Works of art, comprising modern paintings, drawings, engravings, and bronzes, donated by the artists of Paris and Dusseldorf
Subtitle: the whole to be sold by auction, for the relief of the Chicago sufferers by the Messrs. Leavitt, at the Clinton Hall Sale Rooms, on the evenings of ... May 16th, 17th, 18th
Published: 1872
Language: eng
Number of pages: 100
Subjects: Benefit auctions; Great Fire, Chicago, Ill., 1871
Notes: Knoedler Library. Complete title index of 26,000 volumes of sales, exhibitions, and salons in the Knoedler Library on microfiche, American sales, 28

Lancour, H. American art auction catalogues, 409

Lugt, F. Répertoire des catalogues de ventes publiques, 33211

Date of sale: May 16-18, 1872.

Place of sale: New York.

Library's copy 1 annotated with most prices in pencil; following page 30, has bound in two price lists, "French paintings, etc." and "Dusseldorf paintings, etc."  Three copies of each list also inserted loose. "...Knoedler & Co. 14 East 57th Street" marked on front pastedown; former library label "114" covering other handwritten text.

Binding, copy 1: rust-colored cloth; gilt title; label with "28" on top board.
Table of contents: title: Contributions of the French artists; title: Contributions of the Dusseldorf artists.