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1. A catalogue of a most valuable, curious and learned collection of antient gems : a variety of interesting subjects relating to the pagan mythology : Greek, Roman and Basilidian inscriptions are engraved on many of them, and many are in their antient settings in very massive gold, silver, and iron : and have been published in various learned works : also, several extremely rare figures of the penates, and symbols of the heathen deities in gold, silver, and bronze : the whole is the property of a respectable collector on the continent : well known by his literary publications, who being reduced by the convulsions of his country, now offers this valuable assemblage of antiquities to the munificence, taste, and scientific judgement of the English nation : the above will be sold by auction by Mr. Christie at his Great Room, Pall Mall, on Friday, the 2[2d] of May, 1801, at twelve o'clock

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Creator:
Christie, James, 1773–1831
Date:
[1801]
Physical Description:
7, [1] pages ; 27 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

2. A catalogue of the cabinet of antient drawings, the private collection of Mr. A. C. De Poggi : consisting of a most valuable and chosen collection of the works of Raffaelle, Michel-Angelo, Coreggio, Titiano, Giulio Romano, Leonardo da Vinci, Frate Bartolomeo, Andrea Del Sarto, Parmegiano, The Three Caracci, Nicolo Poussin, Rubens, Vandyke, Rembrandt, and other great masters : together with a few cabinet pictures, antique gems, and a choice set of the views in Ireland and Wales, painted in body colours by Paul Sandby, R.A. &c. &c. &c. : and the two capital well-known pictures by R. Clevely, esq. marine painter to His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, commemorating the celebrated victory by Earl Howe on the first of June : which will be sold by auction, (without reserve) by Mr. H. Phillips, at his Great Room, New Bond Street, on Wednesday, April 22d 1801, and three following days, at twelve o'clock.

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Creator:
Phillips, H., -1840
Date:
[1801]
Physical Description:
19 [1] pages ; 28cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

3. A catalogue of the well known valuable and truly capital collection of pictures, forming an assemblage of the great and most admired masters of the Italian, French, Flemish, and Dutch schools : particularly Raphael, Titian, Giorgione, Carravagio, Spagniolet, Sal. Rosa, Han. Carrache, Dominichino, Murillo, And. Sacchi, Carlo Dolci, Albano, Nic. Poussin, Claude, Le Suere, Le Nain, Rubens, Vandyck, Teniers, Rembrandt, Wouvermans, Chef V.D. Werff, Cuyp, Jan Steen, &c. : also, a most capital Madona, with the Bambino, Raphael : the chess-players, by Titian ; Venus and Adonis, a chef d'œuvre, N. Poussin : a sea port, Claude : the interment of a cardinal, by Van Eyke, a picture of great antiquity : Jason with the dragon, by Sal. Rosa, a most extraordinary and capital performance : a selection of original portraits of the most celebrated artists and authors ; miniatures, bronzes of the first class, &c. &c. formed by the late Earl of Besborough, deceased, not less distinguished for his exquisite taste, than for his liberality in collecting : which will be sold by auction by Mr. Christie at his Great Room, Pall Mall, on Thursday, February 5, 1801, and two following days, at twelve o'clock.

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Creator:
Christie, Mr. (James), 1730–1803
Date:
[1801]
Physical Description:
21, [1] pages ; 28 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

4. A sequel to the adventures of Baron Munchausen : containing his expedition into Africa ... : humbly dedicated to Mr. Bruce, the Abyssinian traveller ...

