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An accompaniment to the Cabinet-Maker and upholsterer's drawing-book. Containing a variety of ornaments useful for learners to copy from, but particularly adapted to the cabinet and chair branches: exhibiting original and new designs of Chair Legs, Bed Pillars, Window Cornices, Chair Splads, and other Ornaments, calculated to assist in the Decorations of the above Branches; together with instructions in letter-press. By Thomas Sheraton, Cabinet-Maker.
Sheraton, Thomas, 1751-1806.Date: [1792?]- Books
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A catalogue of the household furniture, And other effects, of Edward Younge, Esq. (lately Deceased) Of Little Durnford, near Salisbury, Consisting of Mahogany Four-Post and other Bedsteads, with Needle Work, Linen and Woollen Furniture; Damask and other Window Curtains; fine Feather Beds Bedding, &c. Chairs and Tables of all Sorts; Marble Tables, on elegant carved Frames; Variety of Carpets; Pier, Sconce, and Chimney, Glasses, &c. Stove Grates, and Kitchen Furniture. - -Also a large Collection of Paintings by eminent Masters; 700 Ounces of Plate; fine India Cabinets and Dressing Boxes; curious old China; Linen, Liquors, Casks, &c. - Five Lead Figures as large as Life; a Rick of fine Meadow Hay; a Chariot, and Harness for a Pair of Horses; One Horse Chair and Harness, two Carts, and two fine Normandy Cows, &c. Which will be Sold by Auction, on the Premises, By Mr. Smith, On Monday the 26th, Wednesday the 28th, Thurs the 29th, and Friday the 30th of April; and on Monday the 3d of May, 1773. The Sale to begin each Day precisely at Eleven O'Clock. The Goods may be viewed from Friday the 23d, to the Time of Sale. Catalogues may be had at the Place of Sale, and at Mr. Smith's in Salisbury.
Smith, Mr., active 1773.Date: [1773]- Books
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A catalogue of the entire household-furniture, and Sundry effects, of the Rev. Dr. Percy, Bishop of Dromore; Appointed to be sold by auction, On the Premises at Easton-Mauduit, in the County of Northampton, On Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, the three last Days of May, 1783, By John York, Of Wellingborough.
York, John, of Wellingborough.Date: [1783]- Books
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The city and country builder's and workman's treasury of designs: or the art of drawing and working the ornamental parts of architecture. Illustrated by upwards of four hundred grand designs, neatly engraved on One Hundred and Eighty-Six Copper-Plates, for Piers, Gates, Doors, Windows, Niches, Buffets, Cisterns, Chimney-Pieces, Tabernacle-Frames, Pavements, Frets, Gulochi's, Pulpits, Types, Altar-Pieces, Monuments, Fonts, Obelisques, Pedestals, for Sun-Dials, Busto's, and Stone Tables, Book Cases, Cielings, and Iron Works. Proportioned by Aliquot Parts. With an Appendix of Fourteen Plates of Trusses for Girders and Beams, different Sorts of Rafters, and a Variety of Roofs, &c. To which are prefixed, The Five Orders of Columns, according to Andrea Palladio; whose Members are proportioned by Aliquot Parts, in a more easy Manner than has yet been done. The Whole interspersed With sure Rules for working all the Varieties of Raking Members in Pediments, Modillions, &c. The like, for the immediate Use of Workmen, never published before, in any Language. By B.L.
Langley, Batty, 1696-1751.Date: 1770- Books
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A new book of Chinese designs calculated to improve the present taste. Consisting of figures, buildings, & furniture, landskips, birds, beasts, flowrs. [sic] and ornaments; &c. By Messrs. Edwards, and Darly.
Edwards and Darly (Engravers)Date: MDCCLIV. [1754]