Digitized by the Internet Archive in 2019 with funding from Getty Research Institute https://archive.org/details/catalogueofchoic00chri_18 CHOICE WINES, THE PROPERTY OF SIR SAMUEL WILSON, Deceased, late of 10 Grosvenor Square, W. (by Order of the Executors) ; M "R. II. C. GREAME, Deceased, late of Brough, East Yorkshire; JOHN LAMBE, ESQ. Deceased, late of Manchester ; AND FROM OTHER PRIVATE CELLARS: WHICH be t>i> Auction t>ij Messrs. CHRISTIE, MANSON & WOODS, &rs rasm 8 KING STREET, ST. JAMES’S SQUARE, On THURSDAY, MAY 12, 1898, AT ONE O’CLOCK PRECISELY. -—— Samples may be had, on paying for the same, One Week preceding the Sale, and Catalogues obtained, at Messrs. Christie, Manson and Woods’ Offices, 8 King Street. St. James's Square, S. W. 2’ u ^ ^ CONDITIONS OF SALE. o 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. II. 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. —♦O*- On THURSDAY, MAY 12, 1898, AT ONE O’CLOCK PRECISELY. (N.B.— Purchasers can have their Wine delivered in town at a charge of one shilling per dozen; or packed, for the country, at a charge of two shillings and sixpence per dozen.) The Property of SIR SAMUEL WILSON , deceased , late of 10 Grosvenor Square , S. W. (Sold hy Order of the Executors.) CLARET. 1 Two Dozen and One Bottles of Chateau Margaux, 1885, Pillet Wills ; and Ten Bottles of Chateau Margaux, 1883, more or less t ^ 2 Three Dozens of Chateau Larose, 1883, Williams &;Co. 3 Three ditto 4 Four ditto and two bottles, more or less / &/~ 5 Two Dozen and Eight Bottles of Chateau Latour, 1883, bottled at the chateau , more or less Bin 27, top back. n U/ /* 0 Four Dozen and Four Bottles of Margaux, 1879, second vin, yellow capsule , more or less g Bin 13 4 7 Three Dozens of Chateau Leoville, 1876, Williams & Co. •34/. Bin 24 ^ 8 Three ditto 9 Two ditto and six bottles, more or less 10 Three Dozens of Chateau Lafite, 1869 11 Three ditto 12 Three ditto 13 Two ditto and ten bottles, more or less A Bin •ft, J^r 14 Four Dozens of Chateau Lafite, 1869, green capsule, more or less Bin 21 4^. 15 Three Dozens of Lafite, Hedges and Butler * Bin 29 16 Three ditto . 17 Five ditto, more or less '&?/. 18 Three Dozens of Larose, Hedges and Butler, red seal Bin 30 J'j. 19 Three ditto ^ 20 Three ditto j ,• jA 21 Three ditto 22 Five ditto and eight bottles, more or less 23 Three Dozen and Ten Bottles of Chateau Margaux, Pillet LARGAUX, nnet 4 Wills, more or less >*£//> Bin 36 t An 24 Three Dozens of St. Julien, Abbey, Willis and Co .J^r/Bin 25 25 Three ditto /S7~ 26 Three ditto f/f. 27 Five ditto and seven bottles, more or less /V. 28 Three Dozen and Seven Bottles of St. Estephe, Hedges and / Butler, red seal, more or less Bin 23, B / ' * /•^y. Bin 34 lAt*' 29 Three Dozens of St. Estephe 30 Three ditto 31 Three ditto /av. 5 v y a ? y* Y / / y / 'J /z. Hz' ? z't- z. ^ J 32 Three ditto /* 33 Three ditto j * 34 Three ditto / /! ^/C 35 Four ditto and four bottles, more or less //y* ^ ^ PORT. 36 Four Dozens of Port, old, Croft, red seal J, 37 Three Dozens of Port ( believed to be the same capsule 38 Three ditto 39 One ditto and eight bottles, more or less 40 Three Dozens of Port, green seal 41 Three ditto 42 Three ditto 43 Three ditto 44 Four ditto and one bottles, more or less , blue J2* T °P CHAMPAGNE. 45 Two Dozen and Six Bottles of Champagne, Lemoine, vin brut • Bin 17, B ;; '^yC 46 Two ditto and nine bottles, ullaged, more or less zS " 47 Three Dozens of Champagne, Hankey, Bannister and Co.’s Crown 4^t2y Top bin ■' * 48 Three ditto * */' c ‘ 49 Three ditto 50 Three ditto t$ £/. , 51 Three ditto 52 Three ditto 53 Five ditto and one bottles, more or less . ( ^f yyy -Z7 -urCs y//* 6 The Property of MR. H. C. GJREAME, deceased, late of Brough, East Yorkshire. CHAMPAGNE. 54 Three Dozens of Champagne, 1889, Heidsieck, Lrpy Monovole, early landed //