Catalogue of the celebrated collection of works of art, from the Byzantine period to that of Louis seize,. of that distinguished collector, Ralph Bernal, Esq., deceased; also of decorative furniture and service of plate: which (by order of the executors) will be sold by auction, by Messrs. Christie & Manson, at the Mansion, No. 93, Eaton Square, commencing on Monday, March the 5th, 1855, at one o'clock precisely. The collection may be publicly viewed on Thursday, March 1st, and two following days, from 10 to 4 o'clock, with catalogues only, price eight shillings, to admit three persons.
Christie Manson and Woods Ltd
Category
Books
Date
1855
Materials
Place of origin
London
Collection
Calke Abbey, Derbyshire
NT 3186675
Summary
Bibliographic description
357,[1]p., [34] plates. 8vo. Provenance: Nineteenth-century armorial bookplate: 'John Gardner Wilkinson Brynfield House.' [i.e. Sir John Gardner Wilkinson (1795-1875)] Binding: Nineteenth-century publisher’s full red embossed cloth; as issued. Binder’s stamp on front pastedown: ‘Bound by J. Adlard’
Makers and roles
Christie Manson and Woods Ltd Ralph Bernal (d.1854)