Material concerning the prices of pictures sold at auction on 2 August 1933

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

  • Reference
    • GB 3010 WR/1308
  • Dates of Creation
    • 1933
  • Language of Material
    • English
  • Physical Description
    • 2 newspaper cuttings; 1 list

Scope and Content

Includes:

-newspaper cutting concerning a sketch by Gentile Bellini bought with a parcel of works and sold at auction on 2 August 1933 for £280

-newspaper cutting concerning two small sketches drawn by Queen Victoria when a young girl and sold at auction for £2

-list with lot numbers, buyers' names and sale prices relating to Sotheby's auction sale held on 2 August 1933

3 items pasted into: Sotheby & Co (1933) Topographical, shipping & sporting pictures ... old master drawings. [Auction catalogue] London: Sotheby & Co

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

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