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Date:
1801
Physical Description:
xvii, [2], 26-184 pages, [20] leaves of plates : illustrations ; 20 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

5. A catalogue of the remaining part of the valuable collection of the Rt. Hon. Sir W. Hamilton, K.B. : consisting of a few original Italian and Flemish pictures, and capital drawings by Polidore and other Italian masters : amongst the above, are an Ascension by Giuseppe D'Arpino : a Fine landscape and Cattle by Cuyp : Views in Venice by Canaletti : and elegant Ialian landscapes by Zuccarelli : also, a collection of fine copies from the paintings at Herculaneum and Pompeii, and from those in the museum of His Sicilian Majesty, at Portici, by the celebrated Calabrese painter, Don Fr. Candido : excellent copies from Pictures in the Royal Collection at Naples, after Corregio, Schidoni, A. Sacchi, Parmegiano, &c. &c. : views of the Eruptions of Vesuvius : and of the Costume of Naples, by Fabris and Jackert : portrait of the Chev. Mengs, by himself : and an original ditto of Mad. Pampadour : architecture by Joli, &c. / which will be sold by auction by Mr. Christie at his Great Room, Pall Mall, on Friday, April 17, 1801, and following day, at twelve o'clock.

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Creator:
Christie, Mr. (James), 1730–1803
Date:
[1801]
Physical Description:
11, [1] pages ; 27 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

6. 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.

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

7. A catalogue of the capital, truly valuable and interesting collection of drawings, designs, prints, books of prints, &c. &c. of that distinguished artist and civil engineer, the Athenian Reveley, Dec. : consisting of his well-known topographical views and drawings of the celebrated remains of antiquity, which were accurately measured and delineated by him during a journey through Italy, Egypt, and Greece, in the years 1785-1786 : the whole accompanied with numerous remarks in MS by himself, which render them highly curious and valuable to the lover of the arts and classic antiquity : also, elegant collection of architectural designs and plans, including those for the public baths, in the city of Bath : rare drawings by the late George Barret and others : architectural casts taken from the antique, at a great expence, book of architecture prints and antiquities : a reflecting telescope by Nairne and Blunt, with specula by Watson : hydraulic and other models : a violin and violoncello : and a watch by Ellicot : which will be sold by auction, by Mr. Christie, at his Great Room, (No. 118, late the Royal Academy) in Pall Mall, on Monday, May 11, 1801, and following day, at twelve o'clock : may be viewed on Friday and Saturday preceding the sale, when catalogues may be had : and the plaster casts to be viewed (with tickets) at Dr. Willich's, Litton Street, Litton Green, Paddington.

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Creator:
Christie, Mr. (James), 1730–1803
Date:
[1801]
Physical Description:
12 pages ; 26 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

8. A catalogue of the valuable Egyptian, Turkish, and Grecian exhibition of original drawings which will be submitted to public auction, by Messrs. Robins, on the premises, at no. 17, Old Bond-Street, on Saturday, the 20th of June, 1801, at twelve o'clock : may be publickly viewed six days prior to the sale, and descriptive catalogues had at sixpence each, to be returned to purchasers, on the primise, and of Messrs. Robins, Covent Garden.

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Creator:
Robins, Messrs
Date:
[1801
Physical Description:
16 pages ; 24 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

9. 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

10. A catalogue of the truly capital, valuable, & well-chosen collection of Italian, French, Flemish, & Dutch pictures : the real property of a man of fashion, distinguished for his superior taste, and purchased at a very liberal expence, during his residence abroad : comprising the undoubted works of the following great and admired masters in the highest state of preservation : Raphael, Corregio, D. da Volterra, Primaticcio, Tintoretto, Carracci, Guido, Guercino, C. Cignani, L. Giordano, N. Poussin, P. Panini, Rubens, V. Dyck, Teniers, P. Neess, Berghem, Wouvermans, A. Cupy, A. de Velde, Ruysdael, Osade, Backbuysen, V. Goyen : which will be sold by Mr. Christie at his Great Room, Pall Mall, on Friday, March 6, 1801, and following day, at twelve o'clock : to be viewed, and catalogues had at the Rainbow Coffee House, Cornhill, and in Pall Mall.

