A catalogue of one of the most distinguished and choice assemblages of capital Italian, French, Flemish and Dutch pictures ever brought into this country, partly collected at Rome and Genoa and comprising the flower of the very precious cabinet of Mr. Schmidt of Amsterdam ...
Subtitle: which will be sold by auction by Mr. Christie at his great room, Pall Mall, on Wednesday, June 12th, 1811 ...
Publisher: Mr. Christie
Published: 1811
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 12
Other titles: Catalogue of pictures, 1810 to 1827
Notes: "Mr. Schmidt" on title page identified as Pieter de Smeth van Alphen (1753-1809) in: Getty Provenance Index Databases, viewed July 25, 2012. Description of sale catalog Br-901 and Description of sale catalog N-167.

Lugt, 8021.

Getty Provenance Index Databases, viewed July 25, 2012, Description of sale catalog Br-901.

Date of sale: June 12, 1811.

Place of sale: London.

Library's copy 1 annotated in brown ink with all prices, indicating which lots were sold and which bought in. Library's copy 1 bound with:  Christie, James. A catalogue of a valuable assemblage of pictures, sold by order of the assignees of Mr. Michael Bryan. [London] : Mr.Christie, [1810] (id: 2989-926).  This is the 21st catalog bound in a volume of 36 catalogs.  In ms. in brown ink on verso of front free endpaper: From the collection of William Seguier Esq. decd. 1844.  Gilt binder's title on spine: Catalogue of pictures, 1810 to 1827.

Library's copy 2 annotated in brown ink over pencil with all prices in guineas. Tipped in slip follows p. 4 in same hand with heading "Prince of Wales". The slip lists artist names and tallies five numbers for a total of 10.900. Note on p. 12 on the lots marked as purchased for the Prince of Wales. Copy 2 belonged to Sir Matthew White Ridley and the annotations are his.

Library's copy 3 is a photoreproduction of copy 2.