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Exhibition Review
In Sparkling Company: Reflections on Glass in the 18th-Century British World
12/2020 | 1413 | 162
Pages: 1084-1087
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Cooke, Edward S. (Cooke, Edward S.)
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In Sparkling Company: Reflections on Glass in the 18th-Century British World Edited by Christopher L. Maxwell. 304 pp. incl. 227 col. + b. & w. ills. (Corning Museum of Glass, 2020), £50. ISBN 978–0–87290–223–7. | :
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1. Designs for the walls of the drawing room at Northumberland House, London, by Robert Adam. 1770–73. Pen, pencil and coloured washes on laid paper, 52 by 101.6 cm. and 51.5 by 65.2 cm. (Sir John Soane’s Museum, London, SM Adam volume 39/5; exh. Corning Museum of Glass).
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2. Mirror in gilded wood frame, by William Mathie (carver), based on a design by Thomas Chippendale. c.1760, probably London (glass), and Scotland (frame). Mercury-tin amalgam mirror; carved, assembled and gilded wood. 174 by 105.5 by 12.5 cm. (Corning Museum of Glass).
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3. Group portrait, probably the Raikes family, by Gawen Hamilton. 1730–32. Oil on canvas, 66 by 91.8 cm. (Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Centre; Bridgeman Images).
Article
For a ‘dear valuable and best friend’: a looking glass by Frederick Kandler at Ickworth House, Suffolk
09/2020 | 1410 | 162
Pages: 766-775
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Brouwer, Louisa (Brouwer, Louisa)
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Rothwell, James (Rothwell, James)
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1. Looking-glass frame, by Frederick Kandler, London. 1777/78. Sterling silver with mahogany backing and later mirror glass, height 69 cm. (Ickworth House, Suffolk; photograph Christie’s).
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10. Detail of The Holbein Chamber at Strawberry Hill, by John Carter, showing a bed with drapery probably of the 1770s. 1788. Watercolour on paper, 33 by 29 cm. (The Lewis Walpole Library, Yale University).
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11. Looking glass from a dressing service, by Johann Jacob Kirstein. c.1786. Silver-gilt, mirrored glass and walnut, 96.5 by 56.6 cm. (Musée des Arts décoratifs, Strasbourg).
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12. Detail of Fig.1, showing the quiver, arrows and bow at the apex of the frame.
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13. Mary Nesbitt as Circe, by Joshua Reynolds. 1781. Oil on canvas, 125 by 100.3 cm. (Smith College Museum of Art, Northampton, MA).
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3. Detail of Fig.1, showing the engraved arms of the 3rd Earl of Bristol at the base of the frame.
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4. Mary Davis, Mrs Alexander Nesbitt, as Innocence, by Joshua Reynolds. 1781. Oil on canvas, 75.5 by 62.5 cm. (Wallace Collection, London; Bridgeman Images).
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5. Commodore the Hon. Augustus Hervey, later Vice-Admiral, and 3rd Earl of Bristol, by Thomas Gainsborough. 1767–68. Oil on canvas, 232 by 152.5 cm. (Ickworth House, Suffolk; photograph National Trust Images).
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6. Dessert dish, subsequently used as an alms dish, by Frederick Kandler. 1758/59. Silver-gilt, diameter 30.5 cm. (Ickworth House, Suffolk; photograph National Trust/Robert Thrift).
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7. Marriage a-la-mode: the toilette, by William Hogarth. 1743. Oil on canvas, 69.9 by 90.8 cm. (National Gallery, London; Bridgeman Images).
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8. Lady Henrietta Williams-Wynn’s service of dressing plate, by Thomas Heming. 1768/69. Silver-gilt, the looking glass 70.5 by 56 cm. (National Museum Cardiff).
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9. Double-sided looking glass with the Russian imperial arms and crown, by Charles Kandler. c.1735. Silver, silver-gilt, enamel and mirrored glass, height 82 cm. (The State Hermitage Museum, St Petersburg).
