Material concerning the prices of pictures sold at auction on 28 & 29 June 1926, including a record price realised for a portrait by Romney

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

  • Reference
    • GB 3010 WR/921
  • Dates of Creation
    • 1926
  • Language of Material
    • English
  • Physical Description
    • 10 newspaper cuttings

Scope and Content

Includes:

-five newspaper cuttings concerning the prices of pictures belonging to Sir William Bromley-Davenport, the late Sir Duncan Alexander Dundas Campbell Bt and other sellers, including a portait by Romney of Mrs Charlotte Davenport which sold for a record price of £58,000 guineas

-newspaper cutting concerning the prices of pictures belonging to the late W. A. Maconochie Esq, sold at the auction held on 28 & 29 June 1926

-newspaper cutting concerning a foiled burglary at the London home of Sir William Bromley-Davenport

-newspaper cutting concerning the estate of the late Sir Duncan Alexander Dundas Campbell Bt

-newspaper cutting concerning Romney's portrait of Mrs Charlotte Davenport

-newspaper cutting concerning Sir William Bromley-Davenport's sale of the family Romney portrait due to taxation and Sir Joseph Duveen's determination to buy the painting

10 items pasted into: Christie, Manson & Woods (1926) Early British portraits. [Auction catalogue] London: Christie, Manson & Woods

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