Rubens, V. Dyck, Teniers, P. Neess, Rembrandt, Hobbima, Van Goyen, V. Huysum : which will be sold by auction by Mr. Christie, at the Great Room, Pall Mall, on Friday, June 22, 1804, and following day, at twelve o'clock.

Creator:: Christie, James, 1773–1831
Date:: [1804]
Physical Description:: 10 pages ; 26 cm
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

416. A catalogue of a very fine collection of portraits of illustrious and celebrated characters : the entire property of a gentleman, who during the last twenty-five years, has at a vast expense, formed this interesting assemblage ; including Queen Elizabeth, Charles I, Charles II. and consort, James II. The Pretender and consort, Queen Anne, Queen Mary, George III. and consort, Oliver Cromwell, Sir P. Sidney, Earl of Southampton, General Lord Pulteney, Lord Hawke, Admiral Keppell, John Hunter, R.B. Sheridan Worlidge, Mrs. Yates, Suet the comedian, &c. from the pencils of Titian, Parmegiano, Giorgione, Cuyp, Sir A. More, Zucchero, J. Oliver, Dobson, Alonza Cano, G. Honthorst, Walker, Sir P. Lely, Zoffany, Romney, D. Mytens, Jarvis, Sir J. Reynolds, Hopner, Gainsborough, Sir G. Kneller, Cosway, Ramsay, Opie, Vandyke, &c. : which will be sold by auction, by Mr. Edward Foster, at his Gallery, 54, Pall kMall, on Thursday, the 30th day of June, 1831, at twelve o'clock : may be viewed, and catalogues had at Mr. Foster's Offices, 54, Pall Mall, and 14, Greek Street, Soho Square.

Creator:: Edward Foster (Firm)
Date:: [1831]
Physical Description:: 7, [1] pages ; 24 cm
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

417. Catalogue of a genuine collection, composed principally of Flemish, Dutch, and German paintings : including an unique cabinet of miniature pictures in oil, by the most distinguished masters of the Dutch and Flemish schools ; also a few Italian pictures, removed from Brussels within this month : the entire property of Mr. M. Van P[arys] : which, by order of the executors, will be sold by auction, by Mr. Phillips : at his rooms, no. 73, New Bond Street, on Monday, the 4th day of June, 1832, and following day, at one o'clock.

Creator:: Phillips, H., -1840
Date:: [1832]
Physical Description:: 14 pages ; 23 cm
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

418. A catalogue of a collection of pictures, among which are many very agreeable and pleasing subjects, by the masters of the different schools : which will be sold by auction, by Mr. Greenwood, at his room, in Leicester-Square, on Thursday the 16th of June, 1785, and following day : to be viewed on Tuesday, and 'till the sale : conditions of sale as usual.

Creator:: Greenwood, John, 1727–1792
Date:: [1785]
Physical Description:: 8 pages ; 28 cm
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

419. The catalogue of all the genuine and valuable collection of ancient and modern paintings of the late John Francis Rigaud, Esq. R.A. : including a head by Raphael-a study from nature : a head of Christ, by Corregio : and all his own interesting and excellently accomplished performances : among which are, the finished designs for the Sampson, his justly celebrated academic picture, and the smaller picture for the engraving : the Exposure of Moses : the Portrait of Captain Brant, the American chief : Jupiter and Calista : the allegorical design for the literary fund : and other equally esteemed performances : the plate of the Sampson engraved by Bartolozzi, and the Portrait of Mallet du Pan, engraved by Heath : with all the remaining impression : and various valuable drawings, studies, prints, books of prints, easels, colors, porphyry grinding stone, plaster casts, &c. &c. : which will be sold by auction by Peter Coxe at the Great Room, no. 20, Lower Brook Street, Grosvenor Square, on Wednesday, the 3d of April, and following day at one o'clock precisely, by order of the administrator: may be viewed three days preceding the sale: when catalogues, at one shilling each, may be had at the Room, and of Mr. Coxe, 33 Throgmorton Street.

