Appointment diary
Diary of Michael Gillingham ['MG'], employee of John Sparks Ltd, dealer in Chinese art. Printed diary for the year 1976, used by Gillingham as an appointment book, aide mémoire and message book. It records appointments of Gillingham, including meetings with clients and suppliers, auction sales, and...
| Date(s) of creation: |
1976 |
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| Level: |
Item |
| Format: | Archive |
| Summary: |
Diary of Michael Gillingham ['MG'], employee of John Sparks Ltd, dealer in Chinese art. Printed diary for the year 1976, used by Gillingham as an appointment book, aide mémoire and message book. It records appointments of Gillingham, including meetings with clients and suppliers, auction sales, and exhibitions; notes on meetings with clients; and messages taken by other employees for Gillingham following visits and telephone calls to the company's offices. Entries made by a number of different individuals, including Gillingham. The diary includes business cards, notes, and invoices affixed to pages. Ruled paper. One page per day. Handwritten. 1 volume. Red cloth cover, with 'MG' handwritten on inside endpaper and 'dataday Diary 1976' printed on front cover. Diary also includes loose items (found inside cover), including: list of purchases made by Gillingham in Paris 20th 21st 1976, listed by agent (1 sheet); April 1976 letter received by Michael Gillingham sent from archaeologist Mark Grant (West Sussex) taking Gillingham up on an offer to meet to discuss 'early wares' (dated 16th September) (1 sheet); letter sent to 'Mike' [Gillingham] sent by unknown requesting a bill (21 July 1976) (1 sheet); letter sent to 'Peter' [Vaughn] from ? 'LB' (Ampleforth Abbey, York) regarding an unnamed exhibition (6th [? June 1976]) (3 sheets); letter sent to unknown from A. Prete regarding a Chinese sculpture (in French) (26 August 1976) (1 sheet); notes on an appraisal visit to Sparks by Colin Mckay (Sotheby's porcelain specialist) (4th May 1976) (2 sheets); business card for Richard Crane (auctioneers); business card for Jerry Saunders (International Learning Systems (Japan)); receipt for a 'cloisonné enamel vase' issued by Sotheby Parke Bernet to Gillingham (15 November 1976); sales invoice issued by E. Foster to Gillingham (18 September 1976); 3 pre-sale advice sheets issued by Sotheby Parke & Co (6 July 1976, 29 June 1976, 14 December 1976); sales invoices issued by Sotheby Parke & Co (29 June 1976, 16 September 1976); flyer for 'Art at Auction: The Year at Sotheby Parke Bernet 1975-76'; pen illustration of 2 drawing desk and mirror furniture and note on cost (2 sheets); handwritten note on 'Gilt Bronze seated figure' (1 sheet); black and white photographic print of a Chinese-style lacquered grandfather clock, captioned 'No 1327'. |
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| Extent: |
1 volume |
| Access status: |
Closed |
| Closed until: |
01/01/2060 |
| Access conditions: |
Closed under data protection legislation until 1st January 2060 |
| Language: | English French |
| Format: | Archive |