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Creator Christie, Mr. (James), 1730–1803

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1. A catalogue of a small collection, of principally the works of Morland : also a capital and beautiful landscape, cattle, and figures : A View in Suffolk, by that esteemed and revered artist, Gainsborough : together with a few pictures by Old Masters : which will be sold by auction, by Mr. Christie, at his Great Room, Pall Mall, on Wednesday, January the 30th, 1799, at twelve o'clock : to be viewed on Tuesday, and to the sale.

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Creator:
Christie, Mr. (James), 1730–1803
Date:
[1799]
Physical Description:
5 pages ; 28 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

2. A catalogue of a small but capital collection of pictures : the works of Sir Francis Bourgeois, Kt. R.A., painter to His Majesty, the King of Poland : together with a few first-rate pictures of the old schools presented to Sir Francis by that distinguished connoisseur Mons. Decalonne, late Minister of France, removed from his house in Portland Road : which will be sold by auction by Mr. Christie at his Great room, Pall Mall, on Saturday, May 3d, 1794 at twelve o'clock : to be viewed wo days preceding the sale : when catalogues may be had at the Rainbow Coffee House, Cornhill : and in Pall Mall.

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Creator:
Christie, Mr. (James), 1730–1803
Date:
[1794]
Physical Description:
4 pages ; 28 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

3. A catalogue of a capital, and truly valuable assemblage of Chinese drawings, paintings, natural and artificial curiosities : the property of A. E. Van Braam, Esq. : Chief of the direction of the Dutch East India Company at Canton, and second in the Dutch Embassy, to the Court of Pekin, in the years 1794 and 1795, of which, Mr. Van Braam will speedily publish an authentic account : the whole of which will be sold by auction, by Mr. Christie, at his Great Room, Pall Mall, on Friday, February the 15th, 1799, at one o'clock.

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Creator:
Christie, Mr. (James), 1730–1803
Date:
[1799]
Physical Description:
10 pages ; 28 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

4. A catalogue of a most superb and truly valuable collection of pictures, containing admirable and celebrated specimens, chef d'œuvres of the principal masters of the Italian, Flemish, Dutch, and French schools, being the united cabinet of Sir Simon Clarke, Bart. and George Hibbert, Esq. : selected by them with distinguished taste, and at a considerable expence, out of the collections of the Duke of Orleans, Mr. Gildemester of Amsterdam, Mr. De Calonne, Mr. Woodhouse, &c. &c. / which will be sold by auction by Mr. Christie.

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Creator:
Christie, Mr. (James), 1730–1803
Date:
[1802]
Physical Description:
16 pages ; 27 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

5. A catalogue of a valuable collection of ancient and modern prints, beautiful high-finished drawings, coloured etchings, &c. elegantly framed and glazed : comprising a capital proof impression of the Descent from the Cross, after Rubens : high-finished drawings, by Clevely, Serres, and Atkins : two views of the source of the Rivers Arr and Rhone : fine impressions of the Death of Wolfe : Battles of the Boynes and La Hogue : the Resurrection, after Peters, &c. &c. : which will be sold by auction by Mr. Christie, at his Great Room in Pall Mall, on Monday, January the 19th, 1795, at twelve o'clock.

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Creator:
Christie, Mr. (James), 1730–1803
Date:
1795
Physical Description:
6 pages ; 28 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

6. A catalogue of a capital and valuable collection of Italian, French, Flemish and Dutch pictures : made with great judgement and considerable expence by that most ingenious artist, the late Mr. Guy Head, deceased, during his residence on the Continent : comprising the works of the following great and admired Masters : Raphael, Corregio, Parmegiano, Titian, Guido, Tintoretto, Dominichino, Murillo, Spagnoleto, S. Rosa, Poussin, Rubens, V. Dyck, Teniers, Rembrandt, Berghem, Ruysdael, Pynaker : which (by order of the sole executrix) will be sold by auction by Mr. Christie at his Great Room, Pall Mall, on Saturday, April the 3d, 1802, at twelve o'clock.

