Collections towards a history of pottery and porcelain, in the 15th, 16th, 17th, and 18th centuries : with a description of the manufacture, a glossary, and a list of monograms (1850)
Marryat, Joseph · London : J. Murray · leaf 248
upon him(Brummell), he had a sale of his buhl furniture, whichsold for a considerable sum. His Sevres china had beenbought some time before by Mr. Crockford, jun., then anauctioneer; who, according to his own statement, wentover to Calais solely for the purpose of making this pur-chase. Mr.… … CHAP. X.] COLLECTIONS. 203 pair of the vases was sold for three hundred pounds.Some of these rare specimens of porcelain are now in thepossession of the Duke of Buccleugh. Horace Walpole, in his Catalogue, mentions a tea-serviceof white quilted china of St. Cloud; and the collection atStrawberry…
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