Material concerning the sale of the Desmond Coke collections and pictures from other sellers, sold at auction on 21 July 1931

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

  • Reference
    • GB 3010 WR/1216
  • Dates of Creation
    • 1931
  • Language of Material
    • English
  • Physical Description
    • 2 newspaper cuttings; 1 research note; 1 list

Scope and Content

Includes:

-newspaper cutting concerning the estate and bequests of Captain Desmond Coke

-newspaper cutting concerning water-colours by Arnold Bennett to be sold at auction on 21 July 1931

-research note with some lot numbers, prices and buyers

-list with lot numbers, buyers' names and sale prices relating to Sotheby's auction sale held on 21 July 1931

4 items pasted into: Sotheby & Co (1931) The Desmond Coke collections : ... drawings in water-colour by Thomas Rowlandson. [Auction catalogue] London: Sotheby & Co

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

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