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 PORCELAIN, 
 
 BRONZES 
 
 AND 
 
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 AND 
 
 OLD BRUSSELS TAPESTRY, 
 
 FROM NUMEROUS PRIVATE SOURCES: 
 
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 WHICH 
 
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 Messes. CHRISTIE, MANSON & WOODS, 
 
 AT TKEIS OBBAT BOOMS, 
 
 8 KING STREET, ST. JAMES’S SQUARE, 
 
 On MONDAY, APRIL 26, 1897, 
 
 AT ONE O’CLOCK PRECISELY. 
 
 May be viewed Friday and Saturday preceding, and Catalogues 
 had, at Messrs. Christie, Manson and Woods’ Offices, 8 King Street, 
 St, James's Square, S. W. 
 
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CONDITIONS OF SALE. 
 
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 I. THE highest bidder to be the Buyer; and if any dispute arise 
 between two or more Bidders, the Lot so in dispute shall be 
 immediately put up again and re-sold. 
 
 IL No person to advance less than Is.; above Five Pounds, 5s.; 
 and so on in proportion. 
 
 III. In the case of Lots upon which there is a reserve, the Auctioneer 
 shall have the right to bid on behalf of the Seller. 
 
 IV. The Purchasers to give in their Names and Places of Abode, 
 and to pay down 5s. in the pound, or more, in part of payment, 
 or the whole of the Purchase-money, if required ; in default 
 of which, the Lot or Lots so purchased to be immediately put 
 up again and re-sold. 
 
 V. The Lots to be taken away and paid for, whether genuine and 
 
 authentic or not, with all faults and errors of description, at 
 the Buyer’s expense and risk, within Two days from the Sale; 
 Messrs. Christie, Manson and Woods not being responsible 
 for the correct description, genuineness, or authenticity of, 
 or any fault or defect in, any Lot, and making no warranty 
 whatever. 
 
 VI. To prevent inaccuracy in delivery, and inconvenience in the 
 
 settlement of the Purchases, no Lot can on any account be 
 removed during the time of Sale; and the remainder of the 
 Purchase-Money must absolutely be paid on the delivery. 
 
 VII. Upon failure of complying with the above Conditions, the Money 
 deposited in part of payment shall be forfeited; all Lots un¬ 
 cleared within the time aforesaid shall be re-sold by public or 
 private Sale, and the deficiency (if any) attending such re-sale 
 shall be made good by the Defaulter at this Sale. 
 
CATALOGUE. 
 
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 On MONDAY, APRIL 26, 1897, 
 
 AT ONE O’CLOCK PRECISELY. 
 
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 THE PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN , deceased . 
 
 CHINA AND DECORATIVE OBJECTS. 
 
 1 Two Lowestoft basins, painted with festoons of flowers ; a spirally 
 fluted Worcester cup and saucer ; a plate, with gold leaf pattern ; 
 and an English porcelain oval basin, cover and stand, painted 
 with landscapes 
 
 9 2 A pair of black basalt vases and covers, festoons of drapery apd 
 scroll handles—10 in. high y 
 
 O 3 A fluted Worcester basin, festoons of foliage in gold on a blue 
 ground, and a pair of cups and saucers ; three spirally fluted 
 cups and saucers, nearly similar t/j& J 
 
 0 4 A part of a Lowestoft service, painted with flowers in a scale border, 
 consisting of tea-pot and cover, two cups and saucers; six cups 
 
 and eight saucers, nearly similar ; a milk-jug and cover; a basin ; __ 
 
 and a cup 
 
 0 5 A blue and white Worcester bowl; four cups and saucers ; a jug ; a 
 Chinese porcelain coffee-colour cup and saucer ; another cup 
 and saucer; and five enamelled cups yfyN x;"Z r >t 
 
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 A crown Derby tea service, decorated in the Oriental taste ill colours 
 and gold, consisting of tea-pot, cover and stand, sucrier and 
 cover, milk-jug, basin, two dishes, twelve tea-cups, one coffee- 
 cup and eleven saucers Lsfe&s&ut, 
 
