The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1849-12-11 00:00:00

HOOTON HALL

The sale was resumed on Tuesday. The sideboard and
cellaret in the dining-room were purchased by Mr. Nay-
lor, for sixty-one guineas. The dining tables, 23 feet
long by 7 feet wide, purchased by Mr. Wright, of Alston,
near Oswestry, for 35 guineas. The carpet for the room
and hearth rug to match, the former 27 feet 6 in., sold for
27 guineas. The window curtains, of rich crimson silk
damask, sold for 32 guineas. This was much below their
original cost, which amounted to £l3O. A Brussels car-
pet in the drawing-room brought 4s. 2d. a yard. The
curtains for the windows in this room, made of rich crim-
son satin, edged gold-coloured silk orris lace and gymped,
trimmed with gold-coloured epaulet fringe, were bought
by Mr. Blake for 26 guineas each. The same gentleman
purchased the chandelier, being an elegant piece of cut
glass for ten lights, for 9 guineas. He also purchased two
rosewood and gilt console tables, with marble slabs and
pier glasses, for 26 guineas each. Mr. Turner was the
successful bidder for a grand cabinet piano-forte, of six-
and-a-half octaves, by Broadwood, for 30 guineas. A
set of eight gilt elbow chairs sold to Mr. Wright for two
guineas each. A timepiece, in ormolu stand, style of
Louis XIV., by Payne, of London, went for £lB, to Mr.
Crowther. A pair of extremely handsome blue and gold
French China vases, richly mounted with ormolu and
stands for ditto, and oval centre piece to correspond, was
sold to Mr. Gould for 48 guineas. A pair of six-light
candle holders, upon bronze and ormolu pedestals, went
for twenty guineas.

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In the small drawing-room, the damask window cur-
tains sold for 51 guineas the. set; cost price, £93. The
large plate of glass, ]27 inches by 64 inches, with marble-
topped table, went for 100 guineas ; the other plates cf
glass in the same room, of smaller dimensions, en suite,
brought 50 guineas each; and the large mirror over the
mantlepiece, 70 guineas. An Axminster carpet sold for
34 guineas; the splendid cabriolet centre ottoman, 30
guineas ; a seat ottoman, 16 guineas ; a Sutherland
lounging chair, the same price ; a devotional chair, 10
guineas; a handsome inlaid occasional table, the top lined
with crimson morocco, gilt edged, and mounted ormolu,
41 guineas ; a circular 100 table, to match, 36 guineas ;
an inlaid walnut table, 28 guineas ; a remarkably elegant
French timepiece, mounted in ormolu and Sevres china,
most elaborately painted, was bought by Mr. Bold for 56
guineas ; two French vases, fitted as a lady's workbox,
sold for 71 guineas ; a workbox in the form of a steam-
ship, with silver funnel, mast, and sails, was bought by
Mr. Stokes for 16 guineas. A timepiece, supported by an
elephant, was bought by Mr. Bold for 11 guineas. The
bidding for the work boxes was remarkably spirited, the
ladies advancing the price in brisk time.
Thirty-seven guineas each was obtained for the satin
damask window curtains in the library. The carpet
brought 36 guineas. A plate of glass, 76 inches by 50
sold for 31 guineas. The dwarf bookcases, with gilt
mouldings and trusses, enclosed with doors of brass
trellis work, lined with amber silk, brought respectively
60, 31, 26, and 35 guineas ; they were all bought by Mr.
Naylor. The chairs in this room sold well ; so did the
tables, one of them producing 20 guineas. The amide-

Tier, an extremely elegant piece of workmanihilh bre
30 guineas and a half.t'd
A Fr ench timepiece in the same apartment, Or
tijr Cupids, sold for 15 guineas. ost
In the principal bedroom Mr. Wright was the alastal,
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tensive purchaser. He paid £3B for a canopy ttress,
£2 for the straw paillasse, £3 103 for the has t° doira
£5 12s. 6d. for the bed, X 4 for a bolster and
pillows. A handsome winged wardrobe in thisfour rola'
for 35 guineas to the same gentleman.
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rus," by Lairesse, bought by Mr. Bushell for 26 lotTreisof
" Elijah and the Woman of Zarephath," it°
bought by Mr. Bushell for 32 guineas ; " Sea Fie
Shipping," by Vanderville, Mr. Bushell, £l6l vet
rise," and " Moonlight," a pair, by Shaw, fir
16 guineas ; " Tha Madoaa del Gatto, by Bp
Mr. Steele, £l7. ad the
For the Wines, &c., the biddings were spirited, cl,tties
prices obtained very good. The first lot, 32 eZdri,
Chablais, brought 325. per dozen ; 42 bottles
Cchhaammppaaggenee,
were sole,
speeler dfroezmen,isb.uttese4vse.ral other . the
Claret varied from 59. to 12s. 6d. per bpoettrlebll; de°l34l-
4s. 3d. per bottle ; Hock 4s. 6d. to 6s. per bottle. per
gundy 4s. 2d. per bottle ; Constantia (pints)'°
bottle ; Malmsey (pints), 3s. 9d. per bottle. .liP2l
ceeded in quantity any other wine, the prine
of the vintage of 1834, and contained 42 0300°,40
prices varied from 70s. to 925. A variety of 01.5
which averaged 10s. per bottle, brought to a cic'se
portion of the sale. A sing
The sale of other articles, as noticed in our auv
columns by Messrs. Churton, will be resumed to
Dec. 11, 12, and finally close on the 13th instant.
The following is the result as far as we can leapg;
First day, £573 ; second day, £505 ; third da34,74,70;
fourth day, £390 ; fifth day, 855 ; sixth day,
seventh day, £873.

LIVERPOOL AS IT IS!

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