Material concerning the sale of the contents of Maiden Erlegh, Berkshire, belonging to the late S.B. Joel Esq

Scope and Content

Includes:

-two newspaper cuttings concerning the prices of paintings and possessions belonging to the late S.B. Joel Esq, sold at auction at a six-day sale commencing 7 December 1931

-three-page press release from the Press Association headed 'Mr. Solly Joel's Pictures', dated 8 December 1931, concerning the prices of pictures sold at the Maiden Erlegh sale

-photographic image of a portrait of a man with a cutting from an auction catalogue pasted on the reverse. The cutting is of an auction lot of 'Portrait of a Young Gentleman' by Hans Memling and has annotations including "Taylor 5/7/12"

4 items pasted into: Knight, Frank & Rutley (1931) The contents of Maiden Erlegh, Reading, Berkshire. [Auction catalogue] London: Knight, Frank & Rutley

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