A collection of curious pictures, viz. paintings and limnings, by the best masters. With many other curiosities, and artificial rarities. Will be sold by auction, for the diversion and entertainment of the gentlemen, ladies, &c. at Tunbridge-Wells, at the Auction Coffee-House, by the lower walks, near the Wells, on Monday the 4th of this instant August, 1690 The sale beginning in the morning at eight, and continues till twelve in the forenoon (except prayer time.) By Edward Millington. Catalogues of the paintings and limnings, &c. are given to all gentlemen, ladies, &c. at Mr. Pett's, Mr. Brett's, Mr. Westley's, apothecaries, at Mr. Samuel Rose's shop, over against the musick on the walks, at Mr. Thompson's Tavern near the walks, and at the above mentioned Auction Coffee-House the place of sale. 1690.

Author: Millington, Edward, d. 1703.1690

A COLLECTION Of Curious PICTURES, VIZ. Paintings and Limnings, By the Best MASTERS.

With many other Curiosities, and Artificial Rarities.

Will be sold by Auction, for the Diversion and Entertainment of the Gentlemen, Ladies, &c. at Tunbridge-Wells, at the Auction Coffee-House, by the Lower Walks, near the Wells, on Monday the 4th of this instant August, 1690.

The Sale beginning in the Morning at Eight, and continues till Twelve in the Forenoon (except Prayer time.)

By Edward Millington.

Catalogues of the Paintings and Limnings, &c. are given to all Gentlemen, Ladies, &c. at Mr. Pett's, Mr. Brett's, Mr. Westley's, Apothecaries, at Mr. Samuel Rose's Shop, over against the Musick on the Walks, at Mr. Thompson's Tavern near the Walks, and at the above mentioned Auction Coffee-House the place of Sale. 1690.

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Conditions of SALE.

I. THat he who bids most is the Buyer, and if any Difference arise which the Company cannot Decide, then the Painting, &c. shall be Exposed to Sale again.
II. That the Money for the Paintings, &c. so bought, is to be paid at the place of Sale within three Days after the Sale is ended, but for the Conveniency of such as desire them sooner, constant Attendance for delivery will be given every Afternoon at the said Place.
III. That all Gentlemen, Ladies &c. after the buying any Painting or Limning, will be pleased to give in their Names and Lodgings, at the Wells, otherwise to pay the third part of the Price, or the whole Money presently for them, where upon payment of the remainder within the time limited the Paintings Limnings, &c. shall be delivered to them or their Order.
IV. That for the Accommodation of such Gentlemen and Ladies, &c. as shall desire to receive the Paintings, &c. in London, the Ʋndertaker will deliver them at any place they shall appoint in London, Southwark, or Westminster▪ the Buyer paying 1 s. per Pound for every 20 s. so bought.
V. That no Person is to bid less than six pence a time, for any Lott exposed to Sale.
VI That for the further Incouragement of all Gentlemen, Ladies, &c. that live in the Country, the Ʋndertaker proposes for the safer Conveyance of any Paintings &c. they shall buy, they shall be carefully packed up at his own proper Charge.
VII. That the Paintings, Limning &c. may be viewed every Forenoon before the Afternoons Sale, by any Persons that please to repair to the place of Sale.

This Sale will begin on Monday the 4th of August, 1690. at the Auction Coffee-House, by the lower Walks, near the Wells, from the Hours of 8 to 12 in the Forenoon (except Prayer time) and will be continued daily the same Hours, till all the Paintings, Limnings, &c. are Sold.

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PAINTINGS and LIMNINGS.