 A dinner service, with shaped edges, painted with landscapes on an 
 apple-green ground, consisting of a dish on foot, two small 
 circular tureens, covers and stands, four oval dishes, four shell-^^ 
 shaped ditto, four square-shaped ditto, and twenty-four plates 
 Chinese bowl, enamelled with figures on a gold scroll ground; 
 another, with festoons of flowers ; and two smaller bowls 
 A small Chinese enamel tea-pot; a plate ; a jug and cover ; a small 
 bowl and cover, flowers on a brown ground ; a bowl, sipaUarj/ 
 and a white glaze figure of a kylin / 
 
 A pair of crackle vases, with figures in blue; two earthenware 
 figures ; and a cloisonne enamel dish 
 A faience benetier ; a ditto dish, painted with dolphins; and copies 
 of two lustred plates 
 Three Tanagra figures 
 
 An oval plaque, of pale green jade ; a small group of_two ducks; 
 
 and fan-shaped metal box 
 A pair of carved and gilt wood brackets, with exotic birds and fruit 
 
 —22 in. high 
 
 An oblong mirror—in carved and gilt wood frame 
 A chased or-molu clock, of Louis XVI. design, supported^y three, 
 figures of boys—24 in. high 
 
 A crown Derby service, painted with cornflo'wers in colours, gilt 
 borders, consisting of a square-shaped centre-dish, four shell¬ 
 shaped dishes, two diamond-shaped ditto, two oval ditto, and 
 seventeen plates 
 
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 THE PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN . 
 
 y 18 A Pair op Bronze Figures, of a lion and lioness, 
 signed — on ebonised wood pedestals 
 
 ^ 19 A Clock, by Causard, in Louis XVL or-molu case chased with 1 
 festoons of flowers and drapery and acanthus foliage, surmounted 
 by a group of two amorini 
 
 ? 20 A Pair of Louis XVI. Candelabra, with bronze figures of boys 
 supporting or-molu branches for three lights each—on^square 
 chased or-molu plinths 
 
 C 21 A Japanese porcelain box, the cover formed as a grotesque mask 
 
 ^22 A pair of Japanese bronze vases, with birds and foliage in relief, ^ 
 
 partly gilt 
 
 23 A pair of old Nankin jars and covers, with utensils in medallions oe» / 
 
 prunus-blossom ground—wood covers and stands yL&is •> 
 
 24 An oviform hawthorn-pattern vase, mounted with metal, to contain a y 
 
 lamp ; and a vase, with cylindrical handles 
 25 A circular bronze dish, with equestrian figures in relief NPA. 'fy'/ T ^ 
 f 26 The Magdalen, after A. del Sarto ; and the companion : a pair ' 
 miniatures in gilt frames 
 
 ) 27 A Pair op Old Nankin Circular Dishes, with baskets of flower§ 
 in the centres, and flowers in compartments on the borders 
 y 28 A set of three English porcelain vases and covers, dark blue and gold , 
 ground, and with white flutings on the necks, and scroll handles 
 painted with flowers in medallions 
 
 
 29 An oval fluted Japan vase, painted in colours—wood stand ^ 
 
 30 A model of a Japanese cart, carved in ivory, with carved and pe] 
 
 forated wheels 
 
 
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 THE PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN. 
 
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 /jy^ ^ 31 A pair of old Nankin vases and covers, painted with numerousfi^ures 
 
 of children at play, and foliage—11 in. high 
 
 0 32 An old Nankin vase, with small neck, and with Ho-Hd birds, clouds 
 and borders of ornament in blue on white ground—26 in. high 
 
 Ming 
 
 * 33 A Set of Three Cylindrical Jars, with flowers and foliage ,in 
 
 red and gold on white ground—lOf in. high 
 
 AT f Q t 0 34 A Pair of Pear-Shaped Bottles, with arabesques and palm-leaf 
 
 ornament in red and gold—11 in. high - 
 
 £ , 35 A Jar and Cover, enamelled with flowers in colours in^medallions 
 
 on brown ground—10 in. high 
 
 X , y , O 36 A pair of globular jars and covers, with dragons in green, and bamr 
 
 of arabesques in colours—9 in. high 
 
 B7 An old Nankin disli, wlthq»eo&ies-»nd i n th e contro 151, m > 
 diam. and one, entirely eovered wikl^flowei'ing peumro 
 
 enamelled with quails and 'ehrysanthemums»in^jnd^blue and_ 
 gold—13 in. diam,. ; and a Delft dish, with vase of flowers in the 
 -eentre 
 
