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A catalogue of the genuine and capital collection of natural history, collected by that well-known connoisseur, the late Charles Chauncey, M.D. Fellow of the Royal Antiquarian Society, together with several curious articles selected by his brother Nathaniel Chauncery, Esq. deceased Among which we a pleasing affortment of beautiful shells, some of them very scarce, particularly the orange gowry, and two elegant cups, formed of the nautilus shell, finely engraved and carved by C. Bellekin; a great variety of agates, mochos, jaspers, sardonyxes, crystals, gems, and other curious stones, remarkable for beauty or rarity; corals, petrifactions; uncommonly fine specimens of amber gum-copal, some of them inclosing insects; preserved birds, and numerous other productions of nature, together with the elegant mahogany cabinets and glass cases which contained them. Which by order of the executors of Nathaniel Chauncey, Esq. late of Castle-Street, Leicester-Fields. Will be sold by auction, by Mr. Gerard, at his house in Litchfield-Street, St. Anne's, Soho, on Monday, April 12, 1790, and the three following days, at twelve o'clock precisely. To be viewed on Friday, the 9th, and Saturday, the 10th from ten o'clock till three. Catalogues may be had of Messrs Skinner and Dyke, Aldergate-street; at No. 28, Castle-street, Leicester-fields; and at Mr. Gerard's.
Gerard, Mr. (John), d. 1794.Date: 1790]- E-books
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A catalogue of the genuine collection of curious subjects of natural history Consisting of Great variety of scarce and beautiful shells, corals, minerals, petrifactions, stuffed birds, insects, &c. Together with antique gems, statues, busts, lamps, fibolas, etruscan and roman earthern-ware, and other remains of antiquity. As also various pieces of antient statined glass, pictures, (among which is a capital miniature portrait of General George Monk, Duke of Albermarle, by Cooper,) Prints, and drawings, framed and glased, &c. of Edward Jacob, Esq., F.A.S. of feversham, author of antiquities of feversham, plantæ fevershamienes, sheepy fossils, &c. and of the the Rev. Mr. Lightfoot, chaplain to the late Dutchess Dowager of Portland, both deceased: which by order of their executors, will be sold by auction, by Mr. Gerard, at his House, in Litchfield-Street, St. Anne's, Soho, on Monday, June 8; 1789, and the three following days, at half after eleven o'clock precisely. To be viewed on Friday, the 5th, and Saturday, the 6th, from ten o'clock till three. Catalogues to be had of Mr. Gerard aforesaid.
Gerard, Mr. (John), d. 1794.Date: 1789]- E-books
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A companion to Bullock's Museum . Containing a description of upwards of three hundred curiosities. Intended principally for the information of those who visit his cabinet, and to enable them to describe it afterwards to their friends.
Bullock's Museum.Date: 1799