1 A Hanch of Venison
2 a fine sketch in a black frame
3 Tyrconnels Dog finely done
4 —another, Ditto
5 a piece of Neptune and Venus
6 a flower-piece
7 a Landskip with a Fountain
8 a Snow-piece in a gilt frame
9 a Parrot well done
10 —another, Ditto
11 a fine Head of King William
12 a Womans head in a gilt frame
13 a Buck-hunting
14 —another, Ditto
15 an Old mans head
16 —another, Ditto
17 Venus, Cupid and Satyr, finely painted
18 a Young mans face finely done
19 Martin Luther rarely done
20 King William curiously done
21 a Dogs Head well done
22 King James rarely done
23 a small head
24 a Vanity piece
25 a piece with a Flute
26 a Clowns head
27 The destruction of Troy, by Albert Durer
28 St. Coecilia on copper, by Van Baalen
29 a very fine Landskip of Henny
30 Prince Casimir of Friezland, by David Willibord
31 The Dutchess of Grafton, by a Dutch master
32 The Woman of Samaria on copper, by Van Frank
33 a fine peice with the Bird of Paradice, by an Ital.
34 Tarquin and Lucrece, by Frederick Van Colbet
35 a Crucifix on copper, by Van Harpe
36 a Battle between the Spaniard and French, by Van Spaline
37 a Satyrs head well done
38 a Blackamoors head, by the same
39 a Droll in Limning, finely painted
40 a neat piece of Fencers
41 a Landskip well painted
42 a piece of the taking our Saviour
43 a piece of flowers in water colours
44 a piece of Nativity on copper
45 a neat Limning in a black and silver frame
46 a head neatly done on copper
47 a piece of Fruit, curiously done by Guilman
48 a Landskip in water colours
49 a Dog Teacher neatly done
50 a piece of the Nine Muses
51 a piece of Apes in water colours
[Page]52 Abraham and Isaack, by Lemence
53 Count Teckly
54 Solomon's Wisdom, or the deviding of the Child
55 The Holy Family
56 a fine Landskip
57 a piece of Fish
58 a Mince-pye and Gold Plate
59 Men a fighting, by Haemskirk
60 Diogenes of Noa
61 a small piece of Fish and Fruit
62 —another small piece of Fish and Fruit
63 a piece of the Virgin and Saviour, on copper
64 a piece of Honour, well done
65 Venus and Adonis finely painted
66 The glory of David, rarely done by an Italian
67 St. John Preaching in the Wilderness
68 Bishop Cranmer rarely done
69 a piece of Pidgeons
70 an Old mans head well done
71 a piece of Trophies, neatly done by Gaysborow
72 a Carpet and China pot, painted by a great master
73 a Landskip with Beast, finely painted by a Dutch master
74 The Offering of Hannibal finely done
75 a fine piece of Still-life, with a Violin, rarely painted
76 a Madona, finely done in water-colours
77 Virgin Mary and our Saviour, in water-colours
78 Mary Magdalen, finely done in water-colours
79 a flower-piece after Bougdan
80 — another, by the same
81 a piece of Vanity finely done
82 a delicate piece of Fish and Fowl, by Robinson
83 Abraham Offering Isaack, finely done by a great master
84 a piece of Still-life, with a Carpet and Jugg, finely done
85 a Landskip finely painted on board
86 a Fruit-piece curiously painted by Guilman
87 Mutius Scaevola the Roman Souldier, after Rubens
88 Susanna and the two Elders, well done
89 a Merry-making, in water colours
90 a Madona curiously done on copper
91 a Nose-gay of Artificial flowers
92 a sprig of Roses of the same
93 a Paiw of Twiser, in a Tortershell case
94 a Snuff box of Ivory, with K. Williams picture in silver
95 Four Artificial flowers
96 a neat Limning, in a silver fiilligreen frame
97 a Landskip curiously done on copper
98 a Sea-piece upon copper
99 a Droll neatly done
100 Four neat Closet-pieces in black frames
101 Four Idem, Ditto
[Page 3]102 Our Saviour after Meradaulke
103 a naked Venus and Satyr
104 a Landskip by a good master
105 a Night-piece by a Dutch master
106 Diana and her Nymphs, by a great master
107 a Landskip finely painted on board
108 — another, Ditto
109 an Old mans head
110 a Hand with a Truncheon, finely painted
111 a Droll-piece finely done
112 an Head, by a great master
113 a Womans head well done
114 a Mans head, by a Dutch master
