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CATALOGUE

OF THE

MUSEUM

OF

BRONTE

RELICS,

P. BRONTE.

THE

PROPERTY OF

MR.

ROBINSON BROWN,

Lateof Haworth.

WHICH

WILL

BE

SOLD

BY

_AUCTION,

BY MESSRS.

SOTHEBY,

WILKINSON

&

_HODGE,

^.vttiiontttsatfEiterarg JJrapertij

&

tSEurhjeiUttjairaJiiJ*ofJlj* Ifin*JUia,

AT

THEIR

HOUSE, No. 13,

WELLINGTON

STREET, STRAND,W.C.

On

SATURDAY,

the 2nd day of

_JULY,

1898, AT ONE O'CLOCK PRECISELY.

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CONDITIONS OF

SALE.

I. The _{highest bidder}tobe the buyer; and if any dispute

arise between bidders, the lot so disputed shall be immediately put up again, provided the auctioneer

cannot decide thesaid dispute.

II.

No

_person to advanceless than Is.; above fivepounds,

2s. 6^. and soonin_proportion.

III. In the case of lots _upon which there is a _reserve, the auctioneer shallhavethe_{right to}bid on behalfof the

seller.

IV. The_purchasersto_givein theirnamesand_{places of}abode,

andto _pay

down

5s. in the _pound, if _{required, in}_part

paymentof the _{purchase-money}; in default of which

the lot or lots _purchased to be _{immediately put} _up againand re-sold.

V. _Every lot will be sold with all faults and errors of description.

VI. Thelotsto _{be taken away,} at_{the buyer's expense,}

imme-diately after the conclusion of the sale

; in defaultof

which Messrs.

_SOTHEBY,

WILKINSON

&

HODGE

will not hold themselves _responsible if lost, stolen,

damaged, or otherwise destroyed, but _they will be

left at the sole risk of the _purchaser. _If, at the expirationof

Two

Days afterthe conclusionof the_sale, the lots are not cleared _{or paid} for, theywill thenbe

catalogued for immediate sale, and the expense, the

sameasif re- sold,willbeadded to theamountatwhich

theywerebought. Messrs.

SOTHEBY,

WILKINSON

&

HODGE

will have _{the option} of _re-selling the lots

uncleared, eitherbypublic or private sale, without any

notice _{being given} tothedefaulter.

VII.

_Upon

failure of_complyingwith theabove_conditions, the

money

required anddeposited in part ofpaymentshall

be forfeited, and if anyloss is sustained inthe re-selling

of such lotsas are not clearedor_paid_{for, all}_charges on such re-sale shall be made _good _by the_defaulters at this

sale.

Gentlemen who cannot attend this _Sale,

_may

have their

Commissions_{faithfully executed by} their humble Servants,

SOTHEBY,

WILKINSON

& HODGE,

Wellington Street, Strand. London.

JAN

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1985

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CATALOGUE

OF THE i

JUlita,

THE PROPERTY QF

MR.

_{KOBINSON BROWN,}

Late _of Haworth. ^4 _?v7e _proportion

of theseRelics was_{given by}members _of the

Bronte _family at various times to William

Brown

_(father _of

Mr. Robinson Brown), Sexton at Haiuorth Church during 20

years of the Rev. P. Bronte's _incumbency,

and

to his niece

Martha Brown,

who

_for

_many

_years livedin the _{Bronte family.} Those Relics which were not inherited

_from

these relatives by Mr. Robinson Brown, he acquired

from

Mr. A. Gledhill,

Keighley; _MissNussey; Mr.W.Scruton, Bradford, and others; a

_few

_{were purchased}_by

him

in the _locality.

TheCollectionwillbefirstofferedfor sale in onelot,with a reserveprice;

ifthissumbenotrealized,itwillthenbesoldin detail_{as catalogued.}

LOT

1.

ORTRAITin _pencil, "

Annie

Bronte," by C. Bronte

2.

Pencil _Study of a _{Head, by} C. Bronte

3 Pencil _Study of a _{Head, by} C. Bronte

4 Pencil Drawing,

"Amelia

Walker," by C. Bronte, dated

March

17, 1830, signed

5 Pencil _Study of _Ears, _by C. _Bronte, Feb. 8, 1833,signed 6 Pencil

Drawing

of the Mr. Brocklehurst of "Jane _Eyre," _by

C. Bronte

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Pencil _Studyof _Eyes, _by C. Bronte, dated January 25, 1830

10 _Studyof two Faces, by C. Bronte, dated Feb. 24, signed

11 _Photographof Miss Ellen Nussey

12 _Photograph of

Haworth

Church andParsonage, inone view 13

Pen

and Ink Sketch of Grimshaw's Parsonage, Haworth, by

W.