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2. Norwood House, Surrey. 1786. Engraving, 17.8 by 12.7 cm. (National Trust Images).
Letter
More on Chippendale at Hestercombe House
11/2016 | 1364 | 158
Pages: 904
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Legate, Kim (Legate, Kim )
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III. North end of the dining room at Hestercombe House, c.1872, showing one example from each set of Bampfylde's pier glasses (Somerset Heritage Centre C/FB 32)
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IV. South end of the dining room at Hestercombe House, c.1872, showing the smaller of Bampfylde's two pairs of pier glasses surrounded by family portraits (Somerset Heritage Centre C/FB 32)
Article
New light on Chippendale at Hestercombe House
07/2015 | 1348 | 157
Pages: 452-459
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Lindfield, Peter N. (Lindfield, Peter N.)
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1. Design for pier glasses for Hestercombe House, Somerset, by Thomas Chippendale. c.1765 (Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York)
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2. Design for a bed, by Thomas Chippendale. c.1759 (Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York)
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3. Design for horse fire screens, by Thomas Chippendale. c.1754 (Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York)
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4. One of a pair of pier glasses, attributed to Thomas Chippendale. c.1765 (Present whereabouts unknown; photograph Sotheby's, London)
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5. Design for pier glasses for Nostell Priory, Yorkshire, by Thomas Chippendale. c.1765 (National Trust, Nostell Priory)
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6. One of a pair of pier glasses, by Thomas Chippendale. 1767 (National Trust, Nostell Priory)
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7. Overmantel frame, by Thomas Chippendale. 1759 (Dumfries House; photograph Christie's)
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9. Design for pier glass frame, by John Linnell. c.1760 (Victoria and Albert Museum, London)
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8. One of a pair of pier glasses following Chippendale's design for Hestercombe House, by an anonymous craftsman. c.1765 (Private collection; photograph G. Sergeant Antiques)
Article
The Persian rooms at Fawley Court
01/2011 | 1294 | 153
Pages: 32-36
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McCall, Henrietta (McCall, Henrietta)
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38. The Persian Bedroom at Fawley Court. c.1952. Photograph courtesy of Father Lepinksy deceased of the Polish Congregation of Marian Fathers, Fawley Court.
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39. Looking-glass in Persepolitan frame made for Fawley Court. c.1770–71. Gilt wood and mirror glass, 90 by 112 cm. (Private collection, London).
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40. Detail of Fig.38, showing the decorated foot board.
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41. Line drawing of the relief used in the decoration of the Darius bed, Fawley Court. From J. Curtis and N. Tallis, eds.: exh. cat. Forgotten Empire. The World of Ancient Persia, London (British Museum) 2005, p.66.
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42. The decorated knob on the door leading into the Persian Bedroom, Fawley Court. Photograph, c.1952.
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43. Detail of Fig.39, showing the cuneiform inscription on the looking-glass.
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44. Cuneiform script used on the looking-glass in Fig.39. From C. de Bruyn: Travels Into Muscovy, Persia and Part of the East-Indies, London 1737, II, pl.132.
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45. Portiques au dedans showing porticos on which the cuneiform script in Fig.44 was carved. From C. de Bruyn: Travels Into Muscovy, Persia and Part of the East-Indies, London 1737, II, pl.129.
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The two Parisian mirror sconces at Knole: their date and makers
06/2002 | 1191 | 144
Pages: 332-337
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Bimbenet-Privat, Michèle (Bimbenet-Privat, Michèle; Privat, Michèle Bimbenet-; Bimbenet-Privat, M.)
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1. The King's Room at Knole, Showing the Mirror Sconces in Situ (National Trust, Knole, Kent).
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11. A page from the Livre nouveau de fleurs très utile pour l'art de l'orfevrerie, Paris, Balthazar Moncornet [1645]. (Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris).
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2. Mirror Sconce, by Pierre Doublet and Robert Collombe. Paris, 1669-70. Repoussé and Chased Silver over a Wooden Core, 86 by 78.5 cm. (National Trust, Knole, Kent).
