Excerpt from A Collection of Noteworthy Early English, French, and Italian Paintings, Bronzes, Miniatures, Tapestries, Rare English XVIII Century Mezzotints, Embroideries, Porcelains, and Chip Pendale and French Furniture: Also, a Library of Rare Books and Fine Bindings, Consigned by Mrs. Henry B. Hollins of New York, to Which a Few Additions From Other Owners Have Been Made by Permission, to Be Sold at Unrestricted Public Sale Terms cash. Up on failure to comply with the above conditions any sum deposited as part payment shall be forfeited, and all such lots as remain uncleared after twenty-four hours from the conclusion of the sale, will be resold by either private or public sale at such time as the Metropolitan Art Association shall determine, without further notice, and if any deficiency arises from such resale, it shall be made good by the defaulter at this sale together with all the expenses incurred thereby. This condition shall be without prejudice to the right of the Metropolitan Art Association to enforce the contract with the buyer, without such resale. The Metropolitan Art Association will afford every facility for the employ ment of carriers and packers by the purchasers, but will not be responsible for any damage arising from the acts of such carriers and packers. 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.