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1. Catalogue of the very valuable and extensive collection of engravings, the property of the late William Young Ottley : comprising most interesting specimens of the works of the early Italian and German masters, including the works of Baldini : Botticelli, Pollajuolo, Mocetto, Mantegna, Robetta, and of Marc Antonio, his followers M. da Ravenna, Veneziano, the Ghisi, Bonasone, Parmegiano, Meldolla, &c. &c. : impressions of works in niello, very early, singular, and unique wood cuts, &c. : among the German school are very curious and interesting specimens of the master of 1466, Bocholt, M. Schoen, Is. van Mecken, Lucas van Leyden, and particularly of Albert Durer, and the succession of engravers since his time. Dutch and Flemish schools, including the works of Rembrandt : a most extensive collection of specimens of engravers, formed as materials for Mr. Ottley's Dictionary of engravers : which will be sold by auction, by Leigh Sotheby, at his house, 3, Wellington Street, Strand, on Wednesday, 17th of May, 1837, and thirteen following days (Sundays excepted), at one o'clock precisely.

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Creator:
Sotheby, Samuel Leigh, 1805–1861
Date:
[1837]
Physical Description:
128 pages ; 26 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

2. Catalogue of the valuable Italian, Spanish and Dutch pictures of a collector, of great taste and judgment : among the leading works will be found The Triumphal Entry of a Warrior into Rome, Rembrandt : Adam and Eve, by C. Cignani ... : Christ Mocked, Luini : Ceres, by L. Da Vinci ... : St. Katherine, Domenichino ... : The Entombment, by Caracci ... : Holy Family, Innocenzo Da Imola : Dead Christ and Angels, Murillo : Portrait of Velasquez, by himself ... another of Rembrandt, by Maas : and another by G. Douw, by himself : A Virgin and Child, by Schidone : Madonna, S. Ferrato : Portrait of Lord Strattford, Vandyck : The Bowl Players, by David Teniers : Landscapes, by Moucheron, Both, J. and S. Ruysdael : Sea Pieces by Backhuysen and Vernet : Study for La Cruche Cassee, by Greuze : together with ... examples by Salvator Rosa, Garofalo, Tiepolo, Le Duc, Morone, De Vlieger, &c. : which will be sold by auction, by Mr. Phillips at his Great Rooms, New Bond Street, on Wednesday, 30th of April, 1851, at one o'clock precisely.

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Creator:
Phillips, Mr.
Date:
[1851]
Physical Description:
14, [2] pages ; 23 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

3. Catalogue of an important collection of pictures, from the distinguished collection of His Royal Highness the Duke of Lucca : in particular La Madonna Dei Candelabri, by Raphael : Noli Me Tangere, by Frederico Baroccio : the Transporting the Santa Casa de Loretto, by Domenichino : Christ on the Cross, Michel Angelo : Le Massacre des Innocens, Nicholas Poussin : The Madonna and Child, Annibal Caracci : The Repose in Egypt, Andrea del Sarto : The Virgin and Infant, Pietro Perugino : in addition to the above are other admirable works by Raphael D'Urbino, Sebastian Del Piombo, Guido : a Claude and Jan Steen, from the Beckford Collection : a capital picture by Backhuysen : and other fine examples of the Italian, Spanish, Dutch, and Flemish schools : which will be sold by auction, by Mr. Phillips at his Great Rooms, 73, New Bond Street, on Saturday, the 5th day of June, 1841, at two o'clock precisely.

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Creator:
Phillips, Mr.
Date:
[1841]
Physical Description:
24 pages ; 24 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

4. English & Irish delftware 1570-1840 / Aileen Dawson.

English & Irish delftware 1570-1840 / Aileen Dawson.
Creator:
Dawson, Aileen
Date:
2010
Physical Description:
320 pages : color illustrations, maps ; 26 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of James N. Spencer and Kathleen Moretto Spencer

5. A catalogue of a collection of ancient pictures, of the highest class : formed by a distinguished amateur, deceased, of Paris : a small collection of cabinet pictures of the late John Greenwood, esq., and a charming work by W. Etty, R.A. : which will be sold by auction, by Mr. Phillips at his auction rooms, New Bond Street, on Tuesday, the 24th of April, 1849, at one o'clock precisely.

