Art sales. A history of sales of pictures and other works of art. With notices of the collections sold, names of owners, titles of pictures, prices and purchasers, arranged under the artists of the different schools in order of date. Including the purchases and prices of pictures for the National Gallery. Illustrated with autotypes from small sketches of great pictures & water-colour drawings sold, portraits of eminent collectors and views of their residences, objects of ornamental art, &c., &c (1888)
Redford, George · London [Bradbury, Agnew, & co., printers, the "Whitefriars" press] · leaf 416
u, white marble slab — £1407. A pair of ebony commodes, each with eight drawers, inlaid with engraved brass and white metal, the fronts of the drawers and ends of plaques of old lacquer work in black* and gold, 3ft. iiin., by 2ft. gin. — £3150. A very fine Louis XV. parqueterie commode, with shaped… … Fig- 7. — A LOUIS XV COMMODE. Mounted with massive Ormolu Chasing of Oak Branches and Figures of Boys. With Slab of Brocatella Marble. About 5 feet wide. guineas, Mr. Wertheimer and Mr. Boore being antagonists up to 5900, when the former advanced another 50 guineas, and at this extraordinary price…
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