 <^39 A pair of Worcester-pattern vases, with exotic birds in pamels on a 
 blue scale ground—8 in. high 
 
 Y, if 40 A tea service, entirely fluted, enamelled with floral ornaments on the 
 
 borders, consisting of tea-pot, cover and stand, sucrier and cover, 
 canister, cover and stand, milk-jug and cover, basin and stapd/ 
 eleven tea-cups, six coffee-cups and eleven saucers 
 
 yAy i(?,o 41 A Leeds Ware Oviform Yase, with festoons of laurel, ribands and 
 
 acanthus foliage in relief—12 in. high 
 
 /- / . 0 42 A circular dish, of the same, with festoons of foliage in relief, and 
 
 pierced borders; and six oval dishes, en suite, with lilac borders / 
 
 /y, f J 43 A pair of Delft ware flower-vases, with dragon handles, and pajnted 
 
 with flowers in colours (\ 2 ) 
 
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 14 A Delft ware oviform vase, painted with a landscape and figure in a 
 
 medallion, flowers and foliage in blue on white ground, and with , 
 spirally fluted brass cover—18 in. high 
 
 15 An Oblong Plaque, of red terra-cotta, Marriage of Cupid and 
 
 "S' Psyche, by Flaxman, after] the Marlborough gem, 1779—8 in. , 
 
 by 16 in.—in original brass frame 
 
 See Miss Meteyard's ‘ Choice Examples of Wedgwood Art' 
 
 Plate II. 
 
 46 A cover, of green faience ; and a jug, similar 
 
 DIFFERENT PROPERTIES. 
 
 47 A Japanese cloisonne enamel vase, with chrysanthemums and 
 
 insects in colours on a turquoise-blue ground—16 in. high 
 
 48 A match-pot, formed of a tusk, with fan and circular panels in gold / 
 
 lac * 
 
 49 An Ivory Cup, carved in high relief, by Grel, of Munich, with The 
 
 Triumph of Silenus, after Rubens, supported by a female Satyr 
 and boy with basket of grapes, other fruit and flowers, liped 
 with silver-gilt—12A in. high 
 
 50 An old Imari service, painted with a coat-of-arms in the centres, 
 
 7 flowers and crests on the borders in red, blue and gold, consisting 
 
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 Sixteen circular dishes / 
 
 Seventeen dishes, similar, smaller 
 Seventy-four plates 
 
 Four bowls and one square-shaped tray 
 Twenty-four soup-plates and a soup-tureen, cover and stand 
 have been made to match 
 
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 51 A Set of Three Vases and Covers and a Pair of Beakers, 
 Q, / 9 , c of old Chinese porcelain, enamelled in two oblong panels with 
 
 domestic scenes, blue scroll border on a groundwork of scrolls an£ 
 flowers in colours and gold—15 in. high <Zsd^CTv r ~&- 
 
 , 52 An old Sevres seau, with blue lines and gold on the border, painted 
 with bouquets of flowers on white ground 
 
 53 A Dresden biscuit oviform vase, with double snake handles and 
 /"/ * & Medusae heads, acanthus-leaf foliage around the base— in. 
 
 high 
 
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 , 54 An Old Dresden Group, of a boy mixing chocolate—on whiteand 
 
 
 gold scroll plinth 
 
 // // 0 55 An C LI) Worcester Tea and Coffee Service, of Queen Char¬ 
 
 lotte’s pattern, consisting of tea-pot, cover and stand, sugar- 
 basin and cover, milk-jug, basin, two dishes, eleven tea-cups^ 
 eight coffee-cups and twelve saucers 
 
 XVIth century objects of art. 
 
 dJ' ♦ 0^0 56 A Cylindrical Vase, of Persian turquoise crackle, with arabesques 
 
 in black, mounted with copper chased with scrolls —15 in. high^ 
 
 // 57 A Pear-Shaped Bottle, of Persian faience, enamelled with various 
 
 animals, figures, &c. in colours, leaf pattern on the neck, mounted 
 with copper inlaid with characters and emblems in silver—24 in. 
 high ^ 
 
