In 1781 when the contents of the house were sold, only three pieces were listed, by size, in the entries in Christie's auction catalogue.
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According to the notes in the Warwick & Warwick auction catalogue of 2010, his collection lay untouched in a safe for over 40 years.
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He also created some genre scenes, many of which are documented by an auction catalogue ( 1787 ) for the estate of Otto Thott.
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Many of the bequeathed artifacts " have been improperly alienated from the collection, and many of the alienated materials appear in the Guernsey's auction catalogue,"
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"We needed a painting for right there, " he said, pointing to spot in his living room, which is stacked with art books and auction catalogues.
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Auction catalogues of the " remaining portion of his library " and of his " Greek and Roman coins and medals " were issued that year.
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The Thaws researched their new endeavor thoroughly with visits to American, Canadian, and European collections and built a personal library of books, periodicals, and auction catalogues.
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It is a non-circulating collection of over 40, 000 volumes in a closed stack system and includes general reference materials, museum archives, artist files, and auction catalogues.
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Artprice . com compiles and updates art reference databases that cover art auction prices, artist biographies and artworks images from its library of 290, 000 auction catalogues.
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The briefcase, considered to be so valuable that an auction catalogue does not estimate its worth, was a key item in the dispute, said White's lawyer, Robert Adler.