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Letter concerning two lots in an auction held at Sotheby's on 14 & 15 December 1920

Catalogue reference: WR/690

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This record is a file about the Letter concerning two lots in an auction held at Sotheby's on 14 & 15 December 1920 dating from 1920.

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WR/690

Title

Letter concerning two lots in an auction held at Sotheby's on 14 & 15 December 1920

Date

1920

Description

Includes:

-letter to Mr Hann[?], probably of The Times, from G.T.E. Cockerill[?], Scott, Douglas & Co, dated 1 December 1920, asking if the art critic could show an interest in two pictures, lots 296 and 297, in the auction sale of 14 & 15 December 1920, and thus help to achieve 'a decent price' for the paintings

1 item pasted into: Sotheby, Wilkinson & Hodge (1920) Engravings, drawings and oil paintings. [Auction catalogue] London: Sotheby, Wilkinson & Hodge

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

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Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art
Language

English

Physical description

1 letter

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Letter concerning two lots in an auction held at Sotheby's on 14 & 15 December 1920