115 a piece of flowers after Bugdan
116 a Landskip finely done
117 a Head after Van Dyck
118 a Landskip by a Dutch master
119 a Landskip by a good hand
120 a Turks Head well done
121 a Flogging piece, by a good hand
122 St. Jerome finely painted on copper
123 a Head finely painted
124 a delicate Church of Antwerp, done by de Neeve
125 a Man smoaking curiously done
126 a Sea-piece, curiously painted by Peters
127 a Dutchwomans head finely done
128 a Droll-piece done in Water-colours
129 a Monkey with Fruit, well done
130 a Swedish Generals Head, finely done
131 a Fools Head, with an Owl, by a good hand
132 a Man and a Horse at an Inn, on board, by a Dutch master
133 a Roman History in small, by a Dutch master
134 St. Jerome finely done by Abraham Blomaert
135 a Carpet with Still life, by Jo. Mars
136 a curious History of K. Solomon, and Q. of Sheba, by Du Wit, on board
137 an old Head well done
138 a man a Smoaking well done
139 a Droll in Limning finely done
140 a Landskip neatly done, on copper
141 a man whiping a Childs posteriors,
142 Abraham offering up his Son Isaac, neatly done
143 a Sketch of the V. Mary, with several other fig.
144 Two neat closet pieces by a goodhand
145 a Head in armour
146 a Drinking peice, in water colours
147 St: Ignatius Head curiously done on copper
148 Our Saviour taken from the Cross well done
149 Venus and Adonis well done
150 a star-Gazer by a good Master
151 The offering of the three Kings on copper
[Page 4]152 a Landskip finely painted on copper, by a Dutch master
153 an Italian piece of Fish, rarely painted
154 a Landskip with fine Buildings, curiously painted by an Italian hand
155 a three quarter Turkey-work Carpet, finely painted by a great master
156 a Battle-piece incomparably painted by a Dutch master
157 a Head of K. James the First, curiously painted on board
158 a fine Turkey-work Carpet and Jugg, rarely painted
159 a Battle of Wike
160 a Mathematical Study
161 a Winter-piece
162 a piece of Ruins
163 an Old man kissing his Maid
164 a ruinated Temple
165 Death's head
166 an Old mans head
167 a small Hunting
168 St. Jerom
169 a Landskip finely painted by Van Deist
170 a sketch of Christ curing the Lame after Rubens
171 Italian fruit, by Segnior Daporet of Rome
172 The Duke and Dutchess of Austria, done at Rome
173 a Frier hearing confession, by old Haemskirk
174 Frederick Henry Prince of Orange, a great curiosity
175 Daphnis and Apollo, of Van Deceoyse
176 Van Dyck's Mistriss curiously painted
177 a Land-storm, finely done by Van Deist
178 a Boar-piece by Brower
179 Nathan reproving David, by Ferdinando Quintine
180 a Dog and Teacher, by a good hand
181 Harry and Doll in two pictures
182 a Story of Aeneas out of Ovid, by a great master
183 a Landskip by a French master
184 The Lysians transformed into Frogs, a story of Ovid
185 The Countess of Kent, and Dowager of Darby
186 Rubens Wife, thought to be done by himself
187 The Lady Jean Lane by Wesop
188 a peice of Dogs well done on copper by Snyders
189 a piece of Goats by the same Master on copper
190 a man with a cock in Limning, neatly done
191 a piece of flowers, Ditto
192 a Nosegay of artificial flowers
193 Four flowers of the same
194 a pair of Torter-shell Twesser
195 a neat Limning in a Filligreen frame
196 Two Japan cups
197 an Indian Rattle of Ivory
198 Four neat closet pieces
199 a piece of Maskartadoes in Limning
200 Two patch boxes in, Lignum Vitae Wood
201 One neat head on Copper
202 Two neat closset pieces
[Page 5]203 a piece of Lions after Snider
104 a Wolf and Dogs
205 a Bare-baiting
206—another, Ditto
207 a Hare finely painted
208 a Bull-baiting
209 a Boar-hunting
210 Monkies smoaking Tobacco
211—another, Ditto
212 Two Guinea Piggs
213 a Dog after Lasuliere, in a gilt frame
214—another, Ditto
215 a piece of Salmon, and other fish
216 King William and Queen Mary, in fine frames
217 a piece of King Charles the Second
218 a Landskip neatly done on board
219 The entrance into the Emperours Garden
220 a Landskip with a Ruin, by a good hand
221 a Head eatch'd of Van Dycks, in a gold frame
222 a Landskip with a Bridge
223 a Glass of Wine and Oysters
224 a Bridge curiously painted
225 The 5 Senses in several pictures, by Jacob Van Somer
226 a China Bason with flowers, by a Difciple of Van Helen
227 a Fruit-piece with a Glass of Wine
228 a Ruin after Griffere
229 a fine Landskip of the River Rhine
230 Jan Vanthelin the great Flower-painter, by Tison
231 a Man at Confession, by Haemskirk, on copper
232 a very fine Building
233 a Woman at Confession, by Haemskirk, on copper
234 a very fine Landskip on board, by Breughel
235 Christ and the Virgin, by an Italian
236 a Flower-pot by Jan Vanthelen
237 Our Saviours head, by a very fine master
238 an old mans head, by a good hand
239 The Ascension of our Saviour, done by Frank
240 a crucifix by the same hand
241 a Fryar and a naked woman painted on board
242 a Droll very well painted
243 a piece of Birds by a good hand
244 a Droll in Limning
245 Four pieces of the four seasons in black frames
n46 a Jesuits head curiously done on copper
247 a piece of flowers finely done in water colours
248 a Landskip, Ditto
249 a Lady a whole length on copper
250 a Sea-piece on copper neatly done
251 a Droll curiously done
252 a piece of fruit rarely pone by Guilman
[Page]253 a Landskip of Hunting, neatly done, by a Dutch master
254 a curious piece of our Saviour going to be Crucified, incomparably painted on copper, and full of figures
255 a piece of Boars a Dancing, finely done on copper
256 a Turkey-work'd Carpet and Book, 5 foot long, 2 and a half deep, rarely painted by a Dutch master
257 a Fruit-piece with a Lemon, neatly done by a Dutch master
258 Part of the Royal Family, after Van Dyck
259 a Flower-piece on copper, by Father Segers the Jesuite
260 Jupiter and Calista finely painted by an Italian
261 Three Cardinal Vertues on Pannels, by Goltzius
262 a fine Landskip of Wicke
263 a Company of Monkies on board, by Teniers
264 Perseus and Andromeda after Titian
265 Charon Ferrying to the Elizium Shades
266 a Lap-dog by Peter Lemence
267 a fine piece with Grapes, and other Fruit
268 The old Prince of Orange
269 an amorous Fool of Howsmans
270 St. Peter by a great master, finely painted
271 a Ruin finely painted, with a prospect of Griffere
272 a man taking a Stow from a Datchwoman, by Van Gore
273 The Salutation in Limning, by a Disciple of Gibson
274 a Bawdy-House of Haemskirk
275 a fine Landskip of the River Rhine
276 a piece of Still-life with a Biturn
277 a piece of Flowers rarely done
278 a naked Diana by a good hand
279 a Still-life curiously painted
280 a Hunting-piece well done
281 a piece of Plate by a good master
282 a Landskip finely painted
283—another by the same
284 a piece of flowers well done
285 a delicate Landskip
286 a piece of Fowls finely painted
287 a curious Landskip by a greatemaster
288 a piece of card players by Van Pena
289 an Alchimist incomparable well done by Teniers
290 a piece of Nativity on copper by Van Balen
291 a neat piece of flowers on copper by Van Hessen
292—another on copper by the same hand
293 a pot of curious artificial flowers
294—another Ditto
295 Four flowers of the same
296 a pair of fine Twissers in Torter shell
297 Two patch boxes in Ivory with K. W. and Q. Maries pictures in silver
298 a neat Limning in a Black and Silver frame
299 a D [...]oll in Limning
300 a Head neatly painted on copper
301 a Madona in Black and white
302 a fine head by a good hand
[Page 7]303 a Droll-piece finely painted on board
304 a small Landskip, by a good hand
305 Christ and the Virgin Mary with Joseph, well done
306 a Squiril finely painted
307 a Landskip finely painted on board
308 a fine piece of Jarrs, finely done by Dobson
309 a Fisherman finely painted on board, by a Dutch master
310 a Fisherwoman by the same hand
311 a Man fishing, by a great master
312 Two small Landskips neatly painted
313 a Droll-piece by a Dutch master
314 a piece of stone-work neatly painted
315 a Head of King Charles the second finely painted
316 a small Bacchanal, by a Dutch master
317 a flower-piece curiously painted
318 a piece of a Gammon of Bacon, by a great master
319 a Dutch Landskip, finely painted
320 The heads of the Reformers by a good hand
321 a Landskip with a Shepherd and Shepherdess, finely done
322 Christ upon the cross, curiously painted by a Dutch master
323 a fine Landskip with a stone figure
324 a Carpet curiously done by J. Mars
325 a rare piece of Boors a fighting, by a Dutch master
326 a Droll by old Haemskirk, on board
327 an Old mans head, finely done by Raembrant, on board
328 a fine piece of a Man a smoaking, by Honthoist
329 a Madona, curiously done by Abraham Bloamert
330 a Hanch of Venison, by a great master
331 a Fruit-piece, very finely done
332 a Boy with a Jacknapes, by a Dutch master
333 William Somers, Je [...]er to Harry the 8th, by a good master
334 Marsenello Fisherman of Naples
335 a Folly of Youth, by a Dutch master
336 a Pigg and Neats-Tongue, neatly painted
337 Two Landskips, by a Dutch master, after Griffere
338 a Womans head finely painted
339 a Droll in Limning
340 a neat Closet piece
341 a Boy with a Sword, curiously done
342 a Droll well painted
343 a neat Limning, in a black and silver frame
344 a Madona curiously painted on copper
345 a flower-piece, curiously done in Limning
346 a Drinking piece, Ditto
347 a Landskip in the same
347 Father Moz the Jesuite, that was Executed in K. Charles I. time
348 a Droll-piece finely done
349 a curious piece of Hawking
350 a Dutch Doctor by Le Creeque
351 a Landskip neatly done on copper
[Page 8]352 a piece of Fruit with a Squiril and China Dish, finely painted by Guilman
353 a large Sea-piece, finely done by a Dutch master
354 a piece of Still-life, with a Turky-work'd Carpet and Book, by a great master
355 Pyramus and Thisbe, finely painted on copper
356 a piece of a Book and a Medal, finely done
357 a Landskip finely painted on copper
358 King William finely painted by a Dutch master
359 Jupiter and Diana, by Gulielma Rosate
360 a House on Fire, by Shadanas
361 King William and Queen Mary, by a Dutch master
362 a Young mans head, on board, by a Dutch master
363 a Woman lighting a Candle, by Bloamert
364 a Landskip with Evening Song, by Streeter
365 a Tiger with Whelps, by Lucas Snyers
366 a Hare-hunting, by Hondius
367 King James the First of England
368 St. Jerome by Mr. Castro
369 a Ballad-singer, by the same Master
370 a Landskip curiously painted after Loten
371 —another by the same hand
372 a Shepherd and Shepherdess finely done, silver Snuff-box
373 a Snuff-box finely painted with Plenty
374 a Patch-box finely wrought in silver
375 a Ladies Head finely done in Limning, by a great master
376 a Collation-piece curiously painted
377 a Droll finely done on copper, by Haemskirk
378 a Sea-storm finely painted on board
379 a fine piece of Prospective, of the Palace of Venetia, by an Italian master, on board
380 a rare piece of our Saviour setting in Glory, by an Italian master, on board
381 Queen Elizabeth by a Dutch master
382 a Droll-piece of Ballad-singers, by Mr. Castro [...]
383 Four Flower-pieces in Water-colours
384 a piece of Dogs and Birds, done by Griffiere
385 a Witch raising the Devil by salt Leven
386 a Droll in Limning
387 a Snuff-box finely done in limning
388 Ditto in silver
389 a Nosgay of artificial flowers
390 a delicate basket of artificial flowers and fruit
391 4 artificial flowers
392 4 more Ditto.
393 4 neat Closet pieces
394 4 more Ditto
395 a fine Head
396 a fine piece of Still-life
397 6 [...]eat Closet pieces
398 6 more Ditto
[Page 9]399 a Droll well done, by a good master
400 a Woman Piping, after Brower
401 a head of the present Queen Mary, finely done
402 Cleopatra by a great master
403 Doctor Faustus by a Dutch master
404 a piece of Beast, by a Dutch master
405 a Bating-piece, by a Dutch master
406 a Watch and Pomegranate, finely painted
