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Furniture Sales

Identity area

Reference code

GB 891 RAS PROP6-RAS PROP6/12

Publication status

Published

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Series

Extent and medium

1 archival folder

Date(s)

  • 2005 - 2007 (Creation)

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Name of creator

Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland
(1823-)

Biographical history

The Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland was founded by the eminent Sanskrit scholar Sir Henry Thomas Colebrooke on the 15th March 1823. It received its Royal Charter from King George IV on the 11th August 1824 'for the investigation of subjects connected with and for the encouragement of science, literature and the arts in relation to Asia'. It continues as a forum for those who are interested in the languages, cultures and history of Asia to meet and exchange ideas.
_Christie's London_
(1766 -)

Biographical history

Christie's is a British auction house founded in 1766 by James Christie

Repository

Royal Asiatic Society Archives

Content and structure area

Scope and content

The move of the Society from Queen's Gardens necessitated the sale of some furniture and curtains. This material includes correspondence with The Curtain Exchange, Lloyds International Auction Galleries, and Christie's. It also includes a Catalogue for Christie's Auction of Furniture and Decorative Objects held on 11 October 2005, when some of the Society's furniture was in the sale.

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Language of material

  • English
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