Creator:: Coxe, Peter, -1844
Date:: [1811]
Physical Description:: 15, [1] pages ; 28 cm
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

420. A catalogue of a valuable collection of Italian, French, Flemish, & Dutch pictures : the property of W.B. Elwyn, Esq., removed from his residence in the Regent's Park : comprising a sea-piece by Backhuysen : a camp-scene, by Lingelback : a view in Switzerland, by Loutherbourg ; and specimens of the following masters : Titian, Carracci, Guido, S. Ferrato, Mola, Poussin, Rubens, Jordaens, V. der Meuelen, Storck, V. der Capell, Cuyp, Hughtenborg, Ochterveldt, Haussman, V. der Poel, Weenix, V. Huysum, Bird, Howard, R.A. and a very fine portrait, by Rembrandt : which will be sold by auction, by Messrs. Christie & Manson, at their Great Room, 8, King Street, St. James's Square, on Saturday, June the 1st, 1883, at one o'clock precisely.

Creator:: Christie & Manson
Date:: [1833]
Physical Description:: 7 , [1] pages ; 27 cm
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

421. Catalogue of the matchless collection of pictures by old masters of William Wells, Esq., deceased, removed from Redleaf : which (by order of the executors) will be sold by auction by Messrs. Christie and Manson, at their Great Room, 8, King Street, St. James's Square, on Friday, May the 12th, 1848 and following day, at one o'clock precisely.

Creator:: Christie & Manson
Date:: [1848]
Physical Description:: 35, [1] pages ; 23 cm
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

422. Catalogue of the valuable collection of pictures by Italian, Flemish, French, Dutch, and English masters : the property of that well-known collector, Dawson Turner, Esq., F.R.S. and removed from Great Yarmouth : which will be sold by auction, by Messrs. Christie & Manson, at their Great Room, 8, King Street, St. James's Square, on Thursday, May 13, 1852.

Creator:: Christie & Manson
Date:: [1852]
Physical Description:: 18 pages ; 23 cm
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

423. Catalogue of the magnificent contents of Alton Towers, the princely seat of the earls of Shrewsbury : which (by order of the executors of the late Right Hon. Bertram Arthur, Earl of Shrewsbury) will be sold by auction, by Messrs. Christie & Manson, at the Towers, on Monday, July 6, 1857, and twenty-nine following days (Sundays excepted), at twelve o'clock precisely.

Creator:: Christie & Manson
Date:: 1857
Physical Description:: iv, 218 pages ; 21 cm
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Paul F. Walter.

424. A catalogue of that capital collection of pictures, of Edward Ravenell, Esq., deceased : formed by Sir Peter Killegrew in the reign of Charles I : consisting of the works of Rubens, Rembrandt, Vandyke, Poussin, Ostade, Wouvermans, Carlo Dolci, Barroccio, Wynants, Deneef, S. Rosa, Tintoret, Vanderveldt, Zuchero, Titian, &c.: in this collection there are also a most beautiful picture of a Dutch fair, by Wouvermans : an original portrait of Thomas Killegrew, the Jester, by Vandyck : a sea view by Vanderveldt : Venus and Adonis, by Netscher : and two elegant Porphyry Busts with Jasper Draperies, on beautiful variegated Pedestals : which (by order of the executor,) will be sold by auction, by Mess. Langford, at their house in the Great Piazza, Covent Garden, on Saturday the 24th of this Instant February 1776 : the said collection may be viewed on Thursday the 22nd, and till the time of sale, which will begin punctually at twelve o'clock : catalogues of which may be had gratis on the days of viewing, at Mess. Langford's aforesaid : conditions of sale as usual.

Creator:: Mess. Langford (Firm)
Date:: [1776]
Physical Description:: 3, [1] pages ; 28 cm
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

425. A catalogue of a capital assemblage of high-finished drawings, and some few pictures by eminent modern artists : collected by a Gentleman of the most approved taste in the fine arts : consisting of the works of the following masters -- Hamilton, Barrett, La Porte, P. Sandby, Clerisseau, Ibbetson, Wheatley, Zucchi, Malton, &c. &c. : the whole forming one of the most interesting collections of modern art : amongst them is a complete set of drawings, by Malton, of the works of the late Sir Robert Taylor, and a variety of subjects adapted for engraving : which will be sold by auction by Messrs. Christie, Sharp, and Harper, at the Great Room in Pall Mall, next Cumberland House, on Friday, May 19th, 1797, and following day, at twelve o'clock : may be viewed two days preceding the sale : catalogues may be had in Pall Mall, and at no. 32, Winchester Street.

