A catalogue of the genuine collection of pictures of Mrs Gamberini widow of the late Charles Gamberini Esq deceased by whom these pictures were collected at a great expence out of the principal cabinets abroad consisting of the most eminent and approved masters of the Italian and other schools amongst which are the undoubted works of Titian Corregio Raphael Rembrant Rubens Vandyke Poussin Albert Durer Carracci Guercino Guido Zucharelli Demenichino Gio Dom Porta Michael Angelo and other scarce performances some remarkably curious also her houshold furniture an exceeding fine ton'd double key'd harpsichord by Hawes of Hamburgh a ditto single key'd harpsichord with two unison by Jos Shudi in a neat mahogany case a neat brass measuring wheel by Adams on a new construction and a great variety of other valuable effects which by order of the executrix will be sold at publick auction by Miles Nightingall on Wednesday the 10th May 1775 and two following days at his great room the end of Saville Row next Conduit-Street beginning each day punctually at 12 o'clock catalogues may be had as above the Rainbow Coffee-House Cornhill and at the auctioneer's in Golden Square :: printing

Creator:

Nightingall, Miles

Title:

A catalogue of the genuine collection of pictures, of Mrs. Gamberini, widow of the late Charles Gamberini Esq., deceased, by whom these pictures were collected, at a great expence out of the principal cabinets abroad : consisting of the most eminent and approved masters of the Italian and other schools, amongst which are the undoubted works of Titian, Corregio, Raphael, Rembrant, Rubens, Vandyke, Poussin, Albert Durer, Carracci, Guercino, Guido, Zucharelli, Demenichino, Gio. Dom. Porta, Michael Angelo and other scarce performances, some remarkably curious : also her houshold furniture, an exceeding fine ton'd double key'd harpsichord, by Hawes of Hamburgh : a ditto single key'd harpsichord, with two unison, by Jos. Shudi, in a neat mahogany case : a neat brass measuring wheel, by Adams, on a new construction; and a great variety of other valuable effects : which by order of the executrix will be sold at publick auction by Miles Nightingall, on Wednesday the 10th May, 1775, and two following days, at his great room, the end of Saville Row, next Conduit-Street : beginning each day punctually at 12 o'clock : catalogues may be had as above, the Rainbow Coffee-House Cornhill, and at the auctioneer's in Golden Square.

Published / Created:

[London] : [Miles Nightingall], [1775]

Physical Description:

8 pages ; 25 cm

Holdings:

Rare Books and Manuscripts
N8640 .N6+ v. 1, no. 19 Oversize
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

Copyright Status:

Public Domain

Related Content:

View a selection of digital images in the Yale Center for British Art's online catalogue https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/orbis:13328776

Classification:

Books

Notes:

The seller is presumably Joanna Stradiotti Gambarini (died 1774), widow of Charles Gambarini (died 1754).

Getty provenance index databases, sale catalog Br-A1032

Lugt, F. Répertoire des catalogues de ventes publiques, 2409a

Date of sale: May 10-12, 1775.

Place of sale: London.

BAC: British Art Center copy is annotated in graphite with sale prices for some of the lots sold on May 10 (the first day). Number 19 of 61 auction catalogs bound together. The volume bound in contemporary half calf; with the armorial bookplate of Baron Northwick; signed in manuscript: William Upcott, London Institution, 1823.

Subject Terms:

Form/Genre:

Auction catalogs.