S&SWM PR papers L875

[Ready]

55 Rathbone Place | London, W. | May 31st 1892

To General Pitt-Rivers

Dear Sir,

Herewith I send you the lots I have obtained for you from the sale of today. On the other side I enumerate the various lots and give you their sale prices. Two or three lots so exceeded your commissions that I had to leave them to others, but in each case I was the underbidder.

Lot 244 I obtained for £2.2.0 some shillings over your price and consequently should you not wish to have it please return it to me

Dear Sir Yours [illegible]
Wm. Talbot Ready

Lots bought

223 -.11.0

244 2.2.0

283 9.0

284 3.10.0

385 8.0

396 7.0

398 7.0

400 10.0

405  1.2.0

406 1.0.0

407 14.0

Lot missed

Commissions Sold for

213 £1.0.0  £4.0.0

245 15.0 1.10.0

328 1.0.0 2.17.0

This appears to be the items bought at the Sotheby's sale at Wellington Street, the Strand London on 31 May 1892, 'Sale of Old English Pottery, Greek & Roman Vases, &c Collection of G.H. Vize Esq' see Add.9455vol3_p826 /5 and on.

Transcribed for Rethinking Pitt-Rivers project by AP June 2011