[DCRM-L] How to cite auction sale in provenance note

[Deborah J. Leslie]

Henry,

 

If there is a standardized way, I don't know of it. I should think that including the following as it is available in natural language, as long as it is clear, should be fine.

 

§  Auction house

§  Date of sale

§  Whose collection, if the sale is identified in that way 

§  Lot number, if available

 

 

Sotheby sale of W.B. Rhodes' library, April 1825:17

 

 

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I'd like to include a Sotheby's sale as part of the provenance note for an item in our collection.  Is there a standardized way to cite an auction sale in a provenance note?

 

Thanks for your help,

Henry




 

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