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Creator:
Christie, Mr. (James), 1730–1803
Date:
[1802]
Physical Description:
4 pages ; 27 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

7. A catalogue of a valuable collection of Italian, French, Flemish, and Dutch pictures, by the most esteemed ancient and modern masters : a capital large bronze figure of Neptune : a marble bust of the great Duke of Marlborough, &c. : the property of a Gentleman, gone to India : which will be sold by auction by Mr. Christie, at his Great Room in Pall Mall, on Friday, December 8th, 1797, and following day, at twelve o'clock : to be viewed two days preceding the sale : and catalogues may be then had in Pall Mall, and at the Rainbow Coffee House.

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Creator:
Christie, Mr. (James), 1730–1803
Date:
[1797]
Physical Description:
8 pages ; 19 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

8. A catalogue of capital and valuable collection of pictures, by some of the most esteemed Italian, French, Flemish, Dutch, and English masters : the property of Halliday, Esq. and Boothby Clopton, Esq., dec. : including a most capital picture of Venus and Adonis, Titian : a small Sea Port, Claude : a frost piece, David Teniers : a landscape by Gainsborough, called the Italian Villa : two vine pictures by Loutherbourgh, &c. : which will be sold by auction by Mr. Christie at his Great Room, Pall Mall, on Friday, May 8, 1801, and following day, at twelve o'clock.

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Creator:
Christie, Mr. (James), 1730–1803
Date:
[1801]
Physical Description:
8 pages ; 28 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

9. A catalogue of a most capital collection of Italian, French, Flemish, and Dutch Pictures, by the most esteemed Masters, in the highest state of preservation : also a valuable selection of capital high-finished drawings, remarkable fine prints, books of prints and bronzes : small but well-chosen library of books in elegant and uniform bindings : a number of fine casts in plaster from the rarest subjects of the antique : capital models, a great variety of drawing implements : mathematical and musical instruments : a quantity of choice music : also all the elegant household furniture : fine china : a fine-toned piano forte by Longman and Broderip : a modern chaise and harness : and a great variety of curious and valuable effects : the property of John Alexander Gress, Esq. deceased, eminently and most deservedly distinguished for his knowledge in the fine arts, at his late house, No. 24, on the west side of Tottenham Court Road, nearly opposite Tavistock Street, Bedford Square : which will be sold by auction (by order of the executor) by Mr. Christie, on the premises, on Monday, April 7th, 1794, and five following days, at twelve o'clock : to be viewed Frida and Saturday preceding the sale.--catalogues may be had on the premises : at the Rainbow Coffee House : and in Pall Mall : also, at one o'clock, on the first day's sale, will be sold, the valuable lease of the premises--particulars may be had : N.B. the first and second days sale, will consist of prints, books of prints, &c. : third and fourth days, the drawings, drawing implements, models, &c. : fifth day, the capital collection of pictures, and library of books : sixth day, all the houshold furniture, china, musical instruments, &c.

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Creator:
Christie, Mr. (James), 1730–1803
Date:
[1794]
Physical Description:
30 pages ; 26 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

10. A catalogue of the curious museum of a Gentleman, deceased : consisting of a collection of cabinet pictures, drawings, fine prints, framed and glazed, bronzes, marbles, carvings in ivory, roman earthen ware, curious and valuable shells, minerals, fossils, and petrifactions, fine dresden, oriental, and old Chelsea ornamental procelane, some pieces of engraved crystal, a few volumes of very rare scarce books, two library book cases, a paair of elegnat inlaid commodes, curious old Japan cabinets, a capital piece of grotto work, and other valuable miscellaneous articles : which will be sold by auction by Mr. Christie, at this Great Room, in Pall Mall, on Wednesday, May 11th."

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Creator:
Christie, Mr. (James), 1730–1803
Date:
[1791]
Physical Description:
[13]-[14], 15-19, [1] pages ; 22 x 27 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

11. A catalogue of all the valuable copper plates, with their etchings, proofs, and impressions : an assemblage of original drawings, finished in the finest stile of the several admired Masters : viz. Cipriani, Morland, Wheatley, Angelica, Benwel, Bellange, Westall, Hamilton, &c. &c. &c. : a few pictures and many capital prints, framed and glazed : French and English printing paper, &c.: being the entire stock of Mrs. Diemar, Printseller and Publisher of the Strand : which will be sold by auction by Mr. Christie, at his Great Room, Pall Mall, on Saturday, June the 1st, 1799 : to begin precisely at twelve o'clock, on account of the number of lots : to be viewed two days preceding the sale : catalogues may be had a the Rainbow Coffee House, Cornhill : at Mrs. Diemar's Strand : and in Pall Mall.