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3. Detail of the Central Bunch of Flowers in the Cresting in Fig.2.
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4. Paris Hallmark of 1669-70 and Maker's Mark of Pierre Doublet on the Candle-Ring of Fig.2.
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5. Maker's Mark of Robert Collombe on the Candle-Ring of Fig.2.
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6. Silver-Gilt Toilet Service of Mary Stuart, by Ferry Prevost and Philippe Regnault, with Candlesticks by Robert Collombe. Paris, 1669-71. (Devonshire Collection, Chatsworth).
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7. Pair of Candlesticks by Robert Collombe from the Toilet Service in Fig.6. Paris, 1669-70. Silver-Gilt, 17.7 by 12.7 cm. (Devonshire Collection, Chatsworth).
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8. Sconce, by Pierre Doublet. Paris, 1669-70. Silver-Gilt, 36.4 by 36.4 by 28 cm. (Musée du Louvre, Paris).
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10. 'Casket of Anne of Austria'. Paris,? 1660s. Gold, 22 by 45 by 34 cm. (Musée du Louvre, Paris).
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9. Toilet Mirror of the Duchess of York. Paris, 1658-59 or 1660-61. Silver over a Mahogany Core, 55.8 by 55 cm. (Musée du Louvre, Paris).
Article
'In My Lady's Chamber': The provenance of the Parisian mirror sconces at Knole
06/2002 | 1191 | 144
Pages: 338-344
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Glanville, Gordon (Glanville, Gordon)
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12. 'King James I. Bedroom', by C. Essenhigh Corke. Water-Colour, Dimensions and Location Unknown. (Illustration to L. Sackville West: Knole House, Sevenoaks [1906], between pp.80 and 81).
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14. Portrait of Mary Bagot, Countess of Falmouth (Later Countess of Dorset) as One of the 'Windsor Beauties', by Peter Lely. c.1662-65. 125.7 by 103.5 cm. (Royal Collection, Hampton Court).
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15. Charles Sackville, 6th Earl of Dorset, by Sir Godfrey Neller. c.1690. 127 by 102.6 cm. (National Trust, Knole, Kent).
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13. View of Copt Hall, Essex, Taken from J. Farmer: The History of Waltham, London [1735], between pp.60 and 61. Print Kindly Supplied by David Andrews FSA.
Article
Rembrandt's Use of Models and Mirrors
02/1977 | 887 | 119
Pages: 94+96-100+103
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Konstam, Nigel (Konstam, Nigel)
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34. Studies for a Beheading, by Rembrandt, c.1640. Pen and Bistre, 15.4 by 22.5 cm. (British Museum; B479).
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35. Beheading of Prisoners, by Rembrandt. c.1640. Pen and Bistre, 17.5 by 12.5 cm. (Rijks-Museum, Amsterdam; B478).
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36. Maquette Relating to Fig.37. The Two Figures on the Left Are Three-Dimensional Models; The Two on Their Right Are Their Reflections.
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37. Four-Figure Band, by Rembrandt. c.1638. Pen and Wash, Red and Yellow Chalk, 18 by 13.3 cm. (Collection Victor Koch, London).
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38. Group on Left Is Three-Dimensional Model Based on Fig.39, with the One Alteration That the Figure of Solomon Has Been Moved Forward Onto the Platform. On the Right Is the Reflection of the Same Group Which Would Appear to be the Visual Inspiration for Fig.43.
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39. David Appointing Solomon as His Successor, Attributed to Rembrandt. (Collection the Duke of Devonshire; B A81 (Vol.6)). Reproduced by Permission of the Trustees of the Chatsworth Settlement.
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40. On the Right Is a Three-Dimensional Maquette Based on Fig.50. Note That the Tablecloth That She Has Pushed Aside with Her Left Hand Appears again in Fig.49 in Her Right Hand as Seen Reflected. Note Also the Left Hand Which Is Missing in Fig.49 Is Masked in the Reflection by the 'Real' Left Hand.