Scruton

14 Water-colourDrawing, Fruit, by C. Bronte 15 Water-colour

Drawing

of Fruit, by C. Bronte 16 Water-colour

_Drawing

of _Flowers, _by C. Bronte 17 Water-colour

_Drawing

of _Flowers, _by C. Bronte

18 Water-colour

_Drawing

of Charlotte Bronte's favourite _dog "

Floss," by C. _{Bronte, signed}

[See Illustration]

19 _{Water-colour drawing, Flowers,} _by 0. Bronte

20

A

Notice written _by the Rev. P. Bronte, appointing Mr. Stephen Taylor, of Stanbury, to be his Churchwarden, April 16, 1827

21 Letter written _by Charlotte Bronte, then _visiting in York,. to a _lady "_Susey," at _Haworth, dated June 13, 1848

22

The Sun

_Newspaper, _containing an account of the Queen's Coronation: _given _{by an}

unknown

admirer to

" the

Author of Jane _Eyre," _through Smith

&

Elder,

who

forwardedit to

Haworth

23 Portrait on_porcelain of Dr.

Adam

Clarke, presented to

Char-lotte _by a _Liverpool friend

24

Deed

of Gift from Eev. P. Bronte to Martha

Brown

of some

of_{the drawings}inthiscollection

25 _{Water-colour Drawing,} _Flowers,

by C. _{Bronte, signed}

26 Pencil _Drawing of Louis _Philippe, _{of France,}

drawn

_by C. Bronte, _{during her}_{stay in Brussels}

27 _Drawing of

Philip Moor, drawn by Charlotte Bronte. This sketch wassent in to Branwell _Bronte,

who

_pronounced

it "_Very _{Good" and} _wrote _the _same_across _the

drawing;

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28 Portrait in oil of Charlotte Bronte, _by J. H._Thompson,signed [See Illustration]

29 Pencil

_Drawing

_by C. _Bronte, _study of two profiles

30 Pencil

Drawing

by C. _Bronte,_study of two profiles

31 Pencil

Drawing

by C. _Bronte, _study of twofaces

32 Pencil

Drawing

by C. _Bronte, _study of noses

33

An

old Print from an edition of "_Pilgrim's Progress," the figurescoloured by the Brontes. (This print

hung

in the

parsonage at Haworth)

34 Pencil_Drawing, "

The

_Crying Child," by C. Bronte 35 Pencil _Drawing, "

The

_Laughing Child," by C. Bronte 36

Wool-work

on silk,

"

Shepherd and Shepherdess

"

37 _Sepia _Drawing, "Revenue Cutter becalmed at Sea," by

C. Bronte

38 Sketch in Indian ink _Eiver, _Bridge and Mountain _Scene,

by

C. _{Bronte, signed}

39 Pencil

_Copy

from one of _Hogarth's

pictures, by P. Branwell Bronte,April 27, 1829, signed

40 Pencil

_Drawing

_by C. _Bronte, _studyof faces

41 _{Sampler worked} in silk _by Nellie Cattrall, aged 13 years, 1781. This

_hung

in the

Haworth

_Parsonage, and was

the_property of the Rev. P. Bronte

42 Portrait inoil of _{William Brown,} sexton for _twenty _years of

Haworth

_{Church, during} _incumbencyof Rev. P. _Bronte,

by P. Branwell Bronte,

who

died before the portrait was

quite finished

43 Charlotte Bronte's _portfolio, which _formerly contained the

drawings given to Martha

Brown

44 Shawl

worn

_by Charlotte Bronte

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46 Fourth _portion of a Shawl worn by C. Bronte, given to

Martha

Brown

47 Unfinished _patchwork Counterpane, worked by the Bronte

sisters

48 Footstoolfrom the Bronte's parsonage,

Haworth

49 Surplice

Box

used by the Eev. P. Bronte, linedwith pages of the_MonthlyReview, of _September, 1752

50

Two

of Charlotte Bronte's

Drawing

Books, containing two

veryslight sketches of animals

52 Westminster Review for January, 1848, on "Jane Eyre "

53 Quarterly Review for December, 1848,on "Jane Eyre

"

54 Westminster Review for _April, 1853, on"Villette"

55 Westminster Review for _{January, 1850,}on "_Shirley"

56

A

copyof "Jane_Eyre," _given to

Martha

Brown

_byCharlotte Bronte, 1850, fourth edition, with the author's autograph

inscription

57 Three _{Sermons by} theEev. P. _Bronte, _printed in 1824, 1842

58

A

_copy of _"Pilgrim's

Progress," dated 1743, belonging to the

Bronte _family. This volumeis referred to _byMr.

