Material concerning the sale of the Gresley collection belonging to Sir Robert Gresley Bt, sold at a seven-day sale in July 1931

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

  • Reference
    • GB 3010 WR/1212
  • Dates of Creation
    • 1931-1973
  • Language of Material
    • English
  • Physical Description
    • 2 newspaper cuttings; 1 cutting; 1 article/report

Scope and Content

Includes:

-two newspaper cuttings concerning the Gresley family portraits and the Drakelowe Hall sale held from 14 July 1931

-cutting from Country Life, dated 24 May 1973, of a published letter from Rev John S Reynolds, concerning vanished portaits sold at the Drakelowe Hall sale in 1931

-typed list/report of the seven-day sale of the Gresley Collection, dated 24 July 1931, for possible publication

4 items pasted into: Hampton & Sons and John German & Son (1931) Drakelow, near Burton-on-Trent : ... the Gresley collection. [Auction catalogue] London: Hampton & Son in conjunction with John German & Son

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