Catalogue of valuable modern furniture, in excellent condition, manufactured partly by Doveston, for breakfast, morning, dining, and drawing rooms, of walnutwood and mahogany, comprising expensive ranges of window curtains of blue silk rep and French chintz cambric, to correspond with the upholstered portions of each suite, large-sized British plate pier and chimney glasses, fine-toned full-sized concert grand pianoforte, seven octaves, by Erard, in rosewood case, oblique trichord boudoir pianoforte, by Erard, in mahogany case, fine-toned chamber organ, with five stops, by Robson & Sons ... London, a collection of valuable oil paintings and water-colour drawings, a collection of twenty drawings, in body colours, from Pompeian and other frescoes, a series of six drawings, in blacklead, representing the life of Christ, magnificent gros bleu Sevres china vases, costly silver gilt centrepiece and other silver ornaments, exceedingly elegant old Sevres china dejeuner service, in Morocco case, pair of turquoise ground old Sevres china vases, fine-toned 20-inch Chinese gong, mahogany and oak hall furniture, small portable billiard table, by Orme, two spiritedly-carved life-size figures bearing Tazza, pair of fine blackwood vases, curious Indian ornaments, complete suites, principally mahogany, for eight principal bedrooms, and for seven minor sleeping-rooms, greenhouse and stove plants, ferns and orchidaceous plants, garden implements, five hot-bed frames, excellent London-built double brougham, handsome barouche landau, two-wheeled basket phaeton, spring cart, set of single harness, hay-cutting machine, hay, and other property / to be sold by auction, by Capes & Dunn, on Monday, May 4th, 1868, & four following days ... at Langley House, Prestwich, near Manchester, the residence of William Graham, Esq., M.P.

[Manchester : Capes & Dunn, 1868] (Manchester : Cave & Sever)

55 p. ; 24 cm.

1029 lots.

English

January 27, 2016