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Creator:
Christie, Mr. (James), 1730–1803
Date:
[1801]
Physical Description:
10 pages ; 27 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

11. The catalogue of all that perfect and beautiful assemblage of cabinet pictures, the property of the Greffiers Fagel : selected with infinite taste and judgement, brought from the Hague to England : which will be sold by auction by Peter Coxe, Burrell, and Foster at Mr. Squibb's Great Room, Saville Passge, Conduit Street, on Friday, the 22d of May, 1801, and following day, at one o'clock : may be viewed two days preceding the sale, when catalogues may be had at Saville Passage and of Messrs. Peter Coxe, Burrell, and Foster, Throgmorton Street, price one shilling, to be returned to purchasers.

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Creator:
Peter Coxe, Burrell, and Foster (London, England)
Date:
[1801]
Physical Description:
15, [1] pages ; 27 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

12. A catalogue of the valuable and choice collection of Italian, French, Flemish, & Dutch pictures, capital drawings, and some fine prints, cameos and intaglios, of the late John Davenport, Esq., dec. : being a selection of the most perfect cabinet pictures in the several schools, formed with great taste and liberality during his several journies on the continent : comprising the works o Giorgione, Schiavone Paduanino, Domenichino, Carracci, Parmigiano, N. Poussin, Guido, Baroccio, S. Ferato, Rubens, Rembrandt, Wouvermans, Du Jadin, A.V. de Velde, Ostade, Begam Poetemberg, Waterloo, Palamedes : particularly thee exquisite xcabinet pictures by Domenichino : the Musician by G. Douw : and a beautiful picture by Wouverman, from the Orleans' Collection : and a fine portait by Giorgione, in the highest preservation : also a few fine specimens of modern artists : which (by order of the executors), will be sold by auction, without the least reserve, by Mr. Christie, at his great room, Pall Mall, on Friday, February 20, 1801, and following day, at twelve o'clock : to be viewed, and catalogues had at the Rainbow Coffee House, Cornhill, and in Pall Mall.

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Creator:
Christie, Mr. (James), 1730–1803
Date:
[1801]
Physical Description:
10 pages ; 27 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

13. A catalogue of a select part of the capital, valuable, and genuine collection of pictures, the property of the Rt. Hon. Sir W. Hamilton, K.B. : purchased by him with great taste and at liberal expence, from several distinguished Cabinets in this country, and during thirty-seven years' residence as Minister Plenipotentiary at the Court of Naples : consisting of the works of the great and admired masters in the Italian, Spanish, French, Flemish and Dutch schools, viz. Leon. da Vinci, Parmigiano, Polidoro, Garofalo, Titian, Giogione, P. Veronese, Tintoretto, Schiavoni, Carracci, Schidoni, Guido, Cagnacci, L. Giordano, Velaquez, S. Rosa, Vernet, Rubens, V. Dyck, Jordaens, Teniers, Berghem, V. de Velde, Wouvermans : particularly a small portrait, an exquisite cabinet pictue, by Leon. da Vinci, formerly in the collection of the Earl of Arundel, and Lady E. Germaine : a Madona and Child, by Parmegiano : and St. Sebastian, a noble composition, by V. Dyck : also, a small, but most capital assemblage of antique bustos, bas-reliefs, and other valuable marbles, particularly a bust of Nero, in Porphyry : an exquisite bas-relief of Bacchus, and the Godess Meta : and an Egyptian Lion in Basalt : which will be sold by auction by Mr. Christie, at his Great Room, Pall Mall, on Friday, March 27th, 1801, and following day, at twelve o'clock.

