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Gentleman's Library Sale

Session: Gentleman's Library - Pictures

London, Knightsbridge
29 Jan 2013, session starting at 14:00 GMT
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English School The Craven heifer
Sold for £16,250 inc. premium
English School, 19th century The Craven Heifer
English Provincial School, 19th century A bird's eye view of Grantham
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English Naïve School, 19th century A bird's eye view of Grantham
English School, 18th century Portrait of the pugilist George Stevenson 1742
Sold for £12,500 inc. premium
English School, 18th century Portrait of the pugilist George 'The Coachman' Stevenson 1742
E. S. England (British, 19th/20th century) A Large White sow
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E. S. England (British, 19th/20th century) A Large White sow

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Three engravings of battlescenes
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Diagrams of military manoeuvres , a set of three engravings
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After William Salter The Waterloo Banquet 1836 Handcoloured engraving by William Greatlock, 1846, published by F.G. Moon, London, 624 x 1110mm (24 1/2 x 39 3/4in)(PL)
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After William Salter The Waterloo Banquet 1836 Handcoloured engraving by William Greatlock, 1846, published by F.G. Moon, London, 624 x 1110mm (24 1/2 x 39 ...
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Large print of Wellington/Bluchur Waterloo
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After Daniel Maclise The meeting of Wellington and Blucher after the Battle of Waterloo handcoloured engraving by Lumb Stocks, 1875, published by the Art Union, ...
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AMERICAS D'ANVILLE (JEAN BAPTISITE BOURGUIGNON) A New Map of the Whole Continent of America
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AMERICAS D'ANVILLE (JEAN BAPTISITE BOURGUIGNON) A New Map of the Whole Continent of America
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SOUTH AMERICA D'ANVILLE (JEAN BAPTISITE BOURGUIGNON) A Map of South America
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SOUTH AMERICA D'ANVILLE (JEAN BAPTISITE BOURGUIGNON) A Map of South America
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A Chart of the Island of Jersey,
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A Chart of the Island of Jersey,
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J. Pass (British, active 1793-1828) Twelve Engravings of Birds Hand coloured engravings, 1796-1803, entitled 'Crested Chatterer of America', 'Red-headed Barbet', 'African Beefeater', 'Globe-eared Curafson and the Mexican Cushew Bird', 'White-winged guillemot', 'Grufford Eagle', 'Black-crested Jay', 'Pinc-Pinc', 'Muscicapa', 'African Rook', 'Spendid Cron', 'Kingfisher', the last three with later hand colouring, on wove, the majority published by J.Wilkes,London, 245 x 185mm (9 5/8 x 7 1/4in)(PL) 12
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J. Pass (British, active 1793-1828) Twelve Engravings of Birds Hand coloured engravings, 1796-1803, entitled 'Crested Chatterer of America', 'Red-headed Barbet', 'African Beefeater', 'Globe-eared Curafson and ...
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Dr Robert Thornton (Publisher) (London 1768-1837) Temple of Flora A later group of eight hand coloured aquatints from the series, entitled 'Quadrangular Passion Flower', 'Narrow-leaved Kalmia', 'Indian Reed', 'Blue Egyptian Waterlily', 'Artichoke Protea', various engravers including Maddox, Stadler and Quilley, on wove, 240 x 180mm (9 1/2 x 7 1/8in)(I) Dr Thornton - 5 framed hand coloured aquatints, 3 to come. 8
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Dr Robert Thornton (Publisher) (London 1768-1837) Temple of Flora Aquatints with hand colouring, from the Quarto edition of 1812, including: 'Quadrangular Passion Flower', 'Narrow-leaved Kalmia', ...
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a set of 12 Vatican prints
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After Raffaello Sanzio, called Raphael From the Loggia del Vaticano, set of twelve engravings by Carlo Lasinio
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William Daniell (British, 1769-1837) A Collection of Eleven Coloured Aquatints Three from the The Island of Staffa series (Abbey 510): 'Exterior of Finghal's Cave, Staffa', 'View from the Island of Staffa', 'The Clam Shell Cave, Staffa', 1818, on wove, printed by Thomas Davison, published by Longman & Co and the artist, London, 225 x 300mm (8 7/8 x 11 3/4in)(PL), together with eight others: 'Peel Castle, Lancashire', 'Boscastle Pier on the coast of Cornwall', 'The Old Man of Hoy', 'Lancaster Castle', 'Mary Port Cumberland', 'Harrington near Whitehaven, Cumberland', 'Mull of Galloway, Wigtonshire', 'View near Lower Heysham, Lancashire' 11
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William Daniell (British, 1769-1837) A Collection of Eleven Coloured Aquatints Three from the The Island of Staffa series (Abbey 510): 'Exterior of Finghal's Cave, Staffa', ...
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