Strawberry Hill, the renowned seat of Horace Walpole : Mr. George Robins is honoured by having been selected by the Earl of Waldegrave, to sell by public competition, the valuable contents of Strawberry Hill, : and it may fearlessly be proclaimed as the most distinguished gem that has ever adorned the annals of auctions. It is definitely fixed for Monday, the 25th day of April, 1842, and twenty-three following days .. (1842)
Robins, George Henry, 1778-1847, Walpole, Horace, 1717-1797, Costello, Dudley, 1803-1865 · [London : George Robins] · leaf 26
France, the Queen of FrancoisPremier. It is covered with turquoises and rubies, and on each cover is an enormous cornelian,with an intaglio of the Crucifixion on one side, and a relievo on the other; it is very small, andmight be worn as an ornament. The famous Florentine boar, the Jupiter Serapis,… … xx STKAWBERRY HILL. the perfection of art. Its form we have faintly pourtrayed; but to describe it adequately isimpossible. It was made by the artist whose name it bears, for Pope Clement the Seventh, and is covered all over in the highest relievo with antique moths, flies, grasshoppers, and…
Walpole, Horace, 1717-1797 · Strawberry Hill (Twickenham, London, England) · Private libraries · Art · Art objects
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