Catalogue of the collection of pictures, works of art, and decorative objects, the property of His Grace the Duke of Hamilton, K.T.: which will be sold by auction, by Messrs. Christie, Manson & Woods ... on Saturday, June 17, and Monday, June 19, 1882, etc.
Christie, Manson & Woods.
Annan, James Craig,1864-1946.
Annan, Thomas,1829-1887.
[London : Christie, Manson & Woods,
1882]
First edition of the sale catalogue for the Hamilton Palace Collection, with 77 carbon print photographs by James Craig Annan; the catalogue was also available without illustrations (at 5s - the illustrated set cost 21s).  James Craig Annan and his father Thomas had been commissioned to photograph the palace and grounds by the Duke of Hamilton in around 1869. The sale of the collection, comprising 2,213 lots dispersed in five parts between  Saturday, 17 June and Thursday, 20 July 1882, achieved a total of  £397,000, and included Old Master paintings from every school,  as well as furniture, sculpture, porcelain, lacquer and  objets d'art.
Hamilton Palace (Hamilton, Scotland)