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Common terms and phrasesAnnoot and Gale arabesques armour back—presumed date beautiful birds black dress blue and white blue ground bocale Bond Street border British Museum bust carved Chaffers circular coat of arms crimson cross guard cup and saucer cupids curious dark blue David Falcke Day's Sale diameter early Italian dish early Italian plate embossed engraved Felix Slade female figures flowers fluted foliage German gilt gilt metal glass gold green gros bleu handle head Henry George Bohn High Holborn inscribed inscription inside lady landscape light blue Lord Londesborough Louis XIV Marlborough House masks medallions metal gilt metallic lustre colours Morant openwork or-moulu orange coloured ornaments oval enamel painted pair partly gilt pewter pierced pink pommel portrait rich richly scalloped scrolls shell shield of arms sides silver spoon square box stand steel stem subjects sunk centre surmounted swept hilt sword tazza trophies two-handled vase ware wheel-lock Willson Popular passagesPage 291 - Let the high praises of God be in their mouth, and a two-edged sword in their hand... Page 2 - THE highest bidder to be the buyer; and if any dispute arise between two or more bidders, the lot so in dispute shall be immediately put up again and re-sold. Page 89 - Deus exaltavit ilium, et donavit illi Nomen, quod est super omne nomen : ut in Nomine JESU omne genu flectatur cœlestium, terrestrium et infernorum ; et omnis lingua confiteatur, quia Dominus Jesus Christus in gloria est Dei Patris. Page 2 - Purchase-money ; in Default of which the Lot or Lots so purchased to be immediately put up again and re-sold. IV. The Lots to be taken away at the Buyer's... Page 2 - The purchasers to give in their names and places of abode, and to pay down 10s. in the pound, if required, in part payment of the purchasemoney, in default of which the lot or lots purchased to be immediately put up again and re-sold. Page 2 - Upon failure of complying with the above conditions, the money deposited in part payment shall be forfeited; all Lots uncleared within the time aforesaid shall be re-sold by Public or Private Sale, and the deficiency (if any) attending such re-sale shall be made good by the Defaulter at this Sale, together with all charges attending the same. Page 2 - To prevent inaccuracy in the delivery, and inconvenience in the settlement of the purchases, no lot can on any account be removed during the time of sale. Page 1 - Collection of Works of Art, from the Byzantine Period to that of Louis Seize, of that distinguished collector, RALPH BERXAL, Esq. Page 2 - The Lots to be taken away and paid for, whether genuine and authentic or not, with all faults and errors of description, at the Buyer's expense and risk, within Two DAYS from the Sale; Messrs. Page 18 - A PAIR OF SUPERB CANDELABRA, each formed of a female draped figure bearing scroll branches for five lights, seated on pedestals, round which cupids are supporting shields of arms. These magnificent objects of decoration are 24 inches high. (See illustration... Bibliographic information |