Creator:: Christie, Sharp and Harper, e publisher
Date:: [1797]
Physical Description:: 10 pages ; 28 cm
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

426. A catalogue of a small and elegant collection of pleasing cabinet pictures, chiefly of the Dutch School : and an assemblage of high finished modern drawings, framed and glazed, the property of an Amateur : the pictures comprise specimens of Sasso Ferrato, Teniers, Wouvermans, A. V. De Velde, Ostade, Dusart, Mieris, J. Steen, Gonzalles, Bredael, Ferg, Polembemg, Breemberg, Le Nain, Gainsborough, Peers, and Schweickhardt : the drawings by Cipriani, Bartolozzi, Hamilton, Ganisborough, Girtin, Sandby, Wheatley, Westall, and Meyer : which will be sold by auction by Mr. Christie, at his Great Room, Pall Mall, on Saturday, March the 26th, 1808, at twelve o'clock.

Creator:: Christie, James, 1773–1831
Date:: [1808]
Physical Description:: 8, [1] pages ; 26 cm
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

427. A catalogue of the capital, select, and valuable collection of Etruscan or Greek vases : the sole property of that late ingenious artist, Mr., Guy Head, Dec. : formed by him with great diligence, and at infinite expence, during a residence of many years in Italy : this well-known assemblage comprises many exquisite Sicilian and Nola vases : and a variety of rare specimens of the early workmanship of the most curious and interesting subjects and elegant forms, the whole in high preservation and truly deserving the attention of the lovers of antient art, and the curious collectors : also, a curious model of the Colosseum, in Cork : an elegant Italian clock-case, with figures in statuary marble : a painter's thrown and skreen : and a very large assortment of new Italian pencils and brushes, (lotted in small parcels for the accommodation of artists) : which will be sold by auction, by Mr. Christie, at his Great Room, Pall Mall, on Wednesday May the 26th, 1802, at twelve o'clock : may be viewed two days preceding the sale, when catalogues, may be had in Pall Mall.

Creator:: Christie, James, 1773–1831
Date:: [1804]
Physical Description:: 4 pages ; 26 cm
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

428. A catalogue of the valuable and very select collection of Italian, French, Flemish, and Dutch pictures : the genuine property of the Right Hon. the Earl of Liverpool, deceased : brought from His Lordship's late residence at Coombe Wood, near Kingston, Surrey, and from Fife House, Whitehall : among these are particularly deserving notice, The Virgin and Child reading ... by Lod. Carracci : a pair, Historical, by N. Poussin : two ... historical sketches, and one other by Rubens : ... Landscape and figures by Cuyp, which was selected and purchased for the Earl of Liverpool by Captain Baillie : ... marine view by Jacob Ruysdael : ... Calm, with yachts, by Wm. V. de Velde ... : three cabinet pictures by Wouvermans : a chef-d'oeuvre by Berghem, and one by Asselyn : and various by P. Veronese, Bassano, Baroccio, Guercino, Caravaggio, Lanfranco, Sasso Ferrato, C. Marratti, Mola, Tiepolo, Murillo, Seb. Bourdon, G. Poussin, P. Brill, P. Neefs, Rotenhaemer, V. Der Meulen, Poelemborg, De Heusch, Backhuysen, De Vlieger, Terborg, Swaneveldt, Gainsborough : which will be sold by auction, by Mr. Christie, at his Great Room, 8, King Street, St. James's Square, on Monday, May the 25th, 1829, at one o'clock precisely : may be viewed on Friday and Saturday preceding, and catalogues had at Mr. Christie's Office, King Street, St. James's Square.

Creator:: Christie, James, 1773–1831
Date:: [1829]
Physical Description:: 9, [1] pages ; 27 cm
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

429. The illustrated catalogue of the valuable collection of pictures and other works of art of the Egyptian, Greek, Roman, and mediaeval periods : also, a choice collection of coins and medals of the eminent connoisseur, John Watkins Brett Esq., of Hanover Square, deceased : which will be sold by auction, by Messrs. Christie, Manson & Woods, at their Great Rooms, 8, King Street, St. James's Square, on Tuesday, April 5, 1864, and nine following days : also, on Monday, April 18, 1864, at one o'clock precisely.

