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[Auction catalogues]. Willem II, King of the Netherlands.
Catalogue des Tableaux Anciens et Modernes, de diverses écoles; Dessins et Statues, formant la Galerie de feu Sa Majesté Gaullaume II (...).
Amst., W. Willems, 1850-1851, 2 vols., (6),174; (4),78p., modern unif. artif. leather w. orig. wr. pres.
- Both vols. w. stamp duty stamps throughout; vol.2 first textleaf dam.
= Catalogue of the controversial auction of the art collection of Dutch King Willem II that took place in order to pay off a large debt Willem had to czar Nicolas I of Russia.
Idem. Souvenir de la Galerie de feu sa Majesté Guillaume II, (...) avec annotation authentique des prix et des acquéreurs. Ibid., idem, 1850, 31,(1)p., contemp. boards.
- Catalogue clipping pasted on first free endpaper. Backstrip dam.
= The shorter version of the same auction catalogue incl. prices.
€ (100-150) 120