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Collection Rare Books and Manuscripts

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Date 1874

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1. Catalogue of a valuable collection of ancient and modern engravings : also, a small collection of drawings by Old Masters, formed by a late well-known amateur : which will be sold by auction, by Messrs. Christie, Manson & Woods, at their Great Rooms, 8, King Street, St. James's Square, on Friday, June 26, 1874, at one o'clock precisely.

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Creator:
Christie, Manson & Woods
Date:
[1874]
Physical Description:
16 pages ; 24 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

2. Catalogue of a collection of choice decorative porcelain, removed from Wilton street, Grosvenor Place, the property of a Lady of Rank : comprising numerous examples from the most highly esteemed old English manufactories : including upwards of one hundred groups and figures, from Bow, Chelsea & Derby : fine old Worcester services : interesting specimens of Plymouth manufacture : amongst the Sevres are a cup & saucer of the highest quality : fine old Dresden vases, pique boxes : marqueterie & other cabinets for china, &c. &c. : which will be sold by auction, by Messrs. Sotheby, Wilkinson & Hodge, auctioneers of literary property & works illustrative of the fine arts, at their house, no. 13, Wellington Street, Strand, W.C. on Monday, the 23rd of March, 1874, and following day, at one o'clock precisely.

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Creator:
Sotheby, Wilkinson & Hodge
Date:
1874
Physical Description:
13, [1] pages ; 25 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

3. Catalogue of the renowned collection of works of art, formed by that distinguished connoisseur, Alexander Barker, Esq., deceased, late of 103, Piccadilly : which (by order of the executor) will be sold by auction, by Messrs. Christie, Manson & Woods, at their Great Rooms, 8, King Street, St. James's Square, on Saturday, June 6, and on Monday, June 8, 1974, and three following days, at one o'clock precisely.

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

4. 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.

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

5. Catalogue of the valuable and extensive collection of English porcelain, the property of Percy Robins, Esq., comprising upwards of fifteen hundred specimens of old worcester porcelain : consisting of fine vases, beakers, jugs, mugs, tea and coffee services, beautifully painted with figures, birds, and flowers : numerous specimens of transfer printing : and choice pieces of Old Bow, Bristol, Chelsea, Derby, Lowestoff, Nantgarw, Swansen, and Plymouth : which will be sold by auction, by Messrs. Christie, Manson & Woods, at their Great Rooms, 8, King Street, St. James's Square, on Wednesday, May 20, 1874, and two following days, at one o'clock precisely.

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

6. Catalogue of old sevres and chelsea porcelain and other decorative objects, including a rose-du-barri vaisseau a mat, and a pair of jardinieres, the property of a nobleman : a fine ros-bleu vase, painted with a camp-scene by Morin, and other choice specimens from the cabinet of a celebrated collector, a pair of turquoise sevres vases, painted with Chinese figures , a set of three magnificent vases of Old Chelsea, Louis XVI. furniture, a fine marble statue by Ronna : carvings in rock-crystal, jade, lapis lazuli, and carnelian : and a few specimens of Chinese porcelain, the property of A. B. Mitford, Esq. : &c. &c. : which will be sold by auction, by Messrs. Christie, Manson & Woods, at their Great Rooms. 8, King Street, St. James's Square, on Friday, June 12, 1874, at one o'clock precisely.

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Creator:
Christie, Manson & Woods
Date:
[1874]
Physical Description:
12 pages, [4] leaves of plates : illustrations ; 23 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

7. Catalogue of a very fine collection of old English furniture : comprising Chippendale and other bookcases, writing and card tables, escritoires, chest of drawers, sets of dining-room chairs, glasses in carved and gilt Chippendale frames, trays and screens, inlaid and painted satin-wood cabinets, card, pier and work tables, boxes and vases for knives, inlaid mahogany and walnut cabinets, clocks, tables, &c. : also, the President's Chair of The Cauliflower Club, a fine specimen of Chippendale's work : which will be sold by auction, by Messrs. Christie, Manson & Woods, at their Great Rooms, 8, King Street, St. James's Square, on Wednesday, May 27, 1874, at one o'clock precisely.

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Creator:
Christie, Manson & Woods
Date:
1874
Physical Description:
14 pages ; 25 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

8. Catalogue of a highly important assemblage of ancient & modern pictures, from different private collections, including a portion of the collection of the well-known amateur, William Twopeny, Esq., deceased, late of Upper Grosvenor Street : and important works of Hogarth, Gainsborough, Reynolds, Lawrence, Romney, Turner, Wilson, Morland, Etty, Collins, Leslie, Constable, Müller, &c. &c. : which will sold by auction, by Messrs. Christie, Manson & Woods, at their Great ROoms, 8, King Street, St James's Square, on Saturday, May 2, 1874, at on o'clock precisely.

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Creator:
Christie, Manson & Woods
Date:
[1874]
Physical Description:
20 pages ; 25 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

9. The Barker Collection.

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Date:
[1874]
Physical Description:
[5] leaves ; 23 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

10. Memorandum for an inscription to be added to the headstone for John Armitage Brown.

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Creator:
G. Cane, Monumental Mason (London, England)
Date:
1874
Physical Description:
1 sheet : illustrations ; 14 x 21 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

11. Catalogue of the remaining works of that distinguished artist, Sir E. Landseer, R.A., deceased : which (by order of the executors) will be sold by auction, by Messrs. Christie, Manson & Woods ... on Friday, May 8, 1874, and following days ...

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Creator:
Christie, Manson & Woods
Date:
[1874]
Physical Description:
64 pages ; 25 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

12. Catalogue of the small but choice collection of rare old porcelain of the Right Hon. the Earl of Dunmore : also, several other small collections of old porcelain and decorative objects : which will be sold by auction, by Messrs. Christie, Manson & Woods, at their Great Rooms, 8, King Street, St. James's Square, on Friday, March 13, 1874, at one o'clock precisely.

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Creator:
Christie, Manson & Woods
Date:
1874
Physical Description:
14 pages ; 25 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

13. Catalogue of the choice collection of old English porcelain, the property of a gentleman ; also, two very fine statuary marble chimney-pieces, inlaid with fine old wedgwood plaques, and other decorative objects : which will be sold by auction, by Messrs. Christie, Manson & Woods, at their Great Rooms, 8, King Street, St. James's Square, on Friday, May 29, 1874, at one o'clock precisely.

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

14. catalogue of the valuable and extensive collection of porcelain and objects of art and vertu, of the Hon. Francis Forbes, deceased, late of Geneva, formerly H.B.M. Minister Plenipotentiary at the Court of Saxony : comprising numerous specimens of fine old Dresden, including a magnificent old centre-piece, services, figures, Berlin, Furstenburg, Frankenthal, Vienna, Oriental, and other porcelain : snuff-boxes, of gold, agate, and enamel : watches, old German clocks, silver figures, glass, carved and gilt decorative furniture, Or-molu work, etc. : which (by order of the executors) will be sold by auction, by Messrs. Christie, Manson & Woods, at their Great Rooms, 8, King Street, St. James's Square, on Wednesday, March 25, 1874, and two following days, at one o'clock precisely.

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Creator:
Christie, Manson & Woods
Date:
1874
Physical Description:
29, [1] pages ; 25 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts