A catalogue of the neat and valuable household furniture…

A catalogue of the neat and valuable household furniture

  • Author: Palmer, R., auctioneer.
  • Title: A catalogue of the neat and valuable household furniture late belonging to Charles Wren, Esquire, deceased … : consisting of mahogany four-post and camp bedsteads … which will be sold by auctions by R. Palmer, auctioneer …
  • Published: Newcastle : Printed by M. Angus, 1799.

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Acquired June, 2011 by the Lewis Walpole Library.

An account of household furniture sold April 20, 1781…

An account of household furniture sold April 20, 1781...

Manuscript in a single hand listing the household furnishings of Mark Burleigh, with prices assessed. Indicates the private sale of certain items to Mrs. Ford and the final settlement of the estate.
  • Title: An account of household furniture sold April 20, 1781, at the foot of Robinson’s land, Sunderland, belonging to the late Mr. Mark Burleigh by Jno. Learmond, auctioneer, 1781 April 20.

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Acquired December, 2010 by the Lewis Walpole Library.

Inventory of the goods & chattles of Richard Phelps of the Parish of Awre…

Inventory of the goods & chattles of Richard Phelps of the Parish of Awre, 1758 November 10.

LWL Mss File 49+

Manuscript, in a single hand, signed by the two appaisers: Richard Blanck and W. Swayns Junior. Richard Phelps was a carpenter and coffin maker living in the Forest of Dean, Gloucester, above his workshop. The inventory contains a detailed listing of his tools as well as his household possessions — furniture, cloths, kitchen wares and other household goods — as well as his stock boards for his business. The docket title is dated 9th-10th [November] 1758 on the verso of the second leaf.

Inventory of the goods & chattels of Richard PhelpsSubjects (Library of Congress): Phelps, Richard, d. 1758; Households–Great Britain; House furnishings–Great Britain; Inventories.

Lewis Walpole Library new acquisition: September, 2010

A catalogue of this day’s sale.

A catalogue of this day’s sale.

Published: [England] : Printed by W. Smith, King Street, Seven Dials, [1801]

File 637 801 Unk4

A few items annotated with measurements or prices.

A catalogue of this day’s sale.Page from: A catalogue of this day’s sale.Subjects (Library of Congress): House furnishings–England–19th century–Inventories; Decorative arts–England–19th century–Inventories.

Lewis Walpole Library new acquisition: June, 2010