Newspaper cutting - relating to Bolingbroke paintings sale, 1943

Newspaper cutting - relating to Bolingbroke paintings sale, 1943
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A newspaper article which mentions the sale at Christies of a painting of 'Gimcrack' by George Stubbs for 4,200 Guineas on December 10th 1943. Vernon St.John, 6th Viscount Bolingbroke, is quoted as saying it had been in his 'family possession since 1850 and possibly earlier'. In fact the family had owned it since the 18th Century.

See Related Items for a copy of the full sale catalogue listing all the paintings that Lord Bolingbroke offered up for sale following the break-up of the Lydiard estate.

Year:
1943
Creator:
A. C. R. Carter
Owner:
Nicholas St.John
Copyright:
Nicholas St. John
Last updated on:
Sunday 21st June 2026

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