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1. 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

2. 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

3. 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

4. Magnificent effects at Fonthill Abbey, Wilts. : to be sold by auction, by Mr. Christie, on the premises, on Tuesday, September 17, 1822, and eight following days (Sunday excepted) : beginning each day punctually at twelve o'clock.

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Creator:
Christie, James, 1773–1831
Date:
[1822]
Physical Description:
[2], iii, [2], 4-87, [1] pages ; 23 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

5. A catalogue of a series of valuable curiosities of the late eminent John Hunter, Esq. deceased : comprising statues, bronzes, models of ships, a capital set of tapestry, mathematical instruments and a great variety of interesting articles : which will be sold by auction (by order of the executors) by Mr. Christie, at his Great Room in Pall Mall, on Friday, January the 31st, 1793, at twelve o'clock : N.B. his valuable library of books will be sold to-morrow, the 1st of February : to be viewed two days preceding the sale : catalogues may be had at the Rainbow, and in Pall-Mall.

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Creator:
Christie, Mr. (James), 1730–1803
Date:
[1793]
Physical Description:
7, [1] pages ; 28 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

6. Catalogue of the valuable collection of fine old plate, Sèvres, Dresden, Chelsea, and other porcelain, antiquities, and objects of art and virtu, formed by the late Right Hon. Earl Cadogan, and removed from Piccadilly.

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Creator:
Christie, Manson & Woods
Date:
[1865]
Physical Description:
64 pages ; 25 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

7. 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.

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

8. Museum Goughianum. : A catalogue of the entire collection of prints, drawings, coins, medals, seals, painted glass, paintings, pottery, brass monuments, marble fragments, Chinese and other bronzes, miniatures, seals and miscellaneous antiquities, of that eminent antiquary Richard Gough, Esq. lately deceased. / Which will be sold by auction by Leigh and S. Sotheby, booksellers, at their house, no. 145, Strand, opposite Catherine street, on Thursday, July 19, 1810, and two following days, at 12 o'clock. To be viewed on Monday, July 16, and catalogues (price 6d.) to be had at the place of sale.

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Creator:
Gough, Richard, 1735–1809
Date:
[1810]
Physical Description:
2 unnumbered pages, 14 pages ; 23 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

9. Catalogue of the very choice collection of old Sevres, Chelsea, Dresden, and Oriental porcelain, service of plate, pictures and drawings, objects of art & vertu, and cellar of choice old wines, of Henry Loftus Wigram, Esq., late of 15 A, Grosvenor Square, deceased / which (by order of the executors and legatees) will be sold by auction, by Messrs. Christie, Manson & Woods, at their great rooms, 8, King Street, St. James's Square, on Wednesday, March 2, 1870, and two following days, at one o'clock precisely.

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Creator:
Christie, Manson & Woods
Date:
[1870]
Physical Description:
30, [2] pages, [1] leaf of plates : illustrations ; 23 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

10. A catalogue of the important & most valuable portion of the collection of ancient pictures, the property of the late Allan Gilmore, Esq. of Portland Place : formed more than twenty years ago ... for the purpose of Sale ... from the collections of Lucien Buonaparte, Lord Radstock, Sirs W. Drummond and T. Lawrence, Messrs. Hibbert Webb & Turner and many other distinguished collections distributed about that period : amongst those may be mentioned in particular a ... Picture of the Beatification of the Virgin with the twelve apostles, by Raffaelle, for many years in the possession of John Symmons, Esq : Salvator Munci, a ... work by C. Dolci : the Passion of Christ, by Sebastian Del Piombo ... : the Feast at Cana, by P. Veronese : an Italian sea port, and a Pastoral Landscape by Claude : two bacchanalian subjects, by Nicholas Poussin : the Judgement Hall, by Ferrara ... : the Holy Family, treated by Titian, A. Del Sarto & Raffaelle : The Virgin and Child, by Carracci : The Entombment by Vandyck : two pastoral landscapes by Swaneveldt : and many other equally valuable works : besides valuable examples of the Dutch and Flemish Schools, particularly an Interior and Exterior by Jan Steen : Sea Piece by Backhuysen : Landscapes by Cuyp, Berchem, Wynants, and others ... by Wouvermans, Netscher, Vander Werf, De Hoogem Cuyp, S. De Vos, De Hont, P. Neefs, Van Tol, Greuze, Boucher, G. Douw, &c. : portraits by Titian, Giorgione, G. Douw, Velasquez, and Vanderhelst : which will be sold by auction, by Mr. Phillips, at his Great Rooms, 73, New Bond Street, on Tuesday, 31st May, & Wednesday, 1st June, 1842 at two precisely each day by order of the executors, without reserve.

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Creator:
Phillips, Mr.
Date:
[1842]
Physical Description:
19, [1] pages ; 25 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

11. 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

12. 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