Book excerpt: Excerpt from Catalogue of the Flemish, Dutch, French, and English Pictures, of the Highest Class, the Property of Edward W. Lake, Esq., Who Has Decided on Retaining Only His Examples of the Italian Art: Which Will Be Sold by Auction, by Messrs. Christie and Manson, at Their Great Room, 8, King Street, St. James's Square, on Friday, July the 11th, 1845, and Following Day, at One O'clock Precisely I. The highest Bidder to be the Buyer; and if any dispute arise between two or more Bidders, the Lot so in dispute shall be immediately put up again and te-sold. II. No person to advance less than One Shilling; above Five Pounds Five Shillings; and so on in proportion. 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.