407 a Flower-piece after Bogdan
408 a Ruin after Polinbourg
409 a head of K. Charles I. finely painted on copper
410 a small Vanity-piece well painted
411 a piece of Seals and Medal finely done
412 a piece of Pidgeons curiously painted
413 Two pieces of Grapes in the same
414 Cleopatra in small, finely done in Limning
415 a curious Dutch Lady, with a Dog and Parrot
416 —another Lady with Musick, by the same
417 a curious piece of burning Towns, finely done
418 a Dead Christ, with the V. Mary, and other figures
419 a Man smoaking Tobacco, by Mr. Castro
420 a Comical Fellow with a Cup
421 a curious Snuff-box, with the offering of the 3 Kings, in silver
422 —another, with the picture of K. William and Q. Mary, in the same
423 a fine Patch-box finely painted, with a Madona in the same
424 —another fine Patch-box, with a Roman story, in the same
425 St. Jerome finely painted
426 a small Landskip, by a good master
427 —another by the same master
428 a Droll-piece, viz. Supernaculum
429 a curious Fruit-piece of Montingo
430 The Day of Judgment, finely painted on copper
431 an Old mans head finely done by Haemskirk
432 William the first Prince of Orange, curiously done by a Dutch master
433 a Madona, finely painted by a Dutch master
434 a curious Sea-piece, by the old Vander Velden
435 A Sea-piece finely done by Fooket
436 a neat limning
437 a church finely painted
438 a landskip neatly done
439 Van Dikes Head finely painted
440 a laughing head finely painted
441 a neat sea-piece
442 Our Saviour before Pilate on board
443 a neat limning in a black and silver frame
444 Salutation well done on copper, by young Frank
445 a Ladies head neatly painted on silver
446 a neat limnning in a silver filligreen frame
447 a piece of Fruit finely done by Guilman
448 a Venetian Palace curiously done
449 a Sea-piece finely done by Capello
[Page 10]450 Hagar and the Angel finely done on copper
451 The Ruins of Julius Caesars Palace, finely done by Paulus de Vaux
452 Mary Magdalen rarely done by Oliver
453 a true draught of Smyrna, by the famous Griffere
454 a piece of Pidgeons by Vander Hagen
455 an incomparable Landskip done by Van Deist
456 a curious Italian Landskip, supposed to be done by Salvator Rosa
457 an incomparable Landskip, done by Van Deist, the figures and buildings by Griffere, fit for a Hall or Stair-case
458 Don Scotus. by Lemott
459 a curious piece of Flowers, by Montingo
460 a Sea-Triumph, in Water-colours
461 a Landskip, by a good hand
462 St. Paul, rarely done, by an Italian master
463 Four Caesars Heads, in small, with Glasses
464 K. William and Q. Mary, by a good master
465 Two Ballad singers, by Mr. Castro
466 a Lady in her Chamber the Drapery, finely done
467 a Sea-piece, neatly painted with Fish buyers
468 K. W and Q. Mare, in silver finely done
469 Solomon and the Queen of Sheba well painted
470 a fruit piece finely painted by Guilman
471 a Landskip finely painted by a Dutch master
472 a night piece with a Conjurer neatly done
473 a fruit piece with a Loaf well painted, by a Dutch master
474 a piece of still-life with a carpet delicately painted
475 a sea-piece finely painted on board
476 a small Battel-piece, finely painted
477 a piece of Still-life, by Robinson
478 a Landskip, finely painted by a Dutch master
479 a piece of fruit, with a Lobster, by a great master
480 a Landskip by a good hand
481 —another, by a great master
482 The Virgin Mary and St. Ann, finely done on copper by Van Baulue
483 A curious Landskip finely done on copper
484 Perseus and Andromoda, delicately done in Limning, in a Gold Frame, by Taxess
485 A Bask [...]t of Artificial Flowers and Fruit
486 Four Artificial Flowers
487 A piece of Tortoiseshell Twezers
488 Mary Magdalen curiously done on copper
489 A neat Limning
490 2 Patch-boxes in Lignum Vitae
491 4 ueat Closet-pieces
492 4 more Ditto
493 a neat Sea-piece
494 An old Head
495 A neat Kloset piece

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