Material concerning the sale of pictures from Ditchley, Oxfordshire, belonging to the late Viscount Dillon, sold at auction in 24 May 1933

Scope and Content

Includes:

-two newspaper cuttings concerning the forthcoming sale of the Dillon collection, one cutting includes images of two portraits in the sale

-three newspaper cuttings concerning the prices of pictures belonging to the late Lord Dillon, sold at auction on 24 May 1933

-three newspaper cuttings concerning the Dillon Bequest of eight portraits to the National Portrait Gallery, including a portrait of Elizabeth I, now known as the Ditchley Portrait

-list with lot numbers, buyers' names and sale prices relating to Sotheby's auction sale held on 24 May 1933

3 items removed from and 6 items pasted into: Sotheby & Co (1933) Pictures by old masters and English historical portraits from Ditchley, Oxfordshire. [Auction catalogue] London: Sotheby & Co

[Available in the Paul Mellon Centre's Library, see URL below]

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