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Creator:
Christie, Mr. (James), 1730–1803
Date:
[1801]
Physical Description:
16 pages ; 27 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

14. A catalogue of the renowned and valuable collection of Italian, Venetian, Flemish, and Dutch pictures : late the property of John Purling, Esq., deceased .: whose accurate judgment, pure taste and liberality in purchasing, rendered his Cabinet equal to most of the private galleries in Europe, and exhibits a magnificent assemblage of the works of Raphael, Correggio, Carracci, Guido, Domenichino, P. Da Cortona, Pamegiano, Titian, Tintoretto, S. Ricci, P. Veronese, C. Maratti, Claude, Poussin, Murillo, Cuyp, Rubens, Teniers, Wouvermans, P. Potter, Vanderwerff, Vandervelde, Berchem, Ferg, Zuccarelli,Wilson, &c. : including the beautiful picture La Vierge au Peloton, by Guido, well known to have occupied a most distinguished place in the Royal Collection of France : which will be sold by auction (by authority of the executors without the least reserve) by Mr. White, on the premises, no. 68 Portland Place on Monday, the 16th of February, 1801 and following day, at twelve o-clock : to be viewed till the sale, admission of each person by catalogues (only) which may be had at one shilling each at the place of Sale, and of Mr. White, Storey's Gate, Westminster.

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Creator:
White, John, active 1785–1816
Date:
[1801]
Physical Description:
22, [2] pages ; 27 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

15. A catalogue of a small, but select assemblage of elegant modern drawings, loose, and framed and glazed : together with a few prints and pictures, the property of a Gentleman : comprising about twelve capital landscapes and ruins by Marco Ricci, in his very best style : a few elegant and high-finished ditto by Bartolozzi, La Porte, and other admired Masters : a few capital pictures by Berghem, Barret, &c. : which will be sold by auction by Mr. Christie, at his Great Room, Pall Mall, on Wednesday, May the 13th, 1801, at twelve o'clock : to be publickly viewed two days preceding the sale, when catalogues may be had at the Rainbow Coffee House, and in Pall Mall.

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Creator:
Christie, Mr. (James), 1730–1803
Date:
[1801]
Physical Description:
8 pages ; 27 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

16. Fores's new chalk drawing-book of studies of trees, landscape, animals, figures, buildings, &c. : from original drawings by Le Cave : a most improving work for students, & well selected.

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Creator:
La Cave, P. (Peter)
Date:
[1801]
Physical Description:
v. : all ill. ; 29 x 48 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

17. A catalogue of the capital, well-known, and truly valuable collection of antique statues, bustos, Ægyptian, and other vases, bas-reliefs, &c. : (including a few capital pictures reserved from the late valuable collection), the property of a Noble Earl, deceased : (not less distinguished for his exquisite taste and judgement in the Fine Arts, than for his liberality in collecting) : this valuable assemblage, a great part of which was formed during his travels and residence in Italy, comprises : a torso of a Venus, of exquisite antique sculpture, from the celebrated collection of Baron Storch : a curious statue of the Diana of Ephesus, (mentioned by Montfaucon) : a capital group of Pan and Apollo, size of life : a curious and beautiful, cumbent figure of a sleeping hermaphrodite : an elegant copy of the Apollo of the Belvidere, and the Venus de Medicis, by Mr. Wilton : an Ægyptian vase of Porphyry : a ditto of granite, from the Bath of Augustus : a mummy, in fine preservation : and numerous rare and curious articles : which will be sold by auction, by Mr. Christie, at Roehampton, on Tuesday, April the 7th, 1801, at twelve o'clock : may be viewed ten days preceding the sale, with tickets only, to had of Mr. Christie, in Pall Mall.

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Creator:
Christie, Mr. (James), 1730–1803
Date:
[1801]
Physical Description:
8 26 cmpages ; cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

18. Catalogue of provincial & other coins, which will be sold by auction, by Mr. King, Jun. at his rooms in Tavistock Street, Covent Garden, London : on Thursday the 10th of September, 1801, and the two following days (the sale to begin at twelve o'clock) : unless previously disposed of by private contract, of which notice will be given : to be viewed on Wednesday the 9th of Semptember.

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Creator:
King, Thomas, active 1781–1822
Date:
[1801]
Physical Description:
6 pages ; 26 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts