Catalogue of the Medici archives, consisting of rare autograph letters, records and documents ...

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MEDICI
THE PROPERTY OF
THE MARQUIS COSIMO DE' MEDICI
AND
THE MARQUIS AVERARDO DE' MEDICI
On MONDAY, FEBRUARY. 1918
4,
AND THREE FOLLOWING DAYS

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OF THE
MEDICI ARCHIVES
Consisting of
RARE AUTOGRAPH LETTERS
Records and Documents
1084-1770
Including
ONE HUNDRED AND SIXTY-SIX
HOLOGRAPH LETTERS
OF LORENZO THE MAGNIFICENT
The Property of
THE MARQUIS COSIMO DE' MEDICI
and
THE MARQUIS AVERARDO DE' MEDICI
WHICH
Mill be Sotfc b Huction by
MESSRS. CHRISTIE, MANSON & WOODS
(L, HANNEN, W. B. ANDERSON, AND V. C. W. AGNEW)
AT THEIR GREAT ROOMS
8 KING STREET, ST. JAMES'S SQUARE
LONDON
On MONDAY, FEBRUARY 1918
4,
AND THREE FOLLOWING DAYS
AT ONE O'CLOCK PRECISELY
May be viewed Thursday and Friday preceding, and Cata-
logues had, at Messrs. CHRISTIE, MANSON AND WOODS' Offices,
8 Kiny Street. St. Jamess Square, London, S.W. 1
CONDITIONS OF SALE.
I. THE highest Bidder to be the Buyer; and if any dispute arise
between two ormore Bidders, the Lot so in dispute shall be
immediatelyputup again and re-sold.
II. No persontoadvance lessthan Is. ; aboveFivePounds,5s.; and
so on in proportion.
III. In the case ofLots uponwhichthere isareserve,theAuctioneer
shall have the right to bid on behalf ofthe Seller.
IV. The Purchasers to give in their Names and Places of Abode,
and to paydown5s.inthePound,ormore,inpartofpayment,
orthe whole ofthe Purchase-Money, if required; in default
ofwhich, the Lot or Lots so purchased to be immediately put
up again andre-sold.
V. The Lots to be taken away andpaid for, whether genuine and
authentic ornot, with all faults and errors of description, at
theBuyer'sexpenseandrisk,within Two DAYSfromthe Sale;
Messrs. CHRISTIE, MANSON AND WOODS not being responsible
for the correct description, genuineness, or authenticity of,
or any fault or defect in, any Lot, and making no warranty
whatever.
VT. To prevent inaccuracy in delivery, and inconvenience in the
settlement of the Purchases, no Lot can on any account be
removed during the time of Sale; and the remainder of the
Purchase-Moneymust absolutely be paid on the delivery.
VII. Uponfailureof complyingwiththe aboveConditions,theMoney
deposited in part of payment shall be forfeited; all Lots un-
cleared within the time aforesaid shall be re-sold by public or
private Sale, and the deficiency (if any) attendingsuchre-sale
shallbe made goodby the defaulter at this Sale.
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