Catalogue of the valuable and extensive collection of English porcelain, the property of Percy Robins, Esq., comprising upwards of fifteen hundred specimens of old worcester porcelain : consisting of fine vases, beakers, jugs, mugs, tea and coffee services, beautifully painted with figures, birds, and flowers : numerous specimens of transfer printing : and choice pieces of Old Bow, Bristol, Chelsea, Derby, Lowestoff, Nantgarw, Swansen, and Plymouth : 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 20, 1874, and two following days, at one o'clock precisely.
Published / Created:
[London] : [Printed by William Clowes & Sons], [1874]
Physical Description:
32 pages ; 23 cm
Holdings:
Rare Books and ManuscriptsN8640 .N4 v. 4 no.23Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Copyright Not Evaluated
Classification:
Books
Notes:
Lugt, F. Répertoire des catalogues de ventes publiques, 34916Date of sale: May 20-22, 1874.Place of sale: London.BAC: British Art Center copy is annotated with sale prices for some lots. Number 23 of 33 auction catalogs bound together. The volume bound in contemporary quarter roan; with the armorial bookplate of Rupert Gunnis; with a manuscript index of catalogs in the volume on the front endpapers.
Subject Terms:
Robins, Percy -- Art collections -- Catalogs. | Art auctions -- England -- London -- Catalogs. | Art -- Private collections -- Great Britain -- Catalogs. | Decorative objects -- Catalogs. | Dresden porcelain -- Catalogs. | Household furnishings -- England -- London -- Catalogs. | Gunnis, Rupert -- Bookplate. | Art -- Private collections.