Material concerning the sale of pictures sold at auction at Sotheby's on 14 May 1930, including works by Rembrandt and Holbein

Scope and Content

Includes:

-four newspaper cuttings concerning the prices of paintings sold at auction on 14 May 1930, including a Portrait of a Gentleman by Rembrandt and a portrait of Dame Elizabeth Bullen possibly by Holbein

-newspaper cutting concerning the collector George Folliott deceased of Chester whose Portrait of a Gentleman by Rembrandt and other paintings from his collection were sold at auction on 14 May 1930

-pasted extract from a letter from the purchaser of the Portrait of a Gentleman by Rembrandt

-list with lot numbers, buyers' names and sale prices relating to Sotheby's auction sale held on 14 May 1930

7 items pasted into: Sotheby & Co (1930) Pictures by old masters of the Italian, Dutch and German schools. [Auction catalogue] London: Sotheby & Co

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

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