 Z / /cf, O 58 A Bronze Bust of a Roman General —on marble plinth apd 
 
 stand—13^ in. high — 16th century fy/h 
 
 /59 A Figure of a Youth, holding a vase : a bronze statuette— Italian , 
 
 /•r-° > 16 th century —6 in. high 
 
 1 60 An Alabaster and Marble Draped Female Figure— on circu¬ 
 lar n aible plinth — 11 in. high 
 
 / / & p 61 An Ivory Statuette, of the Infant Christ holding the orb—-5 7 in, 
 
 high 
 
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 62 A panel of old Swiss stained glass, with two figures grindingcorn, y 
 with monogram A. B.—9 in. diam. 
 
 > 63 A pair of oval ditto, with Queen of Sheba’s Visit to Solomon, and a 
 
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 subject from the Apocrypha, in grisaille—ll£ in. by 
 
 64 An old English lute —by Ed. Light, of 43 Great Marylebone Street, 
 in dark green lacquered case, scroll and flower ornaments m gold 
 —32 in. high 
 
 1 65 A pair of small pistols, by N. Turvey, of London, gun-metal barrels, 
 the stocks of dark wood inlaid with scrolls in silver wire, silver 
 masks on the pommel 
 
 ^36 A Bronze Figure of Hercules, holding the apples of the , 
 
 Hesperides—24 in. high — Italian, Ylth century A 
 
 £7 A Bronze Figure of Mars, holding spear and shield—19 in. high 
 — Italian, Ylth century—on circular dark wood plinth 
 
 68 Hercules, with the lion’s skin: an old Italian bronze statuette— 
 in. high —on veined black marble pedestal 
 
 ? 69 Venus, at the bath: a ditto—6 in. high —on alabaster pedestal 
 
 y 70 A French Bronze Group of Susannah and the Elders, on 
 red marble pedestal and white marble plinth 
 
 ^71 An Equestrian Bronze, of an Arab horseman—25 in. high —on 
 
 
 black Boulle pedestal mounted with chased or-molu 
 
 
 * 72 A Large Bronze Group, of the Farnese bull, on square-shaped 
 pedestal with scrolls in relief— 25 in. high 
 
 73 A Pair of Louis XVI. Candelabra, with branches for six lights, 
 & of chased or-molu, formed as vases with female Satyrs on either 
 side, festoons of flowers, goats’ heads and scrolls, white marble 
 plinths—33 in. high 
 
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 chased or-rQsdu—is m. 
 
 Formerly in the Collection of the Empress Josephine at 
 Malmaison 
 
 4 a , ^ 75 A Clock, by Mathieu le Jeune, in case of Louis XVI. design 
 
 is ^ ' shaped as a lyre, surmounted by eagles’ heads and festoons of 
 
 flowers in chased or-molu, oval white marble plinth—25 in. high A 
 
 76 A clock, surmounted by three figures, in chased metal-gilt, scroll 
 & / / 9, & base; and a pair of candelabra, en suite, with foliage branches 
 for eight lights—32 in. high * 
 
 /pf , / £) 77 A clock, of Louis XVI. design, of metal-gilt, surmounted by two 
 
 figures of Cupids; and a pair of candelabra, en suite, with 
 branches for five lights supported by figures of boys—24 in. hi 
 
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 78 A Louis XV. Clock, by Thiout l’aine, in drum-shaped case sup- 
 
 
 ported by a bronze seated Japanese male figure and child, with 
 drapery lacquered black, red and gold, on or-molu plinth with 
 branches of foliage in relief, fitted with white porcelain flowers^/ 
 9 in. high is/lA* 
 
 From the Collection of Sir Richard Frederick , Bart. , of 
 Burwood Bark , Surrey 
 
 79 An Oblong Wrought-Iron Casket, temp Louis XV., the key 
 
 escutcheon formed as a terminal female figure, cherubs’ heads, 
 scroll handles and feet, painted and gilt —on carved and gilt 
 wood stand —22 in. by 13^ in. ^ 
 
 From the Hamilton Palace Collection 
 
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 80 An Oblong Plaque, of pear wood, boldly carved in the highest 
 
 relief with a basket of flowers in the centre, supported by two 
 cherubs, festoons, fruit and flowers tied with ribands, birdsami 
 insects, in the style of Grinling Gibbons—4 ft. by 6 ft. 
 
