Pitt-Rivers and Henriques

B420 Henriques

The first part of this is an undated tabulated ?invoice

56.2.6

Lots 58-59  1.0.0
Lots 96-97
Lots 98-99 1.4.0
Lots 181-182 11.0
Lots 215 5.0
Lots 243 9.0
Lots 144 1.0.0
Lots 364 Fashion Hammer greenstone  2.0.0
Lots 39 Sacrificial knife Funen 5.10.0
Lots 298 Wedge 2.5.0
Lots 299 2.16.0
Total  73.2.6
Lots 166 8.0
Lots 49 5.0
Lots 120 10.0

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74.5.6

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S. Henriques | Antikviteshandel | Amagertorv No 18 | Kjobenhavn K | 10 Aug 1881

Honorable [sic] General Pitt Rivers | London

Dear Sir

Thanking you for your favour of 7 inst, I regrette [sic] very much that I did not send you the Invoice separately but I could not think that you would not open the boxes of that reason. The lot consists of 434 specimens and if you open the boxes you will at once find the invoice laid on a smaler [sic] box whereupon as written with great letters "Invoice" and shall have next the cover - But in order to [insert] that [end insert] you not shall have the [illegible] to open the boxe invain I give you an extract of the invoice and hope that you as soon as possible will send my an answer I remain dear Sir

most [illegible]
yours very truely
S. Henriques

Extract of invoice

Arrow heads No 1 - 36 incl from 2 1/2 to 11 centimetres 6 sh to 1£ 10s
Arrowheads of hand & chipping No 37 20 @ 2£.10
Sacrificial Knives
from N38-50 long: 13 à 22 cntms from 2s.6d - £5.10sh
Knives with square handles
for 51-63 long 13  à 22 cntm [illegible] 4 sh.6 to 1£ 5 sh
Laudoes [?]
dentelled spear heads &c
for 64-129 long 7 cnm 32 cnm price from 2 sh to £6-11 sh
Shaving & craquel [illegible]
for 130-142 long 10 cnm 20 cnm Price from 2 sh6 to 12 sh
Narrow gouges
for 143-145 ong 55 centimetres 20 cntm Price from 10 sh to £3
Narrow chisel
146.166 L 7-26 cntm Price from 3 sh to £1-1-0
Gouges
167-187 L 9 ct - 17 ctm Price from 1 sh 8 d - 11sh
Wedges many different types
188-333 L 6 1/2 ctm - 36 1/2 ctm Price from 1 sh to £2-16
334 - 367 L 9 ct - 25 ct Price from 4 sh 9 d to £2.8.0
368-417 2 1/2 - 36 cent Price from 2 sh to £4
418 A cencer [?] of Bronze work with iron chaines £3.6
419-434 Finding [?] the whole £1.10
If the lot is taken I give a deduction of 25 per cent

I hope Dear Sir that you will be kind enough to open the cases and look at the implements and invoice. There had too much trouble and too much loose of time as you should not do so - and I am sure you will oblige me in doing so Most respectfully S.H

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[Separate sheet dated 10 August 1881 and addressed to Pitt Rivers, which is very faded but seems to be a list of lot numbers and costs totalling £63 3s ending with note in different hand 'Receipt this sheet' and]

£63.6sh paid with a cheque on Messr Ransom & Bouverie S. Henriques Copenhagen 1 April 1882

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S. Henriques | Antikviteshandel | Amagertorv No 18 | Kjobenhavn K | 26 Sept 1881

Honorable [sic] General Pitt Rivers | London

Dear Sir

I beg to acknowledge the receipt of your favour of 22nd wherein you did not inform me the receipt of my letter 19th Aug - with a shorter list of the implements, but perhaps you did not find it sufficient, and I send you hereby a duplicate as you demand it - Yours very truly

S. Henriques

Honorable Sir

Refering you to my respects of Dec last year, I have now herewith the pleasure to forward you this magnificent and rich collection of stone implements &c, which you would oblige me kindly to examine as I only have made a few remarks by same specimens in order to share largness [?], though you will remark that the prices are very moderate, I still am willing as you [illegible] to give you the considerable deduction of £25 p cent in order to encourage you to take the lot, which must be together, but should you not withstanding the great deduction not be willing to take the lot, I could also be willing to see you a certain part of it and in this case you would oblige to tell me the number of the specimens you would keep, as I am not able to sell under a certain amount, previously I have placed Lot 133 9 sh to your [illegible] and wishing you a good receipt ... [there follows 3 pages of tables set out like the one above]

This is Add.9455vol1_p8 /1 and on, oddly most of these are dated March 1882 despite dates on letters. There were also archaeological items obtained from Denmark in 1881 in the founding collection, but these do not seem to be included in the above lists and must have been obtained from another dealer.

Transcribed by AP for Rethinking Pitt-Rivers project August 2011.