Correspondence file: [name redacted]

File containing correspondence, notes and photographs relating to eleven Chinese jade pieces of artworks owned by [name redacted] which were held in the custody of John Sparks Ltd between 1983-1991. Comprises: copies of five letters sent by Michael Gillingham (Director of John Sparks Ltd) to the pri...

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Archive & Special Collections JSP/07/05 Closed

Date(s) of creation: 5 December 1983-8 May 1991
Level: File
Format: Archive           

collection SOAS Archive
id JSP.07.05
recordtype archive
scb_item_location Archive & Special Collections
item_location Archive & Special Collections
scb_loan_type Reference only
callnumber JSP/07/05
callnumber_txt JSP/07/05
callnumber-sort JSP/07/05
prefix_number 05
title Correspondence file: [name redacted]
scb_date_creation 5 December 1983-8 May 1991
scb_level File
level_sort 7/Collection/Sub-Collection/Sub-Sub-Collection/Sub-Sub-Sub-Collection/Series/Sub-Series/Sub-Sub-Series/File
scb_extent 25 pieces
format Archive
description File containing correspondence, notes and photographs relating to eleven Chinese jade pieces of artworks owned by [name redacted] which were held in the custody of John Sparks Ltd between 1983-1991. Comprises: copies of five letters sent by Michael Gillingham (Director of John Sparks Ltd) to the private individual regarding arrangements for the storage of the jade and later enquiring if the individual would consider selling the pieces to an international collector (5 December 1983-8 May 1991); two letters from a law firm acting on behalf of the private individual sent to Gillingham enquiring about the location and valuation of the jade pieces (12 June 1990-2 July 1990) and a letter from Gillingham to the law firm confimring John Sparks Ltd hold the pieces and enclosing a valuation (26 June 1990). The file also includes a handwritten valuation of the eleven pieces on John Sparks Ltd letterhead paper, with notes on the reverse side by Gillingham regarding a visit to the individual to discuss the potential sale (March 1990); twelve colour photographic prints of the eleven jades on five card boards, annotated with handwritten descriptions; seven colour transparencies of the jade pieces (8" x 10"); and one colour transparency of a Chinese screen (8" x 10").
scb_access_status Closed
scb_closed_until 01/01/2067
scb_conditions_gov_access Closed under data protection legislation until 1st January 2067
language English
language_search English
hierarchy_top_id_raw JSP
hierarchy_sequence JSP.0007.0005

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