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1. 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

2. 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

3. Catalogue of a remarkably choice collection of old Sèvres porcelain, the property of a well-known collector ... : also a small collection of Dresden and other porcelain and ornamental objects and a choice collection of old English porcelain, the property of a lady / which will be sold by auction by Messrs. Christie, Manson & Woods ... March 19, 1874.

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

4. Catalogue of the celebrated collection of works of art, from the Byzantine period to that of Louis Seize, of that distinguished collector, Ralph Bernal ... : also, of the beautiful decorative furniture and service plate : which ... will be sold by auction by Messrs. Christie & Manson, at the mansion, No. 93, Eaton Square, commencing on Monday, March the 5th, 1855, at one o'clock precisely.

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Creator:
Christie & Manson
Date:
[1855]
Physical Description:
357 pages, [33] leaves of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

5. The treasury of ornamental art, illustrations of objects of art and vertù. Photographed from the originals and drawn on stone by F. Bedford. With descriptive notices by I.C. Robinson.

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Creator:
Robinson, J. C. (John Charles), Sir, 1824–1913
Date:
[1858]
Physical Description:
[141] p. 70 col. plates (incl. t.-p.) 27 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

6. Choice examples of art manufacture : from the Marlborough House and other valuable collections : mounted flagons, jewellery, lock furniture, porcelain.

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Date:
[185-]
Physical Description:
[1] leaf, 4 leaves of plates : chiefly ill. ; 40 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

7. Catalogue of the fine old French furniture and decorative objects, the property of the Viscountess Dungannon, removed from No. 3, Grafton Street : comprising fine commodes, pier tables, cabinets, library tables, escritoires .... old French candelabra and clocks, candlesticks, bronzes ... dresden, ... and oriental porcelain ... limoges .... numerous other decorative objects, and a small quantity of Old Silver plate : 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 10, 1871, and following day, at one o'clock precisely.

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Creator:
Christie, Manson & Woods
Date:
[1871]
Physical Description:
21, [1] pages ; 24 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

8. A catalogue of the important and highly interesting collection of antique gems : the property of the late Allan Gilmore, Esq. of Portland Place : consisting of upwards of three hundred valuable cameos and intaglios ... by Pickler, Marchant, Birch, and Pistrucci, besides those of ancient Greek Workmanship : principally mounted in gold as rings and brooches, and many set round with diamonds : several valuable gold snuff boxes ... : a ruby drop ... with a pink diamond loop : a curious antient silver cup and cover, set with every class of gems : gold watches, and several rings and brooches : a splendid dressing case, taken from Napoleon's carriage at the Battle of Vittoria, fitted with silver in the most complete manner : and the beautiful rifle, and pair of duelling pistols, enriched with gold and silver chasings : a few fine bronzes, gold and silver coins : minerals, fossils and shells, in a Cabinet : library of rare & valuable books & prints ... : including an original folio copy of the Liber Veritatis, Museé Napoleon, in 4 vols. : Galerie de Palais Royal, 3 tom. : Histoire des Perroquets, 2 vols. : Lavater, 5 vols. : several Missals, and works on art : a small service of plate and plated ware, and miscellaneous valuable objects : which will be sold by auction, by Mr. Phillips at his Great Rooms, 73, New Bond Street, on Wednesday, the 18th of May, 1842, and four following days, at one o'clock precisely each day, by order of the executors, without reserve.

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Creator:
Phillips, Mr.
Date:
[1842]
Physical Description:
17, [1] pages ; 25 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts