Excerpt from Illustrated Catalogue of the Very Important Collection of Rare Old English Lustre and Other China Pewter, Glass, Americana, Colonial Furniture, Weapons and Other Interesting Objects: Formed by the Connoisseur Walter Clinton Hill, Esq., Of Boston The collection of antiquities gathered together by Mr. Walter C. Hill, representing the accumulation of many years and now to be dispersed by the American Art Association, will especially appeal to a large circle of American collectors. While broad in scope, it consists mainly of objects of Amer ican and English manufacture, covering the period from about 1750 to 1850. Seldom has there been offered for sale so important a gathering of English and American potteries, porcelains, and glassware, which constitute the larger part of the collection, and which have been carefully inspected and described by the writer in the pages of the catalogue devoted to these subjects. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from Illustrated Catalogue of the Valuable Private Collection of Beautiful Old English, China and Lustre Ware: Including a Remarkable Series of Tea Sets, Historical Blue and White Plates and Platters, and Early English, French and Bohemian Glass; Formed by the Connoisseur the Late Mr. Charles Wiley of East Orange, New Jersey, to Be Sold at Unrestricted Public Sale Deliveries will be made on sales days between the hours of 9 A. M. And 1 P. M., and on other days - except holidays between the hours of 9 A. M. And 5 P. M. Delivery of any purchase will. Be made only at the American Art Galleries, or other place of sale, as the case may be, and only on presenting the bill of purchase. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.