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Christie, James, the younger (1773--1831), auctioneer. [Sale cat. 1834:03:20]
[Sale catalogue. 1818:05:22]
A catalogue of a valuable collection of antique sculpture, of Greek and Roman workmanship; ... as also architectural specimens and fragments, from celebrated remains in Italy; cinque cento carvings, and original compositions in terra cotta, with casts from the same, which were procured at great expense by that distinguished architect, R. Adam, Esq. ... Which will be sold by auction, by Mr. Christie, in a temporary saloon, in the timber yard of Mr. Forest, near Westminster Bridge, on the Surry side, on Friday, May the 22d. 1818, ...
London (Place), 1818].
8 p. ; 27.5 cm. (4°)

Lugt 9387.

Copy Notes 5 copies bound (1--3, 7, 15) in a collection of sale catalogues.
Copy 2: Variant. With the date of the sale as given on p. [3] corrected from 'May the 21st 1818' to 'May the 22d 1818'.
Copy 3: With a few lots marked up in ink, and the prices that these and some others fetched added in pencil.
Copy 5: Variant as copy 2 above.

Binding Later C19th half green binder's cloth, marbled-paper boards.

Reference Number 1914

Additional Names Adam, Robert (1728--1792) - Art collections - Catalogs


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