Material concerning the sale of the Lambton Castle pictures belonging to the Earl of Durham, sold at a fourteen-day auction commencing on 18 April 1932

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

  • Reference
    • GB 3010 WR/1244
  • Dates of Creation
    • 1932
  • Language of Material
    • English
  • Physical Description
    • 12 newspaper cuttings; 2 cuttings

Scope and Content

Includes:

-two newspaper cuttings concerning the forthcoming sale of the Lambton Castle pictures belonging to the Earl of Durham to be sold at auction commencing on 18 April 1932

-cutting from a journal/magazine advertising the fourteen-day Lambton Castle auction sale with images of some paintings

-newspaper cutting showing images of paintings by Lawrence, Hoppner and Romney, included in the forthcoming Lambton Castle sale

-six newspaper cuttings concerning the auction, with details of some of the family paintings including Lawrence's 'The Red Boy' and his portrait of 'Louis, Countess of Durham', and Hoppner's group portrait of 'Lady Anne Lambton and her Family'. The cuttings also concern the withdrawal of 'The Red Boy' at the auction after a record bid of £95,000

-cutting from a journal/magazine concerning the Lambton Castle pictures and giving prices for some of the paintings sold

-newspaper cutting concerning the amount realised by the four days of sales of pictures, engravings, prints and books at the Lambton Castle sale

-newspaper cutting concerning the total amount realised at the end of the fourteen-day sale

-newspaper cutting with an image during the bidding for 'The Red Boy'

14 items pasted into: Anderson & Garland (1932) Pictures and water-colour drawings. [Auction catalogue] Newcastle: Anderson & Garland

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