Material concerning the sale of old master paintings and important portraits sold at auction on 14 May 1920

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

  • Reference
    • GB 3010 WR/677
  • Dates of Creation
    • 1920-1921
  • Language of Material
    • English
  • Physical Description
    • 5 newspaper cuttings; 5 pages of research notes

Scope and Content

Includes:

-newspaper cutting concerning the forthcoming sale of Romney's life-size portrait group of Sir Christopher and Lady Sykes

-three newspaper cuttings concerning the sale of pictures sold at auction on 14 May 1920, including works by Romney, Reynolds, Gainsborough and Raeburn

-newspaper cutting concerning a legacy in favour of Lord Waldegrave revoked in the codicil of the will of Mr John Sandcroft Holmes of Gawdy Hall, Harleston, Norfolk

-five pages of research notes concerning lot 64, Portrait of a Youth, by J Van den Temple or Van der Helst, in the auction sale of 14 May 1920. Two pages are possibly notes by William Roberts for an article on the painting

10 items pasted into: Christie, Manson & Woods (1920) Pictures by old masters. [Auction catalogue] London: Christie, Manson & Woods

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

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