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53 results found for '"Auctions"' in Keywords.
Battle Abbey auction (1976)
- Genre
- Interview; News report; Speech
Report on the auction of Battle Abbey amid fears it may be turned into a commercial enterprise and be inaccessible to the general public. Includes speech at the auction by Matthew Thompson-Royds of Save...
Churchill paintings auction (1977)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Peter Spencer reports on the auction at Christie’s on 04/03/77 of family heirlooms, including paintings, belonging to Lady Spencer-Churchill, widow of Sir Winston Churchill; interview with nephew, painter,...
Sale of Mentmore Towers (1977)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Report on the sale of country house Mentmore Towers and its contents by auction and on the history and ornate interior of the house; interview with Liz Wilson, Sotheby’s. Reporter not identified (poss....
Mentmore Towers sale (1977)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with Lord Rosebery (Neil Primrose?) about the sale of contents of historic country house Mentmore Towers. Interviewer not identified.
Queen Victoria’s knickers sold (1977)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with Edome Broughton-Adderley about auction where she paid £160 for a pair of Queen Victoria’s bloomers.
Neville Wilkinson dolls houses (1978)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with Suzy Mayo, spokesperson for Christie’s auctioneers, about the sale of a dolls house created by Sir Nevile Wilkinson. Wilkinson was Ulster King of Arms and an artist who developed a style of...
Sale of Robert von Hirsch collection at Sotheby’s (1978)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with David Viller of Sotheby’s, on the pre-sale exhibition of the late Robert von Hirsch’s art collection, at the company’s auction house in London. Male interviewer not identified.
Record breaking Von Hirsch sale at Sotheby’s (1978)
- Genre
- Interview; News report; Special; Speech
Report on the record-breaking Robert Von Hirsch sale at Sotheby’s. With actuality of bidding; announcement by and interview with Peter Wilson of Sotheby’s; interview with Jorge Villers(?), friend of Von...
Save the Children auction (1978)
- Genre
- Interview
Unidentified Save the Children spokeswoman outlines the workings of a charity auction. Called an American auction, it depends on people sending in cheque donations towards a target figure; the writer of the...
Girl saves pony sold to butcher (1978)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with builder Jeff Frankum, who sold a pony to a butcher (in Exeter, Devon), which was then taken from Exeter market by 14-year-old Kim Bowen, in order to save its life. Frankum says the pony, named...