Material concerning the sale of the Barrymore Collection from Marbury Hall, Northwich, Cheshire

This material is held atPaul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art

  • Reference
    • GB 3010 WR/1295
  • Dates of Creation
    • 1933
  • Language of Material
    • English
  • Physical Description
    • 3 newspaper cuttings; 1 list

Scope and Content

Includes:

-two newspaper cuttings concerning the prices of pictures from the Barrymore Collection sold at auction on 21 June 1933, including six sketches by Rubens for tapestry panels of the life of Achilles

-newspaper cutting concerning Job in his Misery by Jan Lievens, lot 23 in the Barrymore sale, purchased by the National Art Collections Fund for the National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa

-list with lot numbers, buyers' names and sale prices relating to Sotheby's auction sale held on 21 June 1933

4 items pasted into: Sotheby & Co (1933) Pictures by the old masters from Marbury Hall, Northwich, Cheshire. [Auction catalogue] London: Sotheby & Co

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

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