Material concerning the sale of old master paintings sold at auction on 13 July 1923

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

  • Reference
    • GB 3010 WR/790
  • Dates of Creation
    • 1923-1926
  • Language of Material
    • English
  • Physical Description
    • 7 newspaper cuttings; 1 letter; 1 cablegram; 1 article

Scope and Content

Includes:

-four newspaper cuttings concerning the prices of pictures belonging to the Duke of Grafton, Major-General Sir Charles Townshend and other sellers, sold at auction on 13 July 1923, including paintings by van Dyck

-letter from J Roe, 14 Masons Yard, Duke Street, St James's, London, [undated but answered by Roberts on 5/10/1923], concerning lot 5 in the auction sale of 13 July 1923. The lot is described as a Portrait of Mrs Walrond, by Sir William Beechey, but J Roe suggests it is by J Hoppner

-cablegram from A Bolton, New York, dated September 1926, asking for an opinion on a portrait by Gainsborough. This is possibly the Portrait of Mrs Bolton, lot 123 in the auction sale of 13 July 1923

-article from the Literary Supplement[?] by William Roberts, dated 6 September 1923, concerning Arabella Wilmot and giving biographical information on her and her family. Miss Arabells Wilmot's portrait by J Hoppner was sold at auction on 13 July 1923, lot 129A

-newspaper cutting of the obituary of Major-Gen Sir Charles Townshend

-newspaper cutting concerning the estate of Mr Louis Raphael Cahen D'Anvers of Paris, father-in-law of Major-General Townshend

-newspaper cutting concerning the estate of Major-General Sir Charles Townshend

10 items pasted into: Christie, Manson & Woods (1923) Pictures by old masters. [Auction catalogue] London: Christie, Manson & Woods

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