Creator:: Christie, Manson & Woods
Date:: [1864]
Physical Description:: 146 pages ; 23 cm
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

430. A catalogue of the capital, extensive, and very valuable collection of chiefly Italian pictures, and choice specimens of the illustrious founder of the English school, Sir Joshua Reynolds : the genuine property of the late Caleb Whitefoord, Esq. F.R. & A.S. Dec : distinguished for his genuine taste in the virtu : the valuable assemblage of pictures collected by him, during a long series of years a very considerable expence, presents a choice treat to the eye of the scientific collector : they comprise the works of Raphael, P. Del Vaga, J. Romano, Correggio, Schidone, Titian, P. Veronese, Schiavone, Tintoretto, Bassan, Carracci, Dominichino, Guido, Poussin, Murillo, Albano, E. Sarani, C. Maratti, Le Seur, Mengs : a variety of interesting portraits, of the literary fiends of the deceased, and other distinguished characters : the celebrated portrait of Nelly O'Bryan : a study for the portrait of Sir J. Reynolds, in the Florence gallery : and a fancy portrait of a boy, in Sir Joshua's happiest manner : which will be sold by auction, by Mr. Christie, on the premises, No. 28, Argyll Street, on Friday the. 4th of May, 1810 and following day, punctually at one o'clock.

Creator:: Christie, James, 1773–1831
Date:: [1810]
Physical Description:: 12 pages ; 28 cm
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

431. A catalogue of original finished paintings in portraits, sketches and landscapes, by Sir Joshua Reynolds : copies after him : and original performances by Mr. Joseph Marchi : various drawings, loose prints, mezzotinto engravings and etchings : easels, lay figure and colors : with a few pictures of the Old Masters, &c. &c. : the property of the late Mr. Joseph Marchi : which will be sold by auction by Mr. Squibb, at his Great Room, Saville Passage, Saville Row, on Thursday, the 30th day of June, 1808, at 12 o'clock, by order of the executors : to be viewed two days preceding the sale and catalogues had at the Room.

Creator:: Squibb, Mr.
Date:: [1808]
Physical Description:: 8 pages ; 26 cm
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

432. A catalogue of the very valuable and extremely beautiful collection of high-finished water colour and tinted drawings, the works of that justly admired and elegant artist, Paul Sandby, Esq. R.A., deceased : descriptive of picturesque English topography : Views of Windsor Castle, and its neighbouring park and forest : camp scenes and studies from nature : the choicest productions of his pencil during a long career of nearly sixty years : also his ingenious models of landscape scenery, a few architectural designs by T. Sandby, Esq. R.A. : nearly 200 original drawings of shipping by W.V. de Velde, and an invaluable assemblage of near 70 original drawings by Wilson : which .(by order of the executor) will be sold by auction by Mr. Christie at his great room, Pall Mall, on Thursday, the 2d of May, 1811, and two following days, precisely at one o'clock.

Creator:: Christie, James, 1773–1831
Date:: [1811]
Physical Description:: 16 pages ; 28 cm
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

433. A catalogue of a small assemblage of capital and very valuable Italian, French, Flemish, and Dutch pictures : being the served part of the well-known and fine collection Lord Viscount Ranelagh, deceased : they comprise a grand landscape, with cattle and figures by Cuyp, a noble chef d'oeuvre, and an evening scene, the companion : the Battle of Maxentius, a most spirited cabinet pictures : and Constantine surveying the plan of Constantinople, by Rubens : the Piping Boy, by Rembrandt : the Gazette, by Teniers : an Evening Scene, Vander Neer, (the five last from the Orleans Gallery) : the Solitude, and one other charming landscape. by Gaspar Poussin : Holy Families, by Bonifaccio, Garofalo, and Parmegiano : and others, by Titian, Mols, S. Rosa, Teniers, Brauwer, Berkheyde, W. Van de Velde, Mommers, and Zuccarelli : which will be sold by auction, by Mr. Christie, at his Great Room, 8, King Street, St. James's Square, on Saturday, May the 16th, 1829, at half-past two o'clock : may be viewed two days preceding, and catalogues had at Mr. Christie's Office, King Street, St. James's Square.

Creator:: Christie, James, 1773–1831
Date:: [1829]
Physical Description:: 4 pages ; 27 cm
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

434. A catalogue of the very choice collection of modern English pictures : the property of John Turner, Esq. for whome nearly all of them were painted by the different artists : comprising the Rabbit on the Wall, the ... work of Sir David Wilkie : which will be sold by auction, by Messrs. Christie and Manson, at their Great Room, 8, King Street, St. James's Square, on Friday, May the 13th, 1842, at two o'clock precisely.