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41. Maquette Based on Fig.34. [Studies for a Beheading, by Rembrandt, c.1640. Pen and Bistre, 15.4 by 22.5 cm. (British Museum; B479).]
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42. The Same as Fig.41, Photographed from the Same Position as Fig.35. [Beheading of Prisoners, by Rembrandt. c.1640. Pen and Bistre, 17.5 by 12.5 cm. (Rijks-Museum, Amsterdam; B478).]
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43. Isaac Blessing Jacob, by Rembrandt. c.1640. (Collection O. Bondi, Vienna; B509).
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44. Reconstruction Based on Fig.45. On the Right Is the Reflection of the Same Group. [Isaac Blessing Jacob, by Rembrandt. c.1652. (Collection the Duke of Devonshire; B891). Reproduced by Permission of the Trustees of the Chatsworth Settlement.]
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45. Isaac Blessing Jacob, by Rembrandt. c.1652. (Collection the Duke of Devonshire; B891). Reproduced by Permission of the Trustees of the Chatsworth Settlement.
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46. The Same as Fig.44 Only Rebecca Has Been Moved to Provide the Visual Inspiration for Fig.48. [Isaac Blessing Jacob, by Rembrandt. c.1661. (Frick Collection, New York; B1065).]
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47. Isaac Blessing Jacob, by Rembrandt. c.1652. (Collection Lady Melchett, London; B892).
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48. Isaac Blessing Jacob, by Rembrandt. c.1661. (Frick Collection, New York; B1065).
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49. Geertje Dircz by Rembrandt. c.1636 (British Museum; B314).
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50. Geertje Dircz, by Rembrandt. c.1636. (Teyler Museum, Haarlem; B315).
Supplement
Notable Works of Art Now on the Market: Supplement
12/1971 | 825 | 113
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Plate I. Attic Red-Figure Cup, by the Pistoxenos-Painter. Height, 13 cm.; Diameter 31 cm. without Handles (The Property of Galerie Ulla Lindner, Elektrastrasse 17/8, 8000 Munich 81)
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Plate L. Commode, by Pierre Migeon II. (The Property of Galerie Carroll, Residenzstrasse 21, Munich)
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Plate LI. Plate LII. St Andrew and St Simon Zelotes, by Ignaz Günther. Limewood, Height, Each 26 cm. (The Property of Sigrid Pahl, Merzstrasse 12, Munich)
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Plate LIII. Soldiers in a Landscape, by Claude Joseph Vernet, after Salvator Rosa. Canvas 69.6 by 55.2 cm. (The Property of the Maltzahn Gallery, Ltd., 3 Cork Street, London W1)
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Plate LIV. A Standing Archer, Holding a Sword in His Right Hand, by William Blake. Pencil, 20 by 15.5 cm. (The Property of Zeitlin and Ver Brugge, 815 North La Cienega Blvd., Los Angeles, California, 90069)
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Plate LIX. Portrait of Ada Symon, by Sir John Everett Millais, P. R. A. Signed with Monogram and Dated 1895. Canvas, 136 by 86 cm. (The Property of Vita Juel, 99 Kensington Church Street, London W8)
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Plate LV. Leda and the Swan, by Jules Desbois. Signed. Bronze; Height, 36.1 cm. (The Property of Dr Heuser & Co., Oberstrasse 80, 2 Hamburg 13)
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Plate LVI. Vue du Parc de Saint Cloud, by Constant Troyon. Signed and Dated 1831. Canvas, 44 by 61.5 cm. (The Property of H. Terry-Engell Gallery, 8 Bury Street, St James's, London SW1)
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Plate LVII. Montmartre sous la Neige, by Stanislas Victor Eduard Lépine. Canvas, 47 by 57 cm. (The Property of Arthur Tooth & Sons Ltd., 31 Bruton Street, London W1)
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Plate LVIII. Maunder's Fish Shop, Chelsea, by James MacNeil Whistler. Pencil, 27 by 18 cm. (The Property of the Gerald M. Norman Gallery, 8 Duke Street, London SW1)
