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| Auction House | Cock -- from catalog: Cock | | Sale Location | Queen Square, Ormond Street, London, England, UK | | Seller(s) | Yale, Elihu
from catalog: Elihu Yale, Esq; (Late Governor of Fort St. George) Deceas'd | | Lugt Number | 290 | | No. of Painting Lots | 233 | | Notes | Lugt lists this sale as 1722, but it should be 1723. "A Fifth Sale of Elihu Yale, Esq; (Late Governor of Fort St. George) Deseas'd. Consisting of a large collection of pictures, several curious Antiques in various stones of Altra-Relievo's, and Seals ; with a great many Antient and Modern Silver Medals and Coins, some Jewels in Rings, and Pearl Necklaces, variety of uncommon and fine curiosities in gold, silver, &c. A very valuable Library of books in most languages, of History, Divinity, Law, and other Polite Learning ; Silver Watches and Clocks, with Snuff Boxes of divers Sorts, all manner of Houshold Goods with Ornaments for Gardens, &c. Will be sold by Auction at his late Dwelling House in Queen Square Ormond Street, on Thursday the 31st of this Instant January. The Collection may be seen four days before the sale which will begin each day, at Eleven a-Clock in the Forenoon. N. B. This Collection consists of 600 lots, 100 of which will be sold each day, so that the sale will end the Wednesday night following. Note, Likewise in the last day's sale will be sold, as mention'd in the last page of this catalogue, all lots which were bought and not fetch'd away in the four last sales. Catalogues to be had Gratis at the place of sale, and at Mr. Cock's the upper end of Broad Street St. James's. Conditions of sale as usual." | | Catalog Location(s) | SRP
BML [photocopy in Provenance Index Sales Files] Complete, not annotated. | | See Also | Sale Contents | | | Art Sales Catalogues Online | | | Art World in Britain | | | |
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