Catalogue of the magnificent contents of Alton Towers, the princely seat of the earls of Shrewsbury : which (by order of the executors of the late Right Hon. Bertram Arthur, Earl of Shrewsbury) will be sold by auction, by Messrs. Christie & Manson, at the Towers, on Monday, July 6, 1857, and twenty-nine following days (Sundays excepted), at twelve o'clock precisely.
Published / Created:
[London] : [Christie & Manson], 1857.London : Printed by W. Clowes and Sons,
Physical Description:
iv, 218 pages ; 21 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Paul F. Walter.
Copyright Status:
Copyright Not Evaluated
Classification:
Books
Notes:
Lugt, F. Répertoire des catalogues de ventes publiques, 23727
Subject Terms:
Shrewsbury, Bertram Arthur Earl of, 1832–1856 -- Art collections -- Catalogs. | Art auctions -- England -- London -- Catalogs. | Art -- Private collections -- Great Britain -- Catalogs. | Decorative arts -- Catalogs. | Painting, European -- Catalogs. | Painting, British -- Catalogs. | Drawing, European -- Catalogs. | Drawing, British -- Catalogs. | Alton Towers (England). | Auctions -- Great Britain -- Catalogs. | Furniture -- Private collections -- England -- Staffordshire -- Catalogs. | Art -- Private collections -- England -- Staffordshire -- Catalogs. | Arms and armor -- Private collections -- Catalogs. | Decorative arts -- Private collections -- Catalogs. | Willcox, Louisa -- Autograph. | Northwick, John Rushout, Baron, 1770–1859 -- Bookplate.
Form/Genre:
Auction catalogs.
Contributors:
Christie & Manson, auctioneer. | Walter, Paul F., donor. | William Clowes and Sons, printer.