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Plate LX. La Goulue by Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec. Original Lithograph in Black and White, 38 by 28 cm. (The Property of the William Weston Gallery, 38 Albemarle Street, London W1)
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Plate LXI. Portrait of the Artist Francis Bacon, by Richard Hamilton. On Cartridge Paper, 4 Collotype and 11 Screenprintings, 82 by 69 cm. (The Property of the Maltzahn Gallery Ltd., 3 Cork Street, London W1)
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Plate XI. St Jerome in Cardinal's Robes, by Vincenzo Foppa. Panel, 33 by 19.5 cm. (The Property of Spencer A. Samuels and Company Ltd., 18 East 76th Street, New York, NY 10021)
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Plate XIII. Aurora and Vespera, by Dirck Barendsz. Both Canvas, 82.5 by 98 cm. (The Property of J. P. Meulemeester, 50/2 Rue de Rollebeek, Brussels 1)
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Plate XIV. Aurora and Vespera, by Dirck Barendsz. Both Canvas, 82.5 by 98 cm. (The Property of J. P. Meulemeester, 50/2 Rue de Rollebeek, Brussels 1)
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Plate XIX. The Deposition, by Jacopo Palma, Called Palma Giovane. Canvas, 117 by 96 cm. (The Property of Galleria Previtali, Via T. Tasso 21, Bergamo)
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Plate XL. The Madonna and Child, by Giovanni Battista Piazzetta. Canvas, 68 by 54 cm. (The Property of Hal O'Nians Gallery, 6 Ryder Street, St James's, London SW1)
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Plate XLI. Seascape with a Storm, Attributed to Marco Ricci. Canvas, 27.5 by 41 cm. (The Property of Carla Grassi Bernardi, Via Bonaventura Cavalieri 1, Milan)
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Plate XLII. Reclining Nude, Attributed to Pierre-Hubert Subleyras. Canvas, 99 by 151.5 cm. (The Property of G. C. Baroni, Borgognissanti 50 - 52r, Florence)
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Plate XLIII. A View of the Piazza in Front of St Peter's, Rome, by Gaspar van Wittel. Copper, 45.5 by 74.5 cm. (The Property of Gilberto Algranti, via Santa Sofia 8, 20122 Milan)
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Plate XLIV. Still-Life with Citrus Fruit, by Bartolomeo Bettera. Canvas, 86.4 by 81.3 cm. (The Property of the Schweitzer Gallery, 958 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10021)
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Plate XLIX. Mrs Joseph May, by Sir Thomas Lawrence, P. R. A. Canvas, 91 by 73 cm. (The Property of Thomas Agnew & Sons Ltd, 43 Old Bond Street, London W1)
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Plate XLV. Portrait of an Artist (Self-Portrait?), by Alessandro Longhi. Canvas, 147 by 125 cm. (The Property of Alessandro Orsi, via Bagutta 14, Milan)
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Plate XLVII. Adam Giltwood Mirror Incorporating Brackets for Porcelain (The Property of Howard Antiques, 8 Davies Street, Berkeley Square, London W1)
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Plate XLVIII. Portrait of a Child, by Henri Pierre Danloux. Canvas, approx. 80 by 60 cm. (The Property of Galerie Carroll, Residenzstrasse 21, Munich)
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Plate XV. Judith with the Head of Holofernes, by Melchior Feselen. Oak Panel, 105 by 160 cm. (The Property of Galerie Fischer, Haldenstrasse 19, Lucerne, Switzerland)
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Plate XX. The Madonna and Child, by Federico Fiori, Called Barocci. Canvas, 42 by 34 cm. (The Property of Pietro Scarpa, S. Marco 2155, Venice)
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Plate XXI. Flowers in a Vase, by Philippe de Marlier. Canvas, 78.5 by 58 cm. (The Property of Galerie Friederike Pallamar, 9 Porzellangasse 2, 1 Dorotheergasse 7, Vienna)
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Plate XXII. Still-Life, with a View Through a Window, by Juriaen van Streek. Signed in Full. Canvas, 96 by 76 cm. (The Property of Julius Böhler, Briennerstrasse 25, Munich.)
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Plate XXIII. Portrait of a Man, by Frans Hals. Canvas, 73.6 by 61 cm. (The Property of the Brod Gallery, 24 St James's Street, London SW1)
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Plate XXIV. Portrait of a Lady, by Thomas de Keyser. Panel, 50 by 41 cm. (The Property of G. Cramer Oude Kunst, Javastraat 38, The Hague.)
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Plate XXIX. Vision of St Ignatius, by Giovanni Battista Gaulli. Canvas, 72.5 by 37.5 cm. (The Property of P. & D. Colnaghi & Co. Ltd., 14 Old Bond Street, London W1)
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Plate XXV. Dutch Market Scene, by Job Adriaensz. Berckheyde. Signed with Monogram and Dated 1674. Canvas, 72 by 60 cm. (The Property of Galerie Friederike Pallamar, 9 Porzellangasse 2, 1 Dorotheergasse 7, Vienna)
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Plate XXVI. Head of an Old Man, by Jan Lievens. Signed with Monogram JL. Panel, 54.3 by 43.5 cm. (The Property of J. O. Leegenhoek, 96 Avenue Kléber, Paris 16e.)
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Plate XXVIII. Four From a Set of Eight Heads of Philosophers, by Orazio Marinali. Marble; Height, 46.5 cm. (The Property of The Heim Gallery (London) Ltd., 59 Jermyn Street, London SW1)
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Plate XXX. The Risen Christ with the Great Penitents, by Johann Boeckhorst. Canvas, 155.5 by 117.5 cm. (The Property of The Heim Gallery (London) Ltd., 59 Jermyn Street, London SW1)
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Plate XXXI. Winter Landscape with Skaters, by Isaac van Ostade. Signed and Dated 1643. Panel, 65 by 95 cm. (The Property of Hal O'Nians Gallery, 6 Ryder Street, St. James's, London SW1)
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Plate XXXII. View of the Dolo Bridge, from the Paduan Side, by Francesco Guardi. Canvas, 58 by 74 cm. (The Property of Galleria Luigi Bellini, Lungarno Soderini 5, Florence)
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Plate XXXIII. A Pair of Silver-Gilt Salvers on Three Feet, by S. Pantin. London, 1713. Weight, 149 ozs, Diameter, 38 cm. (The Property of How (Of Edinburgh), 2-3 Pickering Place, St James's Street, London, SW1)
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Plate XXXIV. A Pair of Silver-Gilt Salvers on Three Feet, by S. Pantin. London, 1713. Weight, 149 ozs; Diameter, 38 cm; Height, 4.5 cm. Inset: Detail of One Foot. (The Property of How (Of Edinburgh), 2-3 Pickering Place, St James's Street, London, SW1)
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Plate XXXIX. Venetian Capriccio, by Francesco Guardi. Pen, Ink and Wash, 23.6 by 19 cm. (The Property of Stanza del Borgo, Via Borgo Spesso 12, 20121 Milan)
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Plate XXXV. Study of Angels, by Giambattista Tiepolo. Pen over Traces of Black Pencil, 18.1 by 25.5 cm. (The Property of Pietro Scarpa, S. Marco 2155, Venice)
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Plate XXXVI. Zeuxis and the Maidens of Croton, by Francesco Solimena. Canvas, 116 by 167 cm. (The Property of the Hazlitt Gallery, 4 Ryder Street, London, SW1)
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Plate XXXVII. Soup-Tureen, and Stand, by Friedrich Reinhard Schrödel. Silver; Length of Stand, 50 cm. (The Property of S. J. Phillips Ltd., 139 New Bond Street, London W1)
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Plate XXXVIII. Pair of Three-Light Candelabra, by Friedrich Reinhard Schrödel. Silver; Height, 46 cm. (The Property of S. J. Phillips Ltd., 139 New Bond Street, London W1)
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Plate II. A Tz'u - Chou Pottery Bowl. Chinese, Sung Dynasty. Height, 11.5 cm. (The Property of Spink and Son, Ltd., 5, 6, & 7 King Street, St James's, London SW1)
Non-western art unattributed:
Plate V. Parvati. South India, Chola Dynasty, Early Eleventh Century. Bronze; Height, 84 cm. (The Property of the Doris Wiener Gallery, 831 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10021)
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Plate VI. Crowned Bodhisattva Head. Chinese, Late Sung Dynasty. Cast-Iron, Gilt; Height, 43 cm. (The Property of Armin Lemp, Neustadtgasse 6, Zürich.)
Western art unattributed:
Plate III. Head of a Man. Roman, Late Republican Period, c.50-40 B. C. Marble, with Traces of Red Colour in Left Eye; Height, 34 cm. (The Property of Antiken, H. Herzer and Co., Promenadeplatz 13, Munich 2)
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Plate IV. Portrait Head. Roman, Late First Century B. C. Marble; Height, 19.5 cm. (The Property of Jeannette Brun, Dufourstrasse 119, Zürich)
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Plate IX. Tazza. German, Late Sixteenth Century. Silver-Gilt, Chased. (The Property of Vincent Laloux, Avenue Louise 115, 1050 Brussels.)
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Plate VII. Christ the Saviour. Italian, Late Fourteenth Century. Wood, with Traces of Colouring; Height, 175 cm. (The Property of Galleria Luigi Bellini, Lungarno Soderini 5, Florence)
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Plate VIII. The Virgin and Child. Spanish, Mid-Thirteenth Century. Wood, Original Polychromy Preserved; Height, 97 cm. (The Property of Stodel en Goudsmit, N. Binnenweg 180, Rotterdam)
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Plate X. The Virgin and St Joseph, with an Angel, in Adoration. Flemish, Late Fifteenth Century. Wood, Painted; 30 by 30 cm. (The Property of Nella Longari, Via Bigli 15, Milan)
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Plate XII. Tapestry. Brussels, Late Fifteenth Century. 360 by 370 cm. (The Property of Dario Boccara, 184 Faubourg Saint-Honoré, Paris 8e)
Western art unattributed:
Plate XLVI. Oak Bookcase. English, Last Quarter of the Seventeenth Century. (The Property of Ronald A. Lee, 1/9 Bruton Place, London W1)
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Plate XVI. Pomander (Illustrated Closed and Open). Italian (Probably Venetian), Sixteenth Century. Silver; Height, 5.8 cm.; Diameter, 3.4 cm. (The Property of Galleria dell'Angelo, Piazza Cioccaro 11, Lugano, Switzerland)
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Plate XVII. Hercules. German, c. 1560. Boxwood. Height, 30.5 cm. (The Property of Objects, 96 Mount Street, London W1)
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Plate XVIII. Ewer. Italian, c. 1560. Rock Crystal, Carved; Height, 17.5 cm. (The Property of Albrecht Neuhaus, Heinestrasse 9, D 87 Würtzburg, Germany)
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Plate XXVII. A Fountain Head. North Italian, Sixteenth Century. Red Porphyry; Height, 26 cm. (The Property of David Peel & Co. Ltd., 2 Carlos Place, London W1)
Short Notice
Recent Museum Acquisitions: The Magical Speculum of Dr Dee (British Museum)
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Western art unattributed:
55. Portrait of Dr Dee. Engraved by Franz Cleyn (1582-1658); From Merie Casaubon, The True and Faithful Relation...., 1659 (British Museum.). 56. Dunstable Swan Jewel. c.1400-50. Enamelled Gold. (British Museum.). 57. Dr Dee's Mirror. 18.9 cm. Diameter; Length, 22.6 cm. (British Museum.). 58. Reverse of Dr Dee's Mirror, Showing Leather Case and Inscription on Label in the Hand of Horace Walpole.
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