 /Z./J. . An old gilt leather screen, painted with figures and animals in, 
 ' scroll-shaped panels—76 in. high. 
 
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 82 A 
 
 Mahogany Sideboard, enclosing three 
 s, inlaicrswith ribands, laurelsVind 
 coloured w^ods, meral^ilt rosette handled 
 
 
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 Set of Six Mahogany Chippendale Chairs, shi 
 backs carved with vases and ears of corn 
 
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 84 A Pair of Arm-Chairs, of oak, with curved handles and turned 
 
 feet and stretchers, covered with crimson damask—17 th century 
 
 85 A Set of Three Louis XV. Carved and Gilt Arm-Chairs, 
 
 covered with figured crimson damask 
 
 86 A Pair, nearly similar 
 
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 87 A Dutch Marqueterie Commode, with three drawers in the front, 
 inlaid in an oval medallion with two classical figures, scrolls and 
 
 inlaid in an oval medallion wim iwo classical ngures, scrolls and , / f 
 
 flowers on the border, metal-gilt handles—48 in. by 22^ in. & 
 
 88 Another, similar, with four drawers, bands of beaded ornament on 
 
 the edges, surmounted by a fleur-de-peche marble slab—23 in. by 
 24 in. 
 
 89 A Dark Wood Cabinet, “with fall-down front, of Moorish design, 
 
 metal-gilt fastenings, enclosing twelve drawers and two folding 
 doors of architectural design, overlaid with plaques of tortoises 
 and engraved ivory—40 in. wide 
 
 
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 90 An Oak Cabinet, with folding doors below and above and two 
 
 drawers, the panels carved in high relief with allegorical subjects, 
 the upper portion of the cabinet supported by draped female 
 figures, below male and female figures, the handles formed as 
 lions’ heads with rings, wreath of laurels and scrolls—72 m. Ilia L 
 60 in. wide £ ^ 
 
 91 An Oak Cabinet, with folding doors above and below, and four 
 
 drawers in the centre, the panels with diamond-shaped moulded 
 ornament, cherubs’ heads at the corners, band of 
 and coat-of-arms above—84 in. high, 60 in. wide 
 
 amorini, scrolls- 
 
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 / // /92 A circular plateau, of Viennese porcelain, the centre painted with 
 
 "V * ' ^ Venus, Vulcan and Cupid on a dark red ground with a shaped 
 
 scroll border—19 in. diam. 
 
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 93 An Italian Carved and Gilt Wood Pier Table, wit^grotesque 
 
 
 94 A 
 
 masks, female busts, shell and scroll ornaments, surmounted by a 
 slab of Florentine pietro duro mosaic with fruit trees, parrots and 
 butterflies in the centre in borders of flowers and parroquet^ 
 
 67 in. wide , 30 in. deep 
 
 WHITE MARBLE MANTEL-PIECE, designed by Adams; 
 it is decorated in the centre by an oblong relief of Diana and 
 hounds, rosette ornaments on either side, fluted columns at the 
 side surmounted by spirally fluted vases, the whole is slightly 
 inlaid with veined green marble—74 in. wide by 62 in. high? 
 
 Removed from Corner) Park, St. Albans 
 
 TAPESTRY. 
 
 95 AN OLD BRUSSELS TAPESTRY PANEL, representing 
 Cyrus and numerous other figures, in rich borders of fruits, 
 flowers and trophies, bearing the Brussels mark, and signed 
 E. D. E. P., and inscribed “ Israelitae Data Facoltate A Cyr<r 
 Redeunt Sacris Vasis Jerosolimam ”—9 ft. by 14 ft. 10 in. 
 
 * /£ , 
 
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 ANOTHER PANEL, en suite, representing Tomyris receiving 
 the head of Cyrus, and numerous attendants, inscribed “ Vin- 
 dicta Tamyris in mortem filii sui Scutarum regis ”—8 ft. 6 in. 
 by 16 ft. 8 in. 
 
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 The following are Sold by Order of Trustees. 
 
