Description (Physical description)
Three sale catalogues found with von Hügel Museum Papers.
'Sale of a Collection of South Sea Island Curiosities and other items. Messrs Norman & Son are directed by J. Edge Partington, Esq., to sell by auction, at the Town Hall, Uxbridge, on Friday, August 6th, 1886'. Annotated with sale prices and ticks potentially indicating purchases
A catalogue of a collection of New Zealand Jade Implements, a series of Japanese weapons.etc, neatly figured by Chevalier von Siebold, a small collection of bronze implements and a series of Greenland, American and Irish stone weapons to which is added curiosities from New Guinea, consisting o fa a great a variety of spears, bows, and arrows, men catchers, paddles, food dishes etc.... which will be sold at Action by J.C. Stevens...23rd April 1888.' Not annotated.
A catalogue of natural history consisting of shells.=, minerals, fossils, valuable cases of stuffed birds, bird skins, heads and horns of animals, insects, echini, cabinets and books and a small collection of curiosities from Ceylon, Fiji and other parts which will be sold at auction by Mr J.C.Stevens ...14th day of May 1888. Not annotated.

21/07/2025
Created by: Rachel Hand on 21/07/2025