Material concerning the sale of pictures belonging to the late Marquess of Curzon of Kedleston and Sir Richard Waldie-Griffith Bt

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

  • Reference
    • GB 3010 WR/986
  • Dates of Creation
    • 1927-1933
  • Language of Material
    • English
  • Physical Description
    • 10 newspaper cuttings; 1 research material; 2 letters

Scope and Content

Includes:

-two newspaper cuttings concerning the forthcoming sale of Lord Curzon's pictures on 22 December 1927

-newspaper cutting concerning Lord Curzon as a collector

-newspaper cutting concerning the prices of pictures belonging to the late Marquess of Curzon and other sellers, sold at auction on 22 December 1927

-newspaper cutting concerning Rossini'sWilliam Tell Overture

-newspaper cutting, including an image, concerning the portrait of Lady Milner by Romney sold at the auction sale on 22 December 1927

-newspaper cutting with an image of the saleroom during the sale of the late Lord Curzon's old master paintings

-one page of handwritten research notes

-letter from Percy Johnson, Leggatt Brothers, dated 17 January 1928, concerning the portrait of Lady Vernon by Hoppner, which they bought at the auction sale on 22 December 1927

-letter from Frank M. Sabin, art dealers, dated 11 October 1929, concerning Reynolds' portrait of Miss Margaret Durant, lot 96A in the auction sale of 22 December 1927, and asking Roberts for an endorsement of the painting

-three newspaper cuttings concerning Sir Richard Waldie-Griffith Bt, including an obituary and biographical information

8 items pasted into and 5 items removed from: Christie, Manson & Woods (1927) Early English portraits. [Auction catalogue] London: Christie, Manson & Woods

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