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- Estimate
- £300–£500 hammer ≈ $483–$804
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Printed Books, New York · 9 March 1999
- Record ID
- TB-2026-6477828
- Record
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A George III Snuff Box, A George III snuff box. Christie's, 9 Mar 1999, lot 137. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-6477828.
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A George III Snuff Box, A George III snuff box. Christie's, 9 Mar 1999, lot 137. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-6477828.
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From the same sale Printed Books · Mar 1999
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| [ACKERMANN]. The History of the Abbey Church of St. Peter's Westminst… | [ACKERMANN]. The History of the Abbey Church of St. Peter's Westminster.... London, 1812. 2 vols., 4 o. 81 hand-colored plates, uncolored portrait and plan (some minor off-setting), contemporary green half-morocco and boards, spine gilt, (split to upper joint of vol. 2, hinges starting, extremities rubbed). Abbey Scenery 213. | $1,000–$1,500 | |
| BERTHELON, Abbe. Des Avantages que la Physiques, et les Arts qui en D… | BERTHELON, Abbe. Des Avantages que la Physiques, et les Arts qui en Dependent Peuvent Retirer les Globes Aerostatiques. Montpelier, 1784. 8 o. Original marbled wrappers (spine worn), untrimmed. RARE. Brockett 1703. | $1,000–$1,500 | |
| Artis auriferae, quam chemiam vocant... Basel: Waldkirch, 1610. Third… | Artis auriferae, quam chemiam vocant... Basel: Waldkirch, 1610. Third vol. (only). 8 o. One tiny woodcut illustration in text. (Some leaves reinforced along gutter margin, a few close tears to some leaves, some browning throughout.) 17th-century vellum (rebacked, with old spine laid down, small hole in spine and wear to spine ends). Provenance : Grillot de Givry; Collegii Alberti Magni (bookplates). FIRST EDITION, of the third vol. Tracts from the first two vols. were published between 1550 and 1593 and reprinted in 1610, to which was added the third vol. which includes tracts by Albertus Magnus, Lullus Raimundus and Arnaldus de Villa Nova. Ferguson I, pp. 51 and 52. | $600–$800 | |
| Gesamtkatalog der Wiegendrucke. Leipzig, Stuttgart and Berlin, 1925-4… | Gesamtkatalog der Wiegendrucke. Leipzig, Stuttgart and Berlin, 1925-40 and 1978-98. 17 vols. 4 o. Vols. 1-8 in original cloth, vol. 8 part 1 (1940) with contents loose in board folder; vol. 9 in 5 parts in 4, loose in original cloth binder; vol. 10 in 4 parts, all in original printed wrappers. (17) | $1,000–$1,500 | |
| [PRIVATE LIBRARIES AND COLLECTIONS]. [WASHINGTON]. The Boston Athenae… | [PRIVATE LIBRARIES AND COLLECTIONS]. [WASHINGTON]. The Boston Athenaeum. Boston, 1897. 8 o, cloth boards, t.e.g. -- [SWINEBURNE]. A Catalogue of Printed Books, Manuscripts and Autograph Letters. London, 1925. 8 o, cloth boards gilt, t.e.g. -- [PRINCE]. A Catalogue of the Collection of Books and Manuscripts. Boston, 1870. 8 o, cloth boards, t.e.g. -- [ARNOLD, William Harris]. Books and Letters. New York, 1901. 8 o, original wrappers -- [PARR, Samuel]. A Catalogue of the Library. London, 1827. 8 o, three-quarter morocco over marbled boards -- [SMITH, Adam]. A Catalogue of the Library of Adam Smith. 8 o, cloth boards -- [CLEMENTS, William L.]. The William L. Clements Library of Americana at the University of Michigan. Ann Arbor, 1923. 8 o, quarter-cloth boards -- [LEWISOHN, Adolph]. Catalogue of the Private Library of Mr. Adolph Lewisohn . New York, 1923. 8 o, board. -- [THOMAS, George, C.]. Catalogue of the more important Books, Autographs and Manuscripts in the library of George C. Thomas. Philadelphia, 1907. 8 o, cloth boards -- and two others. (11) | $500–$700 | |
| CHAPPELL, William. The Preacher, or the Art and Method of Preaching. … | CHAPPELL, William. The Preacher, or the Art and Method of Preaching. London, 1656. 12 o. Contemporary calf, light rubbing to spine. Provenance : Garden Ltd. (bookplate). | $400–$600 |
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| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A George III Snuff Box | Mark of Samuel Pemberton, Birmingham 1816 | $859 | Christie's, Apr 2006 | |
| A George III Snuff Box | Mark of Joseph Willmore, Birmingham 1809 | Christie's, Feb 2005 | ||
| English School, 19th Century | Portrait of a Man with Fowler and Dog 30 1/2 x 25 1/2 in., c | Bonhams, Nov 2022 | ||
| A George III Snuff Box | Mark of William Pugh, Birmingham 1809 | Christie's, Jun 2005 | ||
| English School, 19th Century | The obelisk in the gardens of Villa Torlonia, Rome, with fig | Bonhams, Jun 2024 | ||
| Frederick Buck | Portrait miniature of a young girl wearing a white dress | Bonhams, Jan 2022 | ||
| A George III Snuff Box | A George III snuff box | Christie's, Mar 1998 | ||
| A George III Snuff Box | Mark of T.p Over R.m., London 1816 | Christie's, Sep 2005 |
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