The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1842-03-29 00:00:00

EMPORIUM. OF TASTE AND YERTU,

presenting an imperishable monument, whfeh must perpetuate
his fame to the•end of Time.
OH VIEWING THIS WONDERFUL MUSEUM OF ALL THAT
IS RARE AND PRECIOUS, ,
it will be seen that in every department it is perfect (and this
term is used advisedly), since it unquestionably ranks so
high, that everything throughout Europe must necessarily re-
tire before this splendid miscellany ; and it is fearlessy pro-
claimed, will, on a cursory review, produce a sensation that
it would be vain to seek for in a reminiscence to any former
period of
ENGLISH HISTORY.

Before venturing upon the difficult task of endeavouring to
place upon record everything that is rare, unequalled, and
unapproachable throughout the civilized world, Mr. Robins
must appeal to the kindly feelings of those who will be aware
of the Herculean task that has devolved upon him. He is
fully sensible he is about to tread on classic ground, and, in
sincerity, he must state he approaches the task in fear and
trembling ; he feels, and he is persuaded his readers will re-
spond to the fact, that a master-mind should preside in the
vain endeavour to condense in the limited space of an an-
nouncement, the multitudinous associations of everything
which liberality, good taste, and extraordinary and indefati-
gable research could place in
THIS WONDERFUL MUSEUM F
ART AND .SCIENCE
aided by an expenditure altogether unlimited.
HORACE WALPOLE,

a finished gentleman, with the most accomplished manners,
gave his undivided attention exclusively to render
STRAWBERRY HILL PERFECT AND UNIQUE.
The public will see how well his mighty ambition was satis-
fied. It is now time to endeavour to awaken the undivided
(so justly celebrated for its foster-
ingattention of this country
care of the arts) and the whole Continent of Europe, to
a brief outline of a few items connected Kith a sale that can
have no contemporary previous or prospectively. It is really
A CONSTELLATION OF ALL THAT IS 'RECHERCHE ;
and the great difficulty is to make a selection which will not
do injustice to the rest.
" Of rarities, how many a clime convey'd,
O'er many an ocean, to this hallow'd shade,
How bright—the rich assemblage charms my eyes,
What prodigies of daring Art surprise,
In pictures, vases, gems of various hue,
And bring all Greece and Latium to my vie, !
Bright polished helms heroic times recall,
And gleaming corslets hang the storied wall !"
THE ORNAMENTAL FURNITURE

will be admired for its antiquity; it combines a great deal
that it would be in vain for research to accomplish. There
are 30 solid carved ebony chairs, with sofas, settees, and
tables, all of the first order
OF THE OLD BUHL AND ORMOLU MANUFACTURE.
The specimens are of the highest class, and in the greatest
variety, with Marqueterie and Japan, in cabinets, screens,
and coffers. The drawing-room suite is of gold, with silk
damask furniture. Then the Arbusson Tapestry; clocks,
which not only the hour tell, but tales of wondrous interest,
including the
CELEBRATED ONE PRESENTED TO

CELLINI„
richly embossed, the shield painted by Polidori. There is
beside a profusion of helmets, swords, guns. pistols, &c.
TEE ANTIQUE PLATE AND JEWELS

will constitute a great feature, including the five celebrated
silver vases from

LADY BETTY GERMAINE'S COLLECTION,
which are witbont parallel. The Candelabra, fire-dogs,
sconces,
FINE OLD CHASED AND ANCIENT PLATE IN GOLD AND

SILVER,
With the Apostle spoons, the dessert plates engyaved with
the Life of the Prodigal. Son, by Pass ; formerly in the mu-
seum of

THE GREAT EARL OF CLARENDON

THE FAR-FAMED SILVER BELL, OF EXQUISITE WORK-
MANSHIP OF BENVENUTO CILLINI. EXECUTED
FOR TAE POPE CLEMENT VII.

