Attingham Hall, near Shrewsbury, in the county of Salop. . ... A catalogue of the superb furniture, ... noble pier & chimney glasses; splendid cut glass lustres & chandeliers; brilliant-toned grand and cabinet pianofortes; fine-toned church organ, by Green; and a barrel chamber organ; an elegant range of mahogany wing bookcases; handsome gilt chased or-molu candelabras, girandoles, &c.; massive service of silver and gilt plate, ... ; cellars of fine old wines, about 250 dozen; beautiful damask linen; elegant china and rich-cut glass, ... ; valuable library of books, ... ; curious and unique manuscripts on vellum; ... fine paintings, ... ; superb sculptures in marble, ... ; beautiful antique Etruscan, Columnar, and Campana vases; ... and other specimens of Roman and Grecian antiquities; ... and a variety of other articles: which will be sold at auction, by Mr. Robins, ... at the magnificent mansion, Attingham Hall, near Shrewsbury, on Monday, the 30th of July, 1827, and fifteen following days, ... by order of the Right Honourable Lord Berwick.
Thomas Noel-Hill, 2nd Baron Berwick of Attingham (1770 - 1832)
Category
Books
Date
1827
Materials
Measurements
257 x 207 x 43 mm
Place of origin
England
Collection
Attingham Park, Shropshire
NT 3139796
Summary
Full description
Orientation: Vertical Text Substrate: handmade and machine made wove paperInk/Pigment: black and red printing ink, annotated in pencil and ink Type: BOUND BOOK Binding Type: Inboard binding, recessed supports Date of Binding: contemporary Binder's Name: British End Leaves: tupped single fold of handmade wove paper, the outer leaf pasted to the board Structure: BritishEdges: Each edition with plain curt edges to different sizes, undecorated Spine Lining: slight round, quadrant joints, hollow back of brown paperEnd Bands: NoneBookmark: NoneBoards: 2mm rope fibre board, no back cornering, all slips laced through two holes, perpendicularly Covering: quarter brown moiré bookcloth with grey Cobb paper on the sidesTooling Spine: Pirnted paper label on the spine, listing the six salesTooling Sides: Furniture: NoneEnclosure: NoneBinding Notes: Bound with: A Catalogue of Plates ... which compose the stock of John and Josiah Boydell, London, 1803; H. Rodd’s Catalogue of Portraits, London, n.d.; Catalogue of the genteel and singularly vlauable Household Furniture ... of the late Mrs Stewart, to be sold by auction by Mr. Perry, Shrewsbury, 1828; Extensive Sale at Halston Hall ... which will be sold by auction by H. Gimblett, [1831]; Llangollen, North Wales. Mr. George Robins ... is intstructed by the executors of The Lady Eleanor Butler and Miss Ponsonby, to offer for unreserved competition the following intersting property..., 1832; Grand Series of National Medals
Bibliographic description
[8], 203, [1]p. . 4to.. Bound with: Boydell, Catalogue of plates (1803), and 4 other contemporary catalogues. Most prices inscribed from Lot 47 on first day's sale, to Lot 218, at end of seventh day's sale; thereafter annotation and markings infrequent. Inscribed on blank leaf facing title: "Date 6.25. / 1-15-0". With possible initials unread. Binding: Quarter cloth, with grey paper on boards; printed paper spine-label: Catalogues [with list of 6 catalogues in brief]. Lower board detached; upper board almost loose; spine damaged.
Makers and roles
Thomas Noel-Hill, 2nd Baron Berwick of Attingham (1770 - 1832)