 97 A Panel of Old Brussels Tapestry, representing a garden 
 
 scene with Apollo and other figures, a fountain and lake with 
 swans in the centre, in rich border of flowers, foxes’ and lions’ 
 | masks—8 ft. by 18 ft. 9 in. 
 
 98 An Upright Panel, en suite, with Cupid and other mythological 
 
 figures—8 ft. by 5 ft. 6 in. 
 
 99 A Panel, en suite, with Bacchanalian figures in a landscape— 
 
 7 ft. 10 in. by 13 ft. 2 in. 
 
 100 Another, with classical figures sacrificing—8 ft. by 7 ft. 6 in. 
 
 DIFFERENT PROPERTIES. 
 
 101 An Empire Mahogany Toilet Table, with drawer containing 
 writing desk, veined white marble slab and upright mirror above, 
 mounted with chasings of or-molu 
 
 102 Another, with drawer and marble top, an oval swing mirror above 
 
 103 An Empire Massive Mahogany Knee-Hole Secretaire, with 
 & revolving cylinder front, nine drawers beneath and three drawers 
 
 above, surmounted by a dark green porphyry slab, the inside 
 
 fitted with bird’s-eye maple— 59 in. wide / ^ , 
 
 104 An Octagonal-Shaped Table, of pollard walnut-wood, on pillar 
 
 and triangular foot— 46 in. diam. 
 
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 105 An old English secretary, with inlaid borders, writing slide and 
 - O revolving cylinder front, with three drawers below and cabinet 
 above, with tambour front enclosing pigeon-holes — 41 in. wide 
 
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 ^106 An old English chime clock, by Thos. Turner, with dial showing 
 the age of the moon, in tall oak case carved with, terminal 
 figures, cherubs, fruit, &c.—9 ft. high 
 
 pair of Chippendale mahogany window settees/^with slightly 
 carved legs and stretchers, and scroll ends, covered with nreen> 
 damask ft 
 
 L? 108 An oblong settee, on six legs, with carved borders—56 in. ivide 
 
 0 107 A 
 
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 A Carved Oak Credence, of Gothic design, the panels carved 
 with shield, coronets and open tracery, pierced 
 8 ft. by 36 in. 
 
 An Italian X-shaped arm-chair, of carved oak, with masks, fdliage 
 and leaf ornaments, Genoa velvet seat and back 
 
 A pair of Venetian brass braziers, with lion’s mask and ring handles 
 —on wrought-iron tripod stands pP 
 
 A fluted copper brazier—on small ditto stand 
 
 A pair of large Persian brass braziers—on tall stands engra^ 
 with inscriptions, animals and other ornaments—19 in. diam. by 
 43 in. high 
 
 A Turkish coffee table, inlaid with geometrical designs in mother- 
 o’-pearl and ebony 
 
 An old Persian portiere curtain, with flowers and arabesques in 
 colours on a buff ground embroidered with gold thread— 
 10 ft. by 4 ft. 6 in. 
 
 A Turkish satin portiere, embroidered with characters,and ara¬ 
 besques in gold 
 
 A small pannier cover, of Persian embroidery, with fringe and gold 
 embroidery 
 
 A buff-coloured silk portiere, embroidered with birds and foliage in 
 the Chinese taste 
 
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 THE PROPERTY OF A LADY. 
 
 s 119 An Oriental bronze gong—on oak stand 
 
 120 An Italian ebonised cabinet, tbe front of architectural design, with 
 
 numerous drawers and door in the centre—60 in. high/ 48 in 
 wide 
 
 121 A pair of Japanese porcelain vases, with panels of black and red 
 
 lacquer on a flowered blue ground—40 in. high 
 
 i 122 A clock, in scroll-shaped case of Dresden porcelain, with figures of 
 Jupiter, Time, &c., on plinth encrusted with coloured flowers— 
 do in. high 
 
 O 123 A pair of tureens, covers and stands, of Marseilles faience, painted 
 and encrusted with flowers, &c. 
 
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 __124 A stuffed figure of a brown bear, with the inscription on the stand: 
 
 “ Killed Feb. 1857 by the Emperor Alexander 2nd, and given^ 
 to the Duke D'Osuna ” 
 
 FINIS. 
 
 Loudon : Printed by Wm. Clowes & Sons, Limited, Stamford Street and Charing Cross