The Cotman Collection | 47

Cotmania. Vol. I. 1926-7

Archive: SDK Sydney Decimus Kitson Archive
Reference Number: SDK/1/2/1/1
Page: 22 recto


  • Description

    Visit to Christie's - Inspection of the Red Cross Sale 1918.

    Record of the Red Cross Sale of April 1918 (sale of Cotman's by Horace Porter). / Key to cartoon by Max Beerbohm

    Date: 07/04/1927

  • Transcription

    Went to Christie's 7.4.27 and inspected the record of the Red Cross Sale in April 1918 -
    Lot 1834. given by Horace Porter.
    by J.S.Cotman
    St Peter Lisieux, Jumieges, St Maclou etc. 6-
    £22.1.0 (Carfax Gallery)
    -1835 Ifs. St Stephen's Caen. Oyesterham (sic) 3-
    £9-9-0 (Carfax Gallery)
    -1836 St Julian Rouen, Barons Hall Mt St Michel, Hammerwich Church, Caverns at Chateau Gaillard etc. 9-
    £68-5-0 (Carfax Gallery)
    -1837 N.W.view of Castle at Falaise {later note added to the left-} now in Whitworth Inst. Manchester
    Crypt (1 word illegible) St Gervaise, Rouen
    N.W.View of town of ch of Graville
    Sculpture in ch of St Peter, Caen etc- 11-
    £42.0.0 bought by Sir J.J.Colman and given to the Tate Gallery.
    -1838 Bamborough Castle, Middleton Castle, Glastonbury, views in N.Wales. etc. 11(?)
    £28.8.0 Carfax Gallery
    Total £171-3.0- Average -4-5.0- 40 drawings

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    KEY SHOWING NAMES AND TITLES IN 1918.
    -1 Mr. James Pryde, 2 Mr. C.H. Shannon, a Mr. Ricketts, 4.Mr. Conrad, 5 Mr. Anderson, 6 Sir Claude Phillips, 7 Sir James Barrie, 8 Mr. E. Gose, 9 Lord Spencer, 10 Lord Lansdowne, 11 Mr. Harry Higgins, 12 Lord Ribblesdale, 13 Lord Harcourt, 14 Quartermaster Walker, 15 Sir Charles Russell, 16 Lady Wernher, 17 Mr. Egan Mew, 18 Professor Tonks, 19 Sir F. Swettenham, 20 Mr. McEvoy, 21 Mr. E. V. Lucas, 22 Mr. Sutro, 23 Mr. L. Binyon, 24 Mr. M. Hewlett, 25 Mr. Croal Thomson, 26 Sir Frederick Milner, 27 Mr. P. W. Steer, 28 Mr.W.Rothenstein, 29 Mr. Nevinson, 30 Mr Campbell Gordon, 31 Mr.Lance Hannen (the present Head of Christies), 32 Mr. D. S. MacColl, 33 Mr. Lawrence Hanray, 34 Sir Lionel Cust, 35 Sir. Sidney Colvin, 36 Sir Ernest Cassel, 37 Sir Arthur Pinero, 38 Lord Curzon, 39 Sir Gerald Du Maurier, 40 Sir Jeremiah Colman, 41 Mr. Augustine Birrell, 42 Sir Alfred Mond, 43 Mr. William Nicholson.

Visit to Christie's - Inspection of the Red Cross Sale 1918.