Memorials of Christie's : a record of art sales from 1766 to 1896 (1897)
Roberts, W. (William), 1862-1940, Christie, Manson & Woods · London : G. Bell and Sons · leaf 190
uld be regarded as the compara-tively small total of ,£77,562 45. 6d. In everyrespect the sale was the most remarkable whichhad up to that period taken place in this country.The Strawberry Hill sale—conducted by GeorgeRobins—six years previously, produced, in twenty-four days, the total of ,£33,450… … 140 THE STOWE SALE. gives such a picturesque view of the whole eventat Stowe that we make no apology for giving it in extenso : During the past week the British public hasbeen admitted to a spectacle of painful interestand gravely historical import. One of the mostsplendid abodes of our almost…
Christie, Manson & Woods · Art
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