Creator:: Christie & Manson
Date:: [1842]
Physical Description:: 7, [1] pages ; 25 cm
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

435. A supplement to the catalogue of the important and valuable collection of etchings of Rembrandt, Ferdinant Bol, J. G. Van Vliet, Rodermont, Jan Livens, &c, &c. : the present assemblage forms the duplicate impressions of a celebrated cabinet formed on the Continent by a distinguished collector, of known taste and judment : which will be sold by auction, by Mr. Phillips, at his Great Rooms, no. 73, New Bond Street, on Saturday, the 16th of April, 1836, at one for two precisely.

Creator:: Phillips, H., -1840
Date:: 1836
Physical Description:: 4 pages ; 23 cm
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

436. Catalogue of the collection of engravings of John Henry Robinson, R.A., deceased ; comprising a large number of choice presentation proofs of the works of S. Cousins, R.A., G.T. Doo, R.A., Lumb Stocks, R.A., E. Goodall, B.P. Gibbon, J. Watt, &c. : also, choice proof sets of book plates, proofs after Turner, R.A., &c., and a great variety of ancient and modern engravings and etchings. Also, from another collection, 100 engravings after Sir J. Reynolds, including many choice and rare proofs, and the works of Watteau, bound in five volumes, comprising nearly 700 plates: and the collection of ancient and modern drawings and engravings of the late Edward White, Esq., of Twickenham ...

Creator:: Christie, Manson & Woods
Date:: [1872]
Physical Description:: 23, [3] pages ; 23 cm
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

437. Catalogue of the very choice and valuable library and collection of engravings of the late Alexander Barker, Esq. : comprising books of prints, picture galleries, pageants, works on costume, architecture and painting, illustrations of mediaeval art, books of emblems, &c. : an extensive collection of the beautifully illustrated editions of French and Italian authors published in France towards the end of the last century : with engravings from the charming designs of Boucher, Gravelot, Moreau, Eisen, Cochin, Marillier, Le Barbier, St. Aubin, Freudenberg, &c. : a beautiful Italian Missel of the XVI.century : &. The whole in the choicest condition, many in the original morocco bindings : including specimens of the skill of Padeloup, Derome, bradel, Bozerian, Lortie, Capé, Niedrée, Petit, C. Lewis, Clarke, Bedford, Holloway, &c. : early engraved French and other portraits, and engravings by Zoan Nadrea, M. Antonio, The Master of the Die, &c., in the finest states : which will be sold by auction, by Messrs. Christie, Manson & Woods, at their Great Rooms, 8, King Street, St. James's Square, on Wednesday, June 24, 1874, and following day, at one o'clock precisely.

Creator:: Christie, Manson & Woods
Date:: [1874]
Physical Description:: 42 pages; 23 cm
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

438. The Stowe catalogue : priced and annotated / by Henry Rumsey Forster.

Creator:: Forster, Henry Rumsey, 1815–1884
Date:: MDCCCXLVII [1848]
Physical Description:: xliii, [1], 310, 22 pages, [17] leaves of plates : illustrations ; 28 cm
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Paul F. Walter.

439. A catalogue of the very valuable collection of chiefly Italian pictures, some pieces of antique sculpture in marble, some pieces of antique sculpture in marble, a few antique and many fine cinquo-cento bronzes : particularly a pair of grand candlelabra, and a stand for a mass-book, of rich and elegant designs, a large and fine copy of Giov di Bologna, in bronze, from the Ricardi Palace, bustos in bronze, carvings in marble, wood, and ivory, &c. and a naval chorometer by Earnshaw, of Sir Mark Masterman Sykes, Bart., Deceased, brought from his late seat at Seldmere, Yorkshire ... : which, by order of the executors, will be sold by auction, by Mr. Christie ... on Friday, May the 14th, 1824, and following Day.

Creator:: Christie, Mr. (James), 1730–1803
Date:: [1824]
Physical Description:: 15, [1] pages ; 28 cm
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

440. A catalogue of the library of the late Right Honourable Denis Daly : which will be sold by auction on Tuesday, the first of May, 1792 by James Vallance at his auction-room, no. 6, Eustace-Street.

Creator:: Vallance, James
Date:: [1792]
Physical Description:: v, [3], 149, [3] pages, [1] leaf of plate : 1 facsim. ; 20 cm
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts