| | | | | | | | Document | Sale Catalog Br-1259 | |
| Auction House | Squibb (George) -- from catalog: Mr. Squibb | | Sale Location | Premises, No.36 Portman Square, London, England, UK | | Seller(s) | from catalog: Henry Dawkins, Esq. Deceased | | Lugt Number | 8653 | | No. of Painting Lots | 61 | | Notes | The proprietor Henry Dawkins was an M.P. and wealthy landowner who had married the daughter of the 2nd Earl Portmore. He died in 1814 and the present sale consisted of the paintings, watercolors and a few bronzes that were found in his London residence in Portman Square, where the sale was also held. The title page of the catalogue specifies that this was just part of his collection and presumably did not include works from his country homes. The pictures are described by room; those from the "parlours" brought very small amounts, while those in the "drawing rooms" were clearly of greater value. The only exceptional price was £157.10 paid for a Landscape with Waterfall by Ruisdael, but a few other lots ranged between £20 and £50, an indication that the collection included works that were above average. Only two lots were bought in. Unfortunately, we know nothing about how or where the pictures were acquired. (B. Fredericksen) | | Catalog Location(s) | VAL [photocopy in Provenance Index Sales Files] Annot. in ink and pencil by the dealer Woodin with the initials of a few buyers and most prices.
OGA [annotations used in Sales Contents; photocopy in Provenance Index Sales Files] Annot. with all prices, indicating which lots were sold and which bought in. The annotator was Geo. Watson who was working from a marked set of catalogues deposited by the auctioneers in the Excise Office. | | Photocopies | NGL and CIL (both of VAL) | | See Also | Sale Contents | | | Art Sales Catalogues Online | | | |
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