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Creator:
Phillips, Mr.
Date:
[1849]
Physical Description:
16 pages ; 21 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

6. A catalogue of a capital collection of prints, the work of that incomparable artist Wenceslaus Hollar : formed at a considerable degree of expense by the late John Towneley, Esq. ... : and abounding throughout in valuable proofs and curious variations : particularly comprising his extremely rare British Portraits and typography ... : containing eleven plates more than are generally known to be in existence : together with a matchless collection of drawings in colours, of natural history, inimitably executed by Hollar : ... which will be sold at auction by Mr. King, at his Great Room, No. 38, King Street, Covent Garden on Tuesday, the 26th day of May, 1818, and four following days, at twelve o'clock.

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Creator:
King, Thomas
Date:
[1818]
Physical Description:
[4], 44 pages ; 24 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

7. A Catalogue of the whole of the magnificent silver and silver gilt plate, of His Royal Highness the Duke of York, deceased : which (by order of the executors,) will by sold by auction, by Mr. Christie, at his great room, no. 8, King Street, St. James's Square, on Monday, March the 19th, 1827, and three following days, at one o'clock precisely.

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Creator:
Christie, James. 1773–1831
Date:
[1827]
Physical Description:
[2], 40 pages ; 23 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

8. Catalogue of an important and highly estimable collection of antient pictures : selected from the Italian, German, Dutch, Flemish, Spanish & French Schools, at a cost of upwards of twenty thousand pounds selected from the Italian, German, Dutch, Flemish, Spanish & French schools, at a cost of upwards of twenty thousand pounds ... : and especially three grand gallery paintings, The Triumph of Charity, by Rubens : The Meeting of Jacob & Esau, Murillo : Triumph of Bacchus & Ariadne, L. Giordano : Tribute Money, by S. Del Piombo : The Elevation of the Cross, by Procaccion : Portrait of the Duke of Mantua, by Raffaelle : St. John, by A. Del Sarto : ... landscape by Both, Berghem and Wynants : village scene by A. Ostade : two gems by W. V. Velde : a Forest Scene, and four others by Ruysdael : The Christening and other subjects, by Jan Streen : four landscapes by N. & G. Poussin : a Hunting Party, and two others by Wouvermans : a Home Park, by A. V. Velde : interior of a church, by De Witt and Terburg : the Descent from the Cross and Nativity, by Plazer, ... : and other equally estimable productions by Titian, Domenichino, Albano, the Poussins, C. Cignani, S. Del Piobo, Terburg, Metzu, Mieris, Wouvermans, Both, Ruysdael, Ostade, G. Douw, Netscher, Rubens, Teniers, De Witt, P. De Hooghe, J. Steen, Backhuysen, Capella, Moucheron, Van Helmont : the whole of which are to be submitted to unreserved sale by Mr. Phillips at his great rooms, New Bond Street, on Friday, 15th, and Saturday, 16th of May, 1840, at one o'clock precisely each day.

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Creator:
Phillips, Mr.
Date:
[1840]
Physical Description:
26 pages ; 25 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

9. Catalogue of books belonging to Sir W.G. Hylton Jolliffe, Bart. : at no. 20, Adam Street, Adelphi, London, and at Merstham, Surrey.

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Creator:
Jolliffe, W. G. Hylton
Date:
MDCCCXXXI [1831]
Physical Description:
78 pages ; 21 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

10. A catalogue of the genuine, capital, and valuable collection of pictures, by the most esteemed masters of the Italian, French, Flemish, and Dutch Schools : selected by that eminent artist and esteemed connoisseur Benjamin van der Gucht, Esq. deceased : this celebrated collection contains some of the most rare and capital pictures ever offered to the public : comprising the following most remarkable viz. : A Venus disarming Cupid by Corregio, brought to England by Sir William Hamilton : two, a most capital Landscape, and a Sea Port, by Claude : A landscape, a Chef D'oeuvre, by Cuyp : A Ditto by Rubens : and one Ditto, very capital, by Berghem : Le Retour de Chasse, an elegant Cabinet Picture, by Wouvermans : the Judgment of Paris by Vander Werf : A Conversation by Teniers : The Madona and Infant Christ by C. Dolce : The Transfiguration by Julio Romano : several fine portraits by Vandyck, F. Hals, &c. &c. : which will be sold by auction (by order of the administratrix) by Mr. Christie, at his Great Room in Pall Mall, on Friday, March 11th, 1796, and following day, at twelve o'clock : to be viewed two days preceding the sale : catalogues may be had at the room in Pall Mall, at one shilling each.

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Creator:
Christie, Mr. (James), 1730–1803
Date:
[1796]
Physical Description:
14, [2] pages ; 27 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts