CATALOGUE
OF
THE COLLECTION OF
OLD ENGLISH
DECORATIVE FURNITURE,
|p oral ant
AND OBJECTS OF ART
OF
MISS G. L. VICKERS,
DECEASED,
Late of Chester Street, Grosvenor Place :
which (by Order of the Executor's)
SBHill be Soli bo Auction bo
Messrs. CHEISTIE, MANSON & WOODS,
AT Ti£§m GREAT ROOMS,
8 KING STREET, ST. JAMES’S SQUARE,
On WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 1898,
AT ONE O’CLOCK PRECISELY.
May be viewed Two Days preceding, and Catalogues had,
at Messrs. Christie, Manson and Woods’ Offices, 8 King Stmt,
St. James’s Square, S. W.
Frick Art Reference Library
CONDITIONS OF SALE.
I. THE highest Bidder to be the Buyer; and if any dispute arise
between two or more Bidders, the Lot so in dispute shall be
immediately put up again and re-sold.
II. No person to advance less than Is.; above Five Pounds, 5s.;
and so on in proportion.
III. In the case of Lots upon which there is a reserve, the Auctioneer
shall have the right to bid on behalf of the Seller.
IY. The Purchasers to give in their Names and Places of Abode,
and to pay down 5s. in the Pound, or more, in part of payment,
or the whole of the Purchase-Money, if required ; in default
of which, the Lot or Lots so purchased to be immediately put
up again and re-sold.
Y. The Lots to be taken away and paid for, whether genuine and
authentic or not, with all faults and errors of description, at
the Buyer’s expense and risk, within Two days from the Sale;
Messrs. Christie, Manson and Woods not being responsible
for the correct description, genuineness, or authenticity of,
or any fault or defect in, any Lot; and making no warranty
whatever.
VI. To prevent inaccuracy in delivery, and inconvenience in the
settlement of the Purchases, no Lot can on any account be
removed during the time of Sale; and the remainder of the
Purchase-Money must absolutely be paid on the delivery.
VII. Upon failure of complying with the above Conditions, the Money
deposited in part of payment shall be forfeited; all Lots un¬
cleared within the time aforesaid shall be re-sold by public or
private Sale, and the deficiency (if any) attending such re-sale
shall be made good by the Defaulter at this Sale.
CATALOGUE
On WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 1898,
AT ONE O’CLOCK PRECISELY.
The following are Sold by Order of
the Executors of MISS G. L. VICKERS , deceased ,
late of Chester Street , Grosvenur Place.
ORIENTAL PORCELAIN AND OBJECTS OF ART.
1 A circular Nankin dish, painted with a river scene, buildings, and
scroll border—18 in. diam.
2 An old Nankin beaker, painted with a river scene, figures and
flowers—17£ in. high
3 A pair of old Chinese porcelain figures of kylins, enamelled in
green, red and blue—7£ in. high
4 A circular dish, enamelled with groups of flowers in the centre
and on the border— famillc rose — 11 in. diam.
5 A pair of old Chinese porcelain bowls, enamelled with European
hunting subjects in pink scale borders — 11J in. diam.
6 A smaller ditto, with river scenes and figures; one, with flowers
and festoons; and a small basin, with figures on dark blue
and gold ground
7 A vase and cover, enamelled with figures in blue borders, and red
and gold foliage ; a small ditto, with figures and flowers ; and
a milk-jug and cover, with classical emblematic figures aud
flowers
8 A Chinese soapstone tea-pot and cover, the border pierced and
carved with a branch of hawthorn ; a ditto carving of a figure
and rocks; and a small plain ivory box
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PORCELAIN AND OBJECTS OF ART.
9 A modern Dresden tea and coffee service, consisting of milk-jug,
sucrier and cover, twenty-three fluted cups and saucers, and
fifteen small plates, with pierced borders, painted with flowers
and gilt edges
10 A turquoise and gold French porcelain cabaret, painted with
portraits and flowers, consisting of six pieces
11 A Rorstrand cup and cover, painted with flowers —in case
12 A Viennese enamel ewer, painted with garden scenes, figures and
arabesques in colours
13 A small white and gold enamel snuff-box, painted with a lady and
flowers ; a Bilston enamel bonbonniere, formed as a fruit; and
a small tortoiseshell casket
14 An egg shaped bonbonniere, of Dresden enamel, painted with
figures, views and flowers, in gilt borders on pale blue ground;
and three small Canton enamel trays, with landscapes
15 A wax medallion bust of Robert Portius Naylor, died July 21,
1826 ; and the companion bust of a gentleman —signed Law —
in glazed gilt frames
16 Christ and the Woman of Samaria: an old English relief in iron,
the ground gilt—11 in. square
17 An old German mortar, of bell metal, with dragon handles and
bands of ornament, and inscription on rim wolter wortman,
1586— and pestal
ENGLISH PORCELAIN.
18 A pair of Derby flat-shaped ewers, dark blue, white and gold, en¬
crusted with flowers; a two-handled cup and saucer, similar;
and a pair of small blue and white Worcester leaf stands
19 A dark blue, white and gold Crown Derby vase, painted with a
view in Italy—8^ in. high
20 An old Worcester milk-jug and cover, with vertical dark blue and
gold bands, painted with flowers in Oriental taste
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21 A Worcester vase, painted with medallions of flowers on apple-
green and gold ground, and with gilt serpent handles, by Flight ,
Barr and Barr
22 A pair of small ditto vases, painted with birds in landscapes on
green and gold ground; and a Crown Derby cup and saucer,
painted with cornflowers, and gilt edges— -puce mark
23 An old Worcester tea service, spirally fluted and with dark blue
and gold borders, with small blossom in red and gilt festoons,
consisting of tea-pot, cover and stand, sugar-basin, cover and
stand, milk-jug, basin, pair of circular dishes, eight tea-cups,
eight coffee-cups and eight saucers
24 A pair of vase-shaped ice-pails and covers, white and gold, painted
with wreaths of flowers
25 A pair of Crown Derby ice-pails, covers and liners, canary, white
and gold, with shell handles— puce mark
26 A Rockingham basket, painted with a group of fruit and flowers
on brown ground, the border encrusted with coloured flowers ;
and one, painted with flowers, the border encrusted with
coloured shells
27 A Lowestoft tea-pot and cover, painted with baskets and sprays
of flowers in Chinese taste; a ditto cup and saucer, with
Chinese hunting subjects in pink and colours ; a cup and two
saucers, with flowers ; a Worcester coffee-cup and saucer, with
decoration in red, green and gold; six small Wedgwood cups
and saucers; and six other pieces
28 A pair of Crown Derby campana-shaped vases, dark blue, white
and gold, painted with medallions of birds
29 A pair of small Worcester vases, of similar form, lilac, white and
gold, painted with flowers ; three small Rockingham baskets ;
and a miniature watering-pot, painted with roses
30 A pair of Chelsea figures of a youth and girl, with a lamb and
flowers— in. high; anti a ditto figure of a pointer—4 in.
high
31 A pair of white Bow figures of a shepherd and shepherdess, on
scroll plinths with a lamb and dogs—9^ in. high
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32 A pair of Derby-Chelsea figures of a lady and gentleman, with
musical instruments, on open scroll plinths
33 A Bow figure of a boy, on plinth encrusted with flowers— in.
high
34 A reclining stag in a bosquet; a child, with flowers ; and a pair
of groups of dogs with hares
35 A pair of Derby white and gold vases, fitted with groups of
coloured flowers ; and a pair of ditto pastilo burners and covers,
encrusted with flowers
OLD ENGLISH DECORATIVE FURNITURE.
36 A table, of inlaid mahogany and satin-wood, with drawer and
folding ends
37 A smaller table, nearly similar
38 Six chairs and two arm-chairs, of mahogany, with fluted borders
and spiral rail backs
39 A shield-shaped panel of old English embroidery, with a
medallion portrait of a lady and branches of flowers in colours
on white silk, mounted in rose-wood frame for a screen
40 A barometer and thermometer, by Barelli, Beading , in hanging
Sheraton case of mahogany, inlaid with shells, &c.
41 A small satin-wood table, painted with Cupid on a dolphin, and
border of peacock’s feathers, on painted pillar and plinth
42 A Sheraton artist’s mixing-table, of inlaid mahogany and satin-
wood, with two drawers and folding top—18 in. wide
43 A small Sheraton secretary, of the same, with revolving cylinder
front and drawers beneath
43a A ditto cabinet, with folding doors, drawer and shelf above
44 An Upright Sheraton Cabinet, of inlaid mahogany and satin-
wood, with glazed folding doors enclosing shelves, and four
drawers beneath, mounted with metal-gilt handles and es¬
cutcheons, and with pierced scroll ornament at the top—
74 in. high, 28 in. wide
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• 45 A Ditto Secretary, with fall-down front, and four drawers
beneath, and glazed folding doors above enclosing shelves—
90 in. high, 36 in. wide
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46 A Large Sheraton Dwarf Cabinet, of inlaid mahogany and
satin-wood, with three doors inlaid with shells, &c.—34 in.
high , 69 in. wide , 34 in. deep
47 A Sheraton Sideboard, of the same, with two drawers in the
centre, and pedestal ends with rounded fronts, doors enclosing
shelves and cellarette, and drawers above, inlaid with vases,
shells, &c., and with carved scroll back—45 in. high , 82 in.
wide
48 A Pair of Ditto Oviform Vases and Covers, on square
plinths inlaid with narrow stripes and borders of satin-wood
—31 in. high
4'9 An Oval Ditto Wine-Cooler, with flat cover inlaid with vases
and borders of satin-wood, on four legs, with zinc lining—
22 in. wide
• 50 A Sheraton Toilet Table, of inlaid satin-wood and mahogany,
with rising top in two divisions enclosing mirror, and drawer
beneath— 22 in. wide
51 A Ditto Folding Wash-Stand, of similar design, with folding
doors and drawer beneath—26 in. wide
52 A Sheraton Hanging Wardrobe, of inlaid mahogany and satin-
wood, with folding doors and two drawers beneath—86 in.
high, 54 in. wide
53 A Sheraton Winged Wardrobe, of mahogany, with inlaid
satin-wood borders, fluted and slightly carved at the top, with
folding doors in the centre enclosing shelves, and hanging
cupboards at the sides—84 in. high, 96 in. wide
54 A Sheraton Mahogany Settee and Three Chairs, with open
shield-shaped backs inlaid with satin-wood, the seats covered
with brown morocco leather
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55 A shaped maliogai^ table, the top carved with sprays of foliage
and sunk trays at the corners, carved on pillar and tripod—
29 in. wide
56 A Chippendale mahogany side-table, with shaped front and ends,
the border and legs fluted, and with pierced ornament at the
corners—58 in. wide
57 An Old English Clock, by Baddely Tong, with pierced and
chased bras.3 dial showing days of month, in upright Chip¬
pendale mahogany case with fluted columns at the sides and
carved scroll ornament above—88 in. high
58 A Chippendale Mahogany Wardrobe, with folding doors and
three drawers beneath, carved with medallion heads, ribands,
festoons of drapery, and vases with laurel wreaths, and mounted
with metal-gilt handles—93 in. high , 66 in. wide
59 A set of ten Chippendale mahogany chairs and two arm-chairs,
with open shield-shaped backs with fluted centres and carved
borders, the seats covered with needlework
60 A Chippendale carved, painted and gilt chair with open back,
legs carved with scrolls, and claw feet, the seat covered with
old brocade
61 A Chippendale mahogany arm-chair, with pierced shield-shaped
back and fluted borders and legs, the seat covered with
stamped leather
62 An oak library arm-chair, with pierced back and leather seat
63 A pair of old oak hall-chairs, with high backs pierced and boldly
carved with lions and foliage, surmounted by a crown, the
stands carved with grotesque masks and drapery
64 A Jacobean carved oak chest, with rising top and cupboards
beneath, carved with diamond panels of ornament—55 in. wide
65 A smaller ditto, the front carved with arches and rosette, the lid
pricked with initials W.C. and date 1650—45 in. wide
66 An old English walnut-wood circular folding card-table
67 A small shaped console-table, of inlaid walnut-wood, on carved
legs and claw feet—32 in. wide
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68 A small chest of four drawers, of inlaid walnut-wood, with
folding top forming a table, mounted with brass handles and
escutcheons—30 in. wide
69 An Upkight Cabinet, of walnut-wood, with inlaid borders, with
folding doors enclosing numerous drawers and cupboard in the
centre, with looking-glass door, and columns at the sides
forming secret drawers, and with writing slide and four
drawers beneath, mounted with engraved hinges, handles, and
escutcheons of metal-gilt—80 in. high , 40 in. wide
70 An Old English Secretary, of inlaid walnut and rose woods,
with fall-down front, four drawers beneath, and folding doors
above enclosing shelves, inlaid with panels of looking-glass,
mounted with engraved metal-gilt handles and escutcheons—
84 in. high , 41 in. wide
71 A library cabinet, of inlaid walnut-wood, with numerous small
drawers and open sliding shelves, shelf above supported
on arches, and on stand with arches and turned legs with
stretcher—67 in. high , 42 in. wide
72 An old English table, of walnut-wood, with inlaid borders, and
three drawers—32 in. wide
73 A larger ditto, of nearly similar form—38 in. wide
74 A ditto toilet-mirror, on plinth with three drawers
75 A ditto upright mirror, in plain walnut-wood frame—31 in. b y
27 in. (outside measure)
76 A ditto chest of five drawers, with inlaid borders, on stand with
three small drawers—60 in. high , 38 in. wide
77 A ditto tall-boy chest of ten drawers, with inlaid borders, and
handles and escutcheons of engraved brass—70 in. high , 42 in.
wide
78 Another, nearly similar—73 in. high , 42 in. icide
79 A ditto cabinet, of inlaid walnut-wood, with folding doors enclos¬
ing drawers and cupboard in the centre, on Chippendale
mahogany stand with carved legs and claw feet, and shell
ornament in centre—60 in. high , 42 in. wide
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80 A tail-boy chest of nine drawers, of inlaid walnut-wood—72 in.
high, 42 in. wide
81 A cheval glass, in walnut-wood frame with carved and gilt
border—70 in. high
82 A pair of upright mirrors, in mahogany frames with shaped edges
and gilt borders—42 in. by 26 in.
83 An oblong mirror, en suite ; and a small upright ditto
84 A pair of tall mirrors, in carved and gilt frames—66 in. high,
12 in. wide
85 A Set of Four Old English Marqueterie Chairs, with high
open backs inlaid with panels of vases, scroll foliage, &c —
temp. Queen Anne
86 An Old English Clock, by John Wise, London, in upright
marqueterie case inlaid with groups of flowers, foliage and
birds in panels in coloured woods — 84 in. high — temp.
Charles II.
87 An Upright Mirror, in wide frame of old English marqueterie,
with arabesque ornament and narrow borders of foliage—
39 in. by 31 in., outside measure — temp. Charles II.
88 An Old English Marqueterie Cabinet, with folding doors
enclosing numerous drawers and cupboard in the centre, slide
and four drawers below and drawer above, inlaid with panels
of arabesque ornament, and mounte with metal-gilt drop
handles—66 in. high, 46 in. wide
89 An oblong mahogany table, with drawer, the top inlaid with
panels of nearly similar marqueterie—36 in. wide
90 A shaped folding card-table, of walnut-wood, on carved legs,
inlaid with panels of nearly similar marqueterie
91 A Semi-Grand Trichord Pianoforte, by Bliitkner —7§ octaves
—in plain ebony case
92 A Steward’s Eoyal Patent Luphonicon Pianoforte—6^ octaves
—in case of carved and inlaid satin-wood and metal-gilt, with
harp-like end, mounted with vases and scrolls of chased
or-molu
EMPIRE FURNITURE AND DECORATIVE
OBJECTS.
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t 03 A clock, by Dubuc, Jeune—in vase-shaped case of bronze and
^ ^ / or-molu, with chasings of goats’ heads, ribands, laurel, &c.
— 18 in. high
pair of small candlesticks, of bronze and or-molu, with figures
of boys holding cornucopia), on circular pedestals with chains
r —11 in. high MstU*
95 A pair of candelabra, of bronze and or-molu, on triangular-
7 /)*, shaped stems and plinths chased with foliage, with branches
for four lights each, fitted for the electric light—on giallo
marble plinths —24 in. high
96 A pair of wall lights, of bronze and or-molu, with scroll
branches for three lights each, chased with foliage, and fitted
for the electric light
A Console Table, of mahogany, with carved supports, on plinth
j inlaid with sun ornament in satin- and other woods, with
Ul u looking-glass back, mounted witlr female busts, feet and
ornaments of or-molu, fleur violette marble slab —41 in. wide
JJS^Another, of mahogany, inlaid with brass, with drawer and shelf
/^//w, beneath and mirror back, mounted with female busts and
4 f /p f eet 0 f or _ mo lu, veined black and white marble slab —35 in.
, wide
rfrt Cheval Glass, in mahogany frame mounted with female
/Zpf' / busts bearing vases, of bronze and or-molu, and or-molu
'fly 0 chasings— 80 in. high
JttfO A pedestal cupboard, of mahogany, with pillars at the sides,
Off mounted with chasings of or-molu, white marble slab
mahogany commode, with four drawers and columns at the
y sides, mounted with or-molu chasings and escutcheons y
marble slab—52 in. wide
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pair of small corneVN^fer-tables, of mahogany and ebony,
mounted with or-molu, and with white marble slabs
shield-shaped mirror, in massive frame of mahogany, carved
with shell above, and mounted with a mask, ribbons and
tassels of or-molu—45 in. high , 54 in. wide , outside measure
105/AnothcT, in frame carved as cornucopiae, and swans’ necks above,
with shell ornament in the centre—52 in. high , 46 in. wide
OLD FRENCH AND OTHER DECORATIVE
OBJECTS AND FURNITURE.
10G A Louis XIV. shaped Boulle clock, mounted with flowers and
scrolls of or-molu—27 in. high
107 A pair of or-molu candelabra, of Louis XV. design, with scroll
branches for seven lights each—30 in. high
108 A pair of Louis XV. or-molu wall lights, with open scroll
branches for three lights each, fitted for the electric light
109 A set of six or-molu wall lights, of Louis XV. design, with scroll
branches for three lights each, fitted for the electric light
110 A pair of smaller ditto, nearly similar, with branches for three
lights each ; and a pair of dwarf candelabra, with scroll
branches for two lights each, fitted for the electric light
111 An or-molu fender, of Louis XV. design, chased with figures of
a hind and dogs, and with pierced metal-gilt fan screen
112 Another, with figures of children ;"and a pierced fan fire-screen
and set of brass fire-irons
llo A pair of carved, painted and gilt wall-lights, surmounted by
female busts, with branches for three lights each, carved with
foliage and fitted for the electric light
114 A pair of square-shaped pedestals, of giallo marble, mounted with
chasings of or-molu —44 in. high
1L> A pair of circular columns, of Algerine onyx, with square tops
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116 A pair of Louis XVI. small circular tripod tables, of mahogany,
with shelf beneath, mounted with or-molu and brass galleries
—10 J in. diam, ^
117 A shaped oblong marqueterie table, with drawer and shelf
beneath, mounted with chasings and borders of metal-gilt—
24 in, wide
118 A marqueterie table, with shaped front and two drawers, inlaid
with panels of flowers and mounted with or-molu, veined red
marble slab with brass gallery—25 in, wide
119 A Pair of Upright Marqueterie Show-Cabinets, inlaid with
baskets of flowers, and with glazed ends and doors enclosing
shelves, mounted with chasings of flowers and headings
of or-molu, and with veined red and white marble slabs—
46 in, high , 27 in, wide
120 A Louis XV. Commode, of inlaid rose-wood, with shaped fronts
and ends and four drawers, mounted with busts, corner orna¬
ments, handles and escutcheons of chased or-molu, and sur¬
mounted by a veined pink and white marble slab—50 in.
wide
121 A walnut-wood secretaire, of Louis XV. design, with inlaid
tulip-wood borders, with sloping fall-down front mounted
with chasings of or-molu—30 in. wide
122 A small carved and gilt pier-table, with open scrolls and Indian
masks at the angles, veined pink marble slab—26 in. wide
123 A Cabinet, formed as a commode, with shaped front and ends,
and folding doors enclosing drawer and shelves beneath,
painted with birds, flowers and scrolls in colours on pale green
ground, the borders carved with scrolls in relief—30 in. high ,
42 in. wide
124 An Upright Mirror, in frame boldly carved with rushes, scrolls
and shell ornament in relief, gilt, and painted with flowers and
birds in colours on pale green ground—80 in. high, 46 in.
wide
125 A Louis XV. Girandole, in gilt frame boldly carved with foliage,
flowers and scrolls, and with four scroll branches for candles,
fitted for the electric light—52 in. high
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126 A Louis XV. Scroll-shaped Mirror, in carved and gilt frame
with flowers, rushes and pierced shell ornament above, the
border inlaid with looking-glass, and with two small shelves
at the sides—68 in. high , 56 in. wide , outside measure
127 Another, nearly similar, the top carved with festoons of flowers
and scrolls—72 in. high , 62 in. wide
128 A Louis XV. Carved and Gilt Single Settee, with scroll-
shaped back, arms and legs, carved with a cherub, flowers
and foliage, the back, seat and one arm stuffed, and covered
with flowered fawn-coloured silk damask
129 A Small Louis XV. Walnut-wood Sofa, carved and partly
gilt, the back and seat covered with flowered silk damask_
48 in. wide
130 A Low Fauteuil, en suite, the back, sides and seat stuffed, and
covered with nearly similar damask
131 A pair of Louis XV. fauteuils, with open shield-shaped backs
painted with flowers and gilt, the seats stuffed, and covered
with flowered damask
132 Four carved white and gold chairs, with open shield-shaped
backs, the seats covered with pale blue and white silk
damask
133 A Louis XV. Carved White and Gold Sofa, the back and
seat stuffed, and covered with flowered amber silk damask
134 A pair of large down sofa cushions, covered with flowered cream
silk brocade with silk fringe and lining
135 A set of three Louis XV. large carved and gilt fauteuils, the
backs and seats covered with flowered crimson silk damask
136 A pair of smaller ditto, covered with Aubusson tapestry with
flowers on white ground in pale blue borders
137 A pair of small gilt chairs, with scroll backs and soats, covered
with crimson damask; and a carved and painted tripod music
stool, with salmon and white damask seat
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138 A large gilt sofa, on six legs, with loose seat, and five cushions
for the back and sides, covered with crimson and white satin
damask semee with fleurs-de-lis—7 ft. 6 in. wide
139 A Four-Leap Folding Screen, covered with stamped leather
painted in colours and gilt—73 in. high
140 Another, nearly similar —72 in. high
141 A smaller ditto—65 in. high
142 A Pair of Italian Carved and Gilt Chairs, with high backs,
with borders of flowers, foliage and shell ornament, the seats
and backs stuffed, and covered with salmon and white flowered
damask
143 A Ditto Settee, with high back, covered en suite
144 A pair of carved and gilt fire-screens, with scrolls in relief, and
glazed panels of flowered pale blue and white satin damask—
47 in. high
145 A prie Dieu chair, with boldly carved and pierced scroll border
and legs, the back and seat covered with needlework
FABRICS AND CARPETS.
146 A small panel of crimson and grey Genoa velvet; a piece of
figured satin damask ; and a piece of tapestry
147 A piece of figured salmon and brown satin damask—51 in. wide
148 Three pieces of figured amber and gold silk and woollen damask
—49 in. wide
149 A pair of upright panels of needlework, with flowers in colours
on ground of white beadwork
150 A Persian rug, crimson and white ground with borders of trellis
ornament—9 ft. 6 in. by 5 ft. 6 in.
151 A bordered Persian carpet, with ornament in colours on pale buff
centre, and crimson border—16 ft. by 11 ft.
152 A smaller ditto, with ornaments on white centre, and crimson
border—12 ft. by 10 ft. 6 in.
153 An Aubusson carpet, crimson and pale blue ground, with groups
of flowers in medallions—13 ft. by 10 ft. 6 in.