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His Royal Highness The Late Duke Of Sussex.
and many of the leading fashionables . It will scarcely be credited that some of the rare lots among the cigars sold for more than 2 s . Gd- each cigar ; and it is a remarkable fact , that three small parcels of the same realised a sum exceeding that fetched by the whole of the carriages belonging to the late Duke , sold the Monday before , by Messrs- Tatter-sal . The principal purchases madeduring theday were by gentlemen , theprices ranging far too high for the brokers . Colonel Gurwood and Lord
Dinorben ( one of the late Duke ' s executors ) both bought largely . Among the more important lots were a box of 1 , 000 cigars , presented to his Royal Highness by Lord John Churchill . £ -1 . 0 . 18 s . —Colonel Gurwood ; a similar lot , £ 43 . Is . —Mr . Cunningham ; a box of soo Woodvilles , presented by Lord Sligo , £ 18 . 7 s . Gd . —Sir A . Macdonald ; 1000 Woodvilles , presented by Sir Edward Brackenbury , £ 39 . ISs . — Viscount Canning ; 500 Woodvillespresented by Sir George Cockburn
, , £ 22 . Its . Gd . —Otley ; a box of 49 Havannah cigars , presented by Admiral Sykes , £ 5 . 10 s . —Mr . Crockford . The following lots , from 463 to 471 inclusive , numbering 2125 cigars , presented to his Royal Highness , in 1841 , by Chevalier Hebeler , were purchased b y Colonel Gurwood for the enormous sum of £ 14 S ; and three lots of 1000 each , presented by Lord John Churchill , by the same gentleman for £ 137 . It is unnecessary to quote any other of the lots to show the interest
excited by the sale ; but it was generally remarked that on no previous occasion were similar prices known to have been realised by articles of the like description . The proceeds of the day ' s sale amounted to upwards of £ 2000 .
Correct statement of the amount realised by the sale of the property , by Messrs . Christie and Manson ;— £ s . d . Plate and plated articles 20 , 752 15 5 Snuff-boxes and bonbonnieres 2238 12 fa-Decorative furniture 3981 . 1 G Trinkets , rings , and seals 2473 2 0 Clocks and watches 1994 5 0
Swords , pistols , and sticks 1092 1 G Pipes , tobacco , and cigars 3617 9 G Bijouterie 802 1 6 Miniatures and pictures 759 1 0
£ 37 , 713 9 11 The carriages realised but a very small amount . The books arc next to be disposed of . It has been remarked that the purchasers of the sticks , swords , boxes , and some other articles , have good reason to be satisfied with their bargains . In some instances there has been more sterling gold removed from the articles after the sale than they cost .
Wc cannot omit passing a vote of thanks to Messrs . Christie and Manson for their general courtesy and attention on the days of sale , and especially for their liberal distribution of the various catalogues , a series of which is in our possession .
THE SUSSEX DUKEDOM . — A petition has been presented in the 1 louse of Lords , ( though not heard in the gallery ) , from Sir Augustus d'Este , to her Majesty , " claiming to be Duke of Sussex , Earl of
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His Royal Highness The Late Duke Of Sussex.
and many of the leading fashionables . It will scarcely be credited that some of the rare lots among the cigars sold for more than 2 s . Gd- each cigar ; and it is a remarkable fact , that three small parcels of the same realised a sum exceeding that fetched by the whole of the carriages belonging to the late Duke , sold the Monday before , by Messrs- Tatter-sal . The principal purchases madeduring theday were by gentlemen , theprices ranging far too high for the brokers . Colonel Gurwood and Lord
Dinorben ( one of the late Duke ' s executors ) both bought largely . Among the more important lots were a box of 1 , 000 cigars , presented to his Royal Highness by Lord John Churchill . £ -1 . 0 . 18 s . —Colonel Gurwood ; a similar lot , £ 43 . Is . —Mr . Cunningham ; a box of soo Woodvilles , presented by Lord Sligo , £ 18 . 7 s . Gd . —Sir A . Macdonald ; 1000 Woodvilles , presented by Sir Edward Brackenbury , £ 39 . ISs . — Viscount Canning ; 500 Woodvillespresented by Sir George Cockburn
, , £ 22 . Its . Gd . —Otley ; a box of 49 Havannah cigars , presented by Admiral Sykes , £ 5 . 10 s . —Mr . Crockford . The following lots , from 463 to 471 inclusive , numbering 2125 cigars , presented to his Royal Highness , in 1841 , by Chevalier Hebeler , were purchased b y Colonel Gurwood for the enormous sum of £ 14 S ; and three lots of 1000 each , presented by Lord John Churchill , by the same gentleman for £ 137 . It is unnecessary to quote any other of the lots to show the interest
excited by the sale ; but it was generally remarked that on no previous occasion were similar prices known to have been realised by articles of the like description . The proceeds of the day ' s sale amounted to upwards of £ 2000 .
Correct statement of the amount realised by the sale of the property , by Messrs . Christie and Manson ;— £ s . d . Plate and plated articles 20 , 752 15 5 Snuff-boxes and bonbonnieres 2238 12 fa-Decorative furniture 3981 . 1 G Trinkets , rings , and seals 2473 2 0 Clocks and watches 1994 5 0
Swords , pistols , and sticks 1092 1 G Pipes , tobacco , and cigars 3617 9 G Bijouterie 802 1 6 Miniatures and pictures 759 1 0
£ 37 , 713 9 11 The carriages realised but a very small amount . The books arc next to be disposed of . It has been remarked that the purchasers of the sticks , swords , boxes , and some other articles , have good reason to be satisfied with their bargains . In some instances there has been more sterling gold removed from the articles after the sale than they cost .
Wc cannot omit passing a vote of thanks to Messrs . Christie and Manson for their general courtesy and attention on the days of sale , and especially for their liberal distribution of the various catalogues , a series of which is in our possession .
THE SUSSEX DUKEDOM . — A petition has been presented in the 1 louse of Lords , ( though not heard in the gallery ) , from Sir Augustus d'Este , to her Majesty , " claiming to be Duke of Sussex , Earl of