Augu-stin Birrell in his life ofCharlotte Bronte

59

A

_copy of

"The

Doctrine of the Passions," 1791, by J.

Watts, D.D.,with autograph signature, C. Bronte

61

Two

_{Jugs from} the_Vestry of the old _Church, _Haworth, used during the incumbencyof the Eev. P. _{Bronte, given} to

Wm.

JBrown (then sexton), by the Eev. A. B. Nicholls 62 _Eight_pieces of old Chinaused _by the _{Bronte family}

63

Two

_{pewter Teapots}and

_{Cream Jug}

used_bytheBronte family

64 Hassockfrom the Bronte

_pew

in the old Church,

Haworth

65 Charlotte Bronte's Doll Cradle

66 Charlotte Bronte's Flower _Glass, which _invariably contained

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67

Wine

Glass used in the _{Bronte parsonage}

68 Scent Bottle _belongingto the _{Bronte family}

69 Morocco

Workcase

which _belonged to Charlotte Bronte 70 Miniature

Workbox

_containing _pincushion,

seal, &c., which

belonged to C. Bronte

71 Penwiper,in carved stone case,_belongingtothe Bronte_family 72 Tortoiseshell Card Case which _belonged to C. _Bronte,

"

Nannie" _engraved on_name-plate

7M _Ivory _Tatting Shuttle, Tape Measure, &c., nine pieces

belonging to the Bronte family

74 Silk Purse _{worked by} Charlotte Bronte whilein Brussels

75

Two

pairs of Spectacles, silver frames, worn by the Rev. P.

Bronte

76 Snuff

Box

used _by the Rev. P. Bronte, from Binns' sale,

Saltaire, lot 364

77 Housewife used _by Charlotte Bronte, afterwards _given to

Martha

Brown

78 Steel

Fob

Chain and

_{Watch Key}

worn

_by the Rev. P. Bronte 79 Pocket

Book

which _belonged to P. Branwell Bronte

80 Lock of Charlotte Bronte's _Hair, taken after death _by Mr. Nichollsand _given to Martha

Brown

81 Ancient carved

wood

Collection

Box

used formerly in the

Church at

Haworth

82 Blue enamel Thimble or Jewel Case which _belonged to C.

Bronte

83

Wooden

_{Box, with} _painted cover, containing buckles and

ribbon, intact, as originally left by Charlotte Bronte 84 Shell

Cameo

Brooch in_{gold frame,}

worn

_by Charlotte Bronte 85 _{Ivory Pincushion belonging} to C. Bronte

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87 _Papier

mache

Snuff Box, the cover painted with a hunting

scene, belonging tothe Bronte family 88 Pincushion with inscription

"

C. _Bronte,from a sincere friend

and well wisher, A. M., October 15th,

1835"

89 Lace-work by the Bronte sisters

90 Three carved stone Vases from the _mantelpiece of Charlotte Bronte's bedroom

91

Two

Pew

Doors from

Haworth

old Church

92

Two

Gas Posts from

Haworth

old Church

95

An

_Autograph Letter from Charlotte Bronte to Miss Nussey,

signed C.B.

96

A

Book

_containing old _photographs,_newspaper _cuttings _&c., relatingto

Haworth

andthe Brontes, collected and com-piledby

W.

Scruton

97 _Newspaper _controversy on the _question of _pulling

down

Haworth

Church

98 " The_{Professor" 2} _vol.,_{FIRST EDITION,} 1857

99 Pencil _Drawing, _by

_Emily

_{Bronte, signed}

and

dated

100 Lock of Charlotte _{Bronte's Hair,} _given _by Miss _Nussey to

Mr.

W.

Scruton

101 ThreeOrnaments

made

of oak from

Haworth

old Church 102 Portion of the _Carpet from the Bronte

_pew

103 _Photograph of

Haworth

_Parsonage

104 PhotographofOakwellHall "

The

Field

Head

" of"_Shirley"

105 _Photograph of the Eev. P. Bronte

106 _Photograph of the old Church without the _Parsonage

107 Visitors'

Book

to Brown's

Museum

of Bronte _Kelica,

Jun

1889 to _Sept. 1892

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