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10. The silver bell and other curiositys and gems as seen in Strawberry Hill collected by Horace Walpole, previous to their dispersion by public auction 1842 / [art original]
- Creator:
- Bell, E., artist
- Published / Created:
- [ca. 1842]
- Call Number:
- 485 842 C76 V Copy 7
- Collection Title:
- Page 299. Catalogue of the classic contents of Strawberry Hill.
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- Depiction of several items from Horace Walpole's collection that were sold at the Strawberry Hill Sale of 1842. Sitting on a table draped in a red tablecloth, surrounded by other items, is the silver bell that was once attributed to Benvenuto Cellini. Shields, urns, a book, a decorated hunting horn, and an ornate dagger occupy the floor in front of the table. To the right are several pieces of armor, on the floor beneath a stained glass window; wooden cases in the Gothic style are seen in the background
- Alternative Title:
- Silver bell and other curiosities and gems as seen in Strawberry Hill
- Description:
- Title from contemporary note in ink, on a separate sheet mounted below image., Statement of responsibility written in ink on mounting sheet, beneath lower right corner or image. Artist "E.B." identified as E. Bell in local card catalog record., Date of production based on the 1842 publication date of the Strawberry Hill sale catalogue, into which this drawing was inserted as an illustration., and Mounted on page 299 in an extra-illustrated copy of A catalogue of the classic contents of Strawberry Hill.
- Subject (Name):
- Walpole, Horace 1717-1797 and Strawberry Hill (Twickenham, London, England)
- Subject (Topic):
- Homes and haunts, Bells, Urns, Shields, Daggers & swords, Stained glass, and Windows
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > The silver bell and other curiositys and gems as seen in Strawberry Hill collected by Horace Walpole, previous to their dispersion by public auction 1842 / [art original]
11. A second view of the temporary sale room [art original]
- Creator:
- Bell, E., artist
- Published / Created:
- [ca. 1842]
- Call Number:
- 485 842 C76 V Copy 7
- Collection Title:
- Page 73. Catalogue of the classic contents of Strawberry Hill.
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- Exterior view of the temporary wooden structure built for the Strawberry Hill Sale of 1842, with part of Horace Walpole's Gothic villa visible on the left
- Description:
- Title and statement of responsibility written in ink below image, on mounting sheet., Artist "E.B." identified as E. Bell in local card catalog record., Date of production based on the 1842 publication date of the Strawberry Hill sale catalogue, into which this drawing was inserted as an illustration., and Mounted on page 73 in an extra-illustrated copy of A catalogue of the classic contents of Strawberry Hill.
- Subject (Name):
- Strawberry Hill (Twickenham, London, England),
- Subject (Topic):
- Buildings and Auctions
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > A second view of the temporary sale room [art original]
12. Exterior of the temporary sale room [art original]
- Creator:
- Bell, E., artist
- Published / Created:
- [ca. 1842]
- Call Number:
- 485 842 C76 V Copy 7
- Collection Title:
- Page 71. Catalogue of the classic contents of Strawberry Hill.
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- Exterior view of the temporary wooden structure built for the Strawberry Hill Sale of 1842, with part of Horace Walpole's Gothic villa visible on the left
- Description:
- Title and statement of responsibility written in ink below image, on mounting sheet., Artist "E.B." identified as E. Bell in local card catalog record., Date of production based on the 1842 publication date of the Strawberry Hill sale catalogue, into which this drawing was inserted as an illustration., and Mounted on page 71 in an extra-illustrated copy of A catalogue of the classic contents of Strawberry Hill.
- Subject (Name):
- Strawberry Hill (Twickenham, London, England),
- Subject (Topic):
- Buildings and Auctions
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > Exterior of the temporary sale room [art original]
13. Interior of the temporary sale room [art original].
- Creator:
- Bell, E., artist
- Published / Created:
- [ca. 1842]
- Call Number:
- 485 842 C76 V Copy 7
- Collection Title:
- Page 69. Catalogue of the classic contents of Strawberry Hill.
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- Interior view of the temporary wooden structure built for the Strawberry Hill Sale of 1842. Men and women stand or sit on benches around a long table; auctioneer George Robins, surrounded by framed pictures, conducts the auction from a podium at the far end of the room
- Description:
- Title from note in pencil below image, on mounting sheet., Unsigned; attribution to E. Bell from local card catalog record., Date of production based on the 1842 publication date of the Strawberry Hill sale catalogue, into which this drawing was inserted as an illustration., Mounted with a newspaper clipping about the sale, which has the heading "Sale at Strawberry-Hill"., and Mounted on page 69 in an extra-illustrated copy of A catalogue of the classic contents of Strawberry Hill.
- Subject (Name):
- Robins, George Henry, 1777-1847, and Strawberry Hill (Twickenham, London, England)
- Subject (Topic):
- Interiors, Auctions, and Auctioneers
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > Interior of the temporary sale room [art original].
14. [Portrait of George Robins sitting at a table] [art original]
- Creator:
- Bell, E., artist
- Published / Created:
- [ca. 1842]
- Call Number:
- 485 842 C76 V Copy 7
- Collection Title:
- Page 65. Catalogue of the classic contents of Strawberry Hill.
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- The auctioneer George Robins is shown full-length in profile to the left, sitting at a small table draped with a tablecloth, an inkwell and a goblet on the table in front of him. He sits on the 16th-century oak chair from Glastonbury Abbey, an item from Horace Walpole's collection at Strawberry Hill that Robins auctioned off in 1842
- Description:
- Title devised by cataloger., Signed in lower left corner with the initials of artist E. Bell., Date of production based on the 1842 publication date of the Strawberry Hill sale catalogue, into which this drawing was inserted as an illustration., Mounted with a clipped facsimile signature of George Robins, a clipping about Robins having "assumed for his throne the very ancient chair of oak once pertaining to Glastonbury Abbey", and another clipping about the chair itself., and Mounted on page 65 in an extra-illustrated copy of A catalogue of the classic contents of Strawberry Hill.
- Subject (Name):
- Robins, George Henry, 1777-1847, and Strawberry Hill (Twickenham, London, England)
- Subject (Topic):
- Auctioneers, Tables, Chairs, Writing materials, and Drinking vessels
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > [Portrait of George Robins sitting at a table] [art original]