is a specimen so rare as to be difficult of appreciation. Again,
THE COLLECTION OV COINS AND MEDALS IN PURE
GIOLDi SILVER, AND BRONZE,
. -

is very extenstre;Will-ehoseu, and in .Sue preservation, em:
bracing a vast number very rarer and several quite.unique.
'INTAGLIOS AND CAMEOS,'
are, numerous, well selected, and of the very finest Greek and
Roman workmanship.
THE MARBLES, BRONZES, AND CARVINGS IN Irony,
include antique busts, vases, and altars—especially the
t e CELEBRATED
en
edG Friends—
THE :osonmudsse
soi EAGLE, OF THE FINEST GREEK WORK,
THE MOSAIC SHRINE, FROM TUE CHURCH OF ST.
MARY MAGGIORE AT ROME;
and amid the bronzes and models are some of the highest
specimens of antique einque•cento workmanship. Carvings
in Ivory,. by Fiamingo, and models by Mr. Walpole's es-
Tux HON. MRS. DARER, AND
LADY DIANA BEAUCLERC.
including spore
OF PICTURES PRESENTS THOSE OF THE
HIGHEST CLASS OF THE ANCIENT SCHOOLS,
fNt,he finest efforts fromßEtmhemtpeAnNeDilrs,of
S. ROSA, PAUL BRILL,
CARACCI, WATTEAU,
3.ITERIS, HOGARTH,
CAN NALETTO, DOMENICHINO,

MARESHI.
and not overlooking the celebrated picture of " Jupiter," by
Poussin, andzthe " Beggar's Opera," by Hogarth.
THE DEPARTMENT OF HISTORICAL PORTRAITS IS QUITE
MATCHLESS, embracing choice originals of alfthe most dis-
tinguished in efts and in arms from the earliest period to
THE REIGN OF GEORGE THE THIRD,
with fine examples from the pencils of
Mabuse, Vandyck, Sir Peter Lely,
Janet, Mytens, Sir Godfrey Kneller,
Holbein, Rubens, Sir Joshua Reynolds,
Zucchero, Dobson, &c., &c., &c.
THE FAMILY PICTURES OF THE KINGS HENRY V. VI.
VII. AND VIII. MAY BE PRONOUNCED GENIS OF THE
FIRST WATER.
_ _ _

It is believed the reader will notgroWweary in his delight by
anticipation of the splendid treat that is in store, but the
task is yet imperfectly told.
THE. SPLENDID LIBRARY OF MANY THOUSAND VO-
LUMES OF BOHKS is rich in every department of literature,
all well chosen ; the classics. early history, poetry, romance,
county history, private presents, rare manuscripts, autograph
letters, particularly those of Madame de Sevigny, Madame
du Deffana, Oliver Cromwell, Queen Catherine, Parr, Peter
the Great, and Stanislaus King of Poland, and several of
high Historical Interest, will, one and all, come in for their
due share of admiration of the literary world. Neat in suc-
cesion is

THE CELEBRATED MISSAL PAINTED BY RAPHAEL
FOR THE QUEEN OF FRANCES I.
Formerly in the well-known Collection of Dr. Mead.
And that by Don Julio Clovio, formerly in the collection
OF THE DUCHESS OF PORTLAND;
THEY ARE GEMS OF THE FIRST ORDER, NOT TO BE
EQUALLED THROUGHOUT. EUROPE.

A gain
THE COLLECTION OF PRINTS AND BOOKS OF PRINTS
is beyond praise. It includes the Haughton Orleans, Dus-
seldorf,
AND OTHER VERY CELEBRATED GALLERIES,
the antiquities of Rome, Herculaneum, and
A MATCHLESS COLLECTION OF HOGART lI'S WORKS,
DRAWINGS, AND PRINTS OF THE SEVERAL SCHOOLS
OF ITALY, FRANCE, AND SPAIN.
Also,
THE MOST EXTENSIVE COLLECTION OF ENGLISH POR-
TRAITS, KNOWN TO EXIST FROM THE EARLIEST

PERIODS, TO THE DEATH OF LORD ORFORD.
A thousand other interesting objects in ta.ste and vertu pre.-
sent themselves to the mind and recollection of the composer
of a very humble and imperfect representation of this splen-
did emporium—
THE SEAT OF ALL THAT IS CLASSICAL AND RARE;
but he flatters himself enough has been urged to incline the
rich and the talented to avail themselves of this incomparable
treat.

THE TRIBUNE ITSELF, WITH ITS CONTENTS.
Represents a Climax in vain to be sought for elsewhere

THE " COLLECTION OF MINIATURES"
has not yet been noticed • they are indeed Gems of the finest
character, and form one of the most Leading Features of this
Wonderful Museum—presenting Choice Examples from the
hands of

HOLBEIN, COOPER, LENS,
ZUCCHERO, HILLIARD, DIXON,
OLIVER, HOSKINS, LEOTARD.
And Enamels by
PETITOT, ZINCKE, BORDIER, &C.
And though last, not the least object of interest, is the
celebrated RED HAT OF CARDINAL WOLSEY.
But the reader will be gratified with a faithful report in the
catalogue, which is adorned by a portrait of Horace Walpole,
and illustrated by several drawings on wool, inimitably exe-
cuted by W. Alfred de la Motte, Esq. It is confidently be-
lieved the catalogue will be preserved as a treasure by those
who love the arts and sciences. The one by Horace Wal-
pole, it will be remembered, i$ out of print. The present
one will not merely give all that he had laboured hard to
accomplish, but it will be aided by a description infinitely
more extended, and with a variety of illustrations, to entitle
it a book that will not fail to be placed in the library of every
man of taste and research. The price will be 75., and will
admit four persons to the public view, and be a passport to
the purchaser throughout the sale—they will be ready the
21st of March to be had at " Galiguani's Journal," in
Paris ; at Strawberry Hill ; the Auction Mart ; and at Mr,
George Robins's Offices, Covent Garden.
The private view will commence on the 28th instant, and
the public will be admitted on Monday, April 4.

The Seat of Commerce, of Splendour, and of Profit in Comp-
ton•street, created by Messrs. Sewell and Cross during a
period of 22 Years, and recommended to a Successor by
proclaiming an inteiligible fact—that the Trade is unsur-
_ passable, and the Profit immense. _ _ .

MR. GEORGE ROBINS respectfully makes known to
all those who have capital at command, that in con-
sequence of the decease of Mr. Cross, and his partner having
realised a fine independence, the Elecutrix 'yin unison with
Mr. Sewell, of the late firm of

MESSRS. SEWELL AND • OSS,
have directed him to OFFER for pere ory SALE, at ther
Auction Mart, on Tuesday, April 5, r Twelve, in One Lot,
the singularly valuable PREMISES nd the GOOD-WILL
of a concern that stands so proudly in the ascendant overl
most of its rivals, that it may be unhesitatingly affirmed it is
not to be surpassed throughout England. The limits of an
advertisement preclude the capability to demonstrate this fact
by a lengthened commentary ; however, Mr. Robins being
permittedito let out a few only of
" THE SECRETS OF THE PRISON HOUSE,"
is thus enabled to confirm, and to the fullest extent, the mo-
derate praise already bestowed upon it. First, then, the
returns have varied from

ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY THOUSAND TO
TWO HUNDRED THOUSAND POUNDS A YEAR.
Every one conversant with the profit of a large trade, and
more especially a fancy one, will know how to estimate and
appreciate-this, and will only be surprised that having origi-
ginally adopted the motto of
" MODERATE CHARGES AND FAIR DEALING,"
the profit, which has reached seventeen thousand pounds
during twelve months, is only averaged at
TEN THOUSAND POUNDS A YEAR.

It may be well to premise, en passant, thaiitisl;tliienjoying
its original and proud pre-eminence ; it is in the market from
circumstances which cannot be controlled, and not to be
traced to any cause that will not bring a cheering prospect to
the mind of the new possessor. it is only twelve months
since

TO be LET, FURNISHED, a convenient HOUSE, in the
neighbourhood of Everton, either for three or twelve
months. Terms moderate.
Apply to 13., at the Standard-office.