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1. Catalogue of the collection of porcelain and decorative objects, the property of G.G. Nicol, Esq. : also, three old sevres jardinieres, old Chelsea vases and other porcelain, the property of a nobleman : and some old Dresden groups and French furniture, from a Gentleman's Collection, etc. etc. : 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 21, 1873, at one o'clock precisely.

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Creator:
Christie, Manson & Woods
Date:
[1872]
Physical Description:
12 pages, [1] leaf of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

2. The Fountaine Collection : prices and purchasers' names.

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Date:
[1884]
Physical Description:
71 pages ; 24 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Paul F. Walter.

3. The Stowe catalogue : priced and annotated / by Henry Rumsey Forster.

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Creator:
Forster, Henry Rumsey, 1815–1884
Date:
MDCCCXLVII [1848]
Physical Description:
xliii, [1], 310, 22 pages, [17] leaves of plates : illustrations ; 28 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Paul F. Walter.

4. Catalogue of the extraordinary, curious, and extensive collection of manuscripts of the late Earl of Guilford : including Evangelia Quatuor Graece ... : Actus et Epistole Sanctorum Apostolorum ... : Evangelistarium et Menologium Graecum ... : which will be sold by auction, by Mr. Evans, at his house, no. 93, Pall-Mall on Wednesday, December 8, and four following days, Sunday excepted, 1830.

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Creator:
Evans, R. H. (Robert Harding), 1777–1857
Date:
[1830]
Physical Description:
66, [1] pages ; 25 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

5. Catalogue of Lady Stepney's collection of pictures by old masters, the property of the late Admiral Manners : also, twenty-six pictures, the property of the hon. Julian Fane, deceased : and others from private collections :

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Creator:
Christie, Manson & Woods
Date:
[1870]
Physical Description:
17, [1] pages ; 23 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

6. Catalogue of the valuable library of the late Earl of Guilford, imported from Corfu. part the second ... : including Justini Historia ... : Historiæ Byzantine Scriptores Præcipui ... : to which is added Lord Guilford's most extensive collection of sulphur impressions of Greek and Roman coins, purchased from Mionnet : which will be sold by auction, by Mr. Evans, at his house, no. 93, Pall-Mall, on Wednesday, January 5, and three following days, 1831.

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Creator:
Evans, R. H. (Robert Harding), 1777–1857
Date:
[1831]
Physical Description:
31, [1] pages ; 25 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

7. Catalogue of the collection of capital ancient & modern pictures, known as the Ilam Gallery, the property of Jesse Watts Russell, Esq., deceased ; also, numerous other fine pictures ...

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Creator:
Christie, Manson & Woods
Date:
[1875]
Physical Description:
18 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

8. Catalogue of the celebrated Fountaine collection of majolica, Henri II, ware, Palissy ware, Nevers ware, Limoges enamels, carvings in ivory, hone stone and rock crystal, Greek and Roman coins, ancient armour, &c, &c : removed from Narford Hall, Norfolk, which will be sold by auction, by Messrs. Christie, Manson & Woods, at their great rooms, 8 King Street, St. James's Square, on Monday, June 16, 1884, and following days, at one o'clock precisely : may be viewed Thursday, Friday, and Saturday preceding, and catalogues had, at Messrs. Christie, Manson and Woods' Offices, 8, King Street, St. James's Square, S.W.

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Creator:
Christie, Manson & Woods
Date:
1884
Physical Description:
66, [2] pages, [22] leaves of plates : illustrations. ; 26 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Paul F. Walter.

9. Catalogue of a valuable assemblage of Japanese curiosities, consisting of porcelain, lacquer cabinets, boxes and trays, enamels, bronzes, carvings in ivory, jade, crystal, and bamboo, embroidered satins and crapes, a large quantity of ivory and bronze buckles, studs, and solitaires, sutsuma ware, painted fans, fishing-rods, and other curiosities : and including a small collection formed by a gentleman during a residence in Japan : which will be sold by auction, by Messrs. Christie, Manson & Woods, at their Great Rooms, 8, King Street, St. James's Square, on tuesday, July 11, 1871.

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Creator:
Christie, Manson & Woods
Date:
[1871]
Physical Description:
14, [2] pages ; 23 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

10. The ducal estate of Stowe, near Buckingham : the historical seat of the dukes of Buckingham and Chandos and for some years the residence of the late Comte de Paris : Messrs. Jackson Stops will sell by auction, at Stowe house, on Monday, July 4th, 1921, at 1 o'clock, the free hold of the historic mansion and estate, extending to about 1,400 acres, including the world famous grounds, and temples, surrounding park lands, and the picturesque village of Dadford : the estate will be first offered as a whole, and, and if not then sold, in 67 lots, including 24 first pasture farms and small holdings, chiefly with vacant possession : houses and freehold ground rents, at or near the town of Buckingham : on the eighteen days following (from July 5th to July 28th, excluding Saturdays at 11 o'clock precisely each day) will be sold the contents of the mansion, including the supremely valuable collection of heirloom pictures, tapestries and historic furniture, by the world's greatest masters, superb statuary and metal work, important collection of rare china, porcelain, an immense assortment of other objets d'art, the contents of the magnificent library, fine collection of historic letters and manuscripts, the valuable gold plate, carvings and panellings by Grinling Gibbons : famous classic temples and other buildings and bridges luxuriously built to designs by famous architects.

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Date:
[1921]
Physical Description:
232 pages : illustrations ; 38 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Paul F. Walter.

11. Bibliotheca exquisitissima, sive Librorum selectissimorum collectio in omni facultate, arte, scientia & lingua, nitidissime compactorum ... : Quos ... collegit, et magnam eorum partem propriis studiis / designavit Petrus vander Aa ... ; Horum publica auctio habebitur in ejus ædibus in Academia Lugduno Batava, ad diem 20 Septembris stili novi 1729. & seqq.

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Creator:
Aa, Pieter van der, 1659–1733
Date:
[1729]
Physical Description:
3 v. ([10], 903, [1] p.) ; 20 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

12. Catalogue of a valuable assemblage of decorative objects, including the greater portion of the collection of John Bidwell, Esq., sold in consequence of his retirement from the foreign office : also, some fine oriental jars, clocks, &c., the property of a lady of rank : and a small collection of choice porcelain, including three very fine old Sèvres vases, etc. etc. : which will be sold by auction, by Messrs. Christie, Manson & Woods, at their Great Rooms, 8, King Street, St. James's Square, on Friday, February 23, 1872, at one o'clock precisely.

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Creator:
Christie, Manson & Woods
Date:
[1872]
Physical Description:
16 pages, [1] leaf of plates : illustrations ; 23 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

13. Catalogue of the late Lord Northwick's extensive and magnificent collection of ancient and modern pictures : cabinet of miniatures and enamels, and other choice works of art, and the furniture, plate, wines and effects, at Thirlestane House, Cheltenham, which will be sold by auction by Mr. Phillips at the mansion on Tuesday the 26th of July, 1859, and twenty-one subsequent days : commencing at one o'clock precisely each day, by direction of the administrator.

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Creator:
Phillips, Mr.
Date:
[1859]
Physical Description:
iv, 200, 37, [3] pages, [1] leaf of plates : illustrations ; 27 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Paul F. Walter.