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Creator:
Christie, Mr. (James), 1730–1803
Date:
[1799]
Physical Description:
8 pages ; 21 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

12. A catalogue of a genuine, capital and valuable collection of pictures, the property of a Nobleman : selected with great judgment, and removed from his house in Grosvenor Square : the collection comprises many chef d'oeuvres of the most great and admired masters of the Italian, French, Flemish, and Dutch schools : more particularly the following viz : Titian, Corregio, P. Veronese, C. Marratti, Velasquez, Dominichino, L. Carracci, Caravaggio, M. Angelo, Vandyke, Rubens, Barroccio, L. Jordaens, D. Fetti, Rembrandt, Poussin, Wouvermans, Ruysdael, Claude, Vernet, P. Potter, Cuyp, C. Du Jardin, Backhusen, &c. : the greatest part in fine preservation, and will merit the attention of the cognoscenti : which will be sold by auction by Mr. Christie, at his Great Rom in Pall Mall, on Friday, May 16th, 1794, and following day, at twelve o'clock : to be viewed two days preceding the sale : when catalogues may be had at the Rainbow Coffee House, Cornhill : and in Pall Mall.

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Creator:
Christie, Mr. (James), 1730–1803
Date:
[1794]
Physical Description:
8 pages ; 28 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

13. A catalogue of a truly superb and valuable collection of Italian, French, Flemish, and Dutch pictures, of the first class, and in the highest state of preservation : selected with very superior taste, and at a liberal expence, from several of the most distinguished cabinets on the Continent : the genuine property of Walsh Porter, Esq. going abroad : among numerous chef d'œuvres of the great and most celebrated masters in this collection are : the Virgin with the rabbit, by Corregio, from the collection of the King of Naples : Virgin and Child, Leon. da Vinci, truly capital : the Young card players, Carravagio, from the Aldobrandini palace : two brilliant landscapes, by Claude, from the Duke de Choiseuil's collection : the Tambour battant, Teniers, from the duc de Praslin's ditto : Le roi dépouillé, a surprising picture, by Schalken, formerly in the collection of the late King of France : various capital landscapes by S. Rosa, Cuyp, V. de Velde, C. du Jardin, and Pynaker : the celebrated Phaeton, by Wilson : and a landscape, by Gainsborough : which will be sold by auction by Mr. Christie, at his Great Room, Pall Mall, on Tuesday, March the 22d, 1803, and following day, at twelve o'clock.

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Creator:
Christie, Mr. (James), 1730–1803
Date:
[1803]
Physical Description:
10 pages ; 26 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

14. A catalogue of the superb, capital, and truly valuable collection of celebrated Italian pictures, lately purchased from the Colonna, Borghese, and Corsini palaces, &c. by William Young Ottley, Esq. : forming an unrivalled assemblage of the genuine and finest works of the Italian schools : which will be sold by auction, by Mr. Christie, at his Great Room, Pall Mall, on Saturday, May the 16th, 1801, at twelve o'clock.

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Creator:
Christie, Mr. (James), 1730–1803
Date:
[1801]
Physical Description:
10, [2] pages ; 28 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

15. A catalogue of the collection of pictures, copied by a chemical and mechanical process by the Polygraphic Society, from original pictures of the following esteemed masters, viz. : Teniers, Vandevelde, Ruysdael, Van Oss, Claude, Vernet, Bourgeois, Serres, Sir Joshua Reynolds, Northcote, Opie, Wright, Stubbs, Angelica, Reinegall, Wilson, &c. : which on account of the death of Mr. Goddard, the late acting manager of the affairs of the Society, has determined the other parties interested therein totally to relinquish the concern : the above property will therefore be sold by auction (by order of the executors of Thomas Goddard, Esq.) by Mr. Christie, at the Polygraphic Rooms, Pall Mall.

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Creator:
Christie, Mr. (James), 1730–1803
Date:
[1795]
Physical Description:
12 pages ; 26 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts