Book auctions - England - London - Catalogs - Early works to 1800

The catalogue of the very valuable museum, of that intelligent and well-known collector, the late William Smith, Esq. of Boston, in Lincolnshire, removed to London, to be sold, pursuant to his will . Comprising manuscripts and missalls, on vellum, richly illuminated; cameos, intaglios, gems, medals, miniatures, vases, bronzes, large china jars, pagodas, beautiful model of a man of war, &c.&c. Small, but valuable library of books, in French, English, Spanish, and Italian. A selection of admirable paintings, the works of the following masters: Lionardo Da Vinci, titian, Rubens, Le' seur, Cuyp, Vander Heyden, Weenix, Teniers, Mieris, Canaletti, Vander Werf, Breughal, Dhetrechii, Frank Hals, Rottenhamer, &c. &c. Including, those exquisite pictures of flowers and fruit, companions, painted by Van Husum, for some time exhibited at the Europeran museum, universally admired, and are marchless in beauty and preservation. And which will be sold by auction by Peter Coxe, Burrell, and Foster, at Mr. Squibbs's great rooms, Saville Row, on Tuesday, February 25, 1800, and following day, at twelve o'clock.