Newspaper reports of Sale of Marple Hall Antiques
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Title
Newspaper reports of Sale of Marple Hall Antiques
Description
Original and photocopied newspaper articles from 1929 reporting on the sale, the items sold and prices paid.
Manchester Guardian, 3 July 'Marple Hall and its antique furniture'
Manchester Guardian, 1 August 'High prices for tapestries'
North Cheshire Herald, 'Marple Hall treasures sold'. This article lists many of the items sold with the prices paid for each. Among these the more expensive are Hepplewhite chairs sold for £242 10s 0d, an antique turned wood wassail bowl for £84, six plain trencher salts, 1720, £414 7s 6d, hammered and chased tazza, 1661, £316 17s 6d and early Gobelins tapestry £630. Full suits of armour fetched between 15 and 56 guineas. Dealers attended from all parts of the country.
Manchester Guardian, 3 July 'Marple Hall and its antique furniture'
Manchester Guardian, 1 August 'High prices for tapestries'
North Cheshire Herald, 'Marple Hall treasures sold'. This article lists many of the items sold with the prices paid for each. Among these the more expensive are Hepplewhite chairs sold for £242 10s 0d, an antique turned wood wassail bowl for £84, six plain trencher salts, 1720, £414 7s 6d, hammered and chased tazza, 1661, £316 17s 6d and early Gobelins tapestry £630. Full suits of armour fetched between 15 and 56 guineas. Dealers attended from all parts of the country.
Date
Reviewed AB 03/2023
Identifier
MAH/020/02
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Files
Citation
“Newspaper reports of Sale of Marple Hall Antiques,” Marple Local History Society Archives, accessed April 26, 2024, https://marplelocalhistorysociety.org.uk/archives/items/show/184.