Material concerning the prices of pictures sold at auction on 27 April 1928

Scope and Content

Includes:

-newspaper cutting concerning the prices of pictures sold at auction on 27 April 1928 and also concerning the prices realised at other auction houses for their recent sales

-newspaper cutting concerning Mrs Doris White, the widow of the financier Mr James White who committed suicide, concerning her need to sell her husband's racing trophies. Several pictures in the auction sale of 27 April 1928 were probably the property of Mrs White

-newspaper cutting with an image of Mrs White

2 items removed from and 1 item pasted into: Christie, Manson & Woods (1928) Old pictures ... ancient and modern pictures and drawings. [Auction catalogue] London: Christie, Manson & Woods

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

Access Information

Open

Open for research. Readers must fill in an 'Reader Agreement Form' which outlines the reading room rules and conditions concerning privacy and Data Protection