Sotheby's Second Sale Financial Documents File, 2001 - 2002
Scope and Contents
A file containing Sotheby's sale documentation received by the director of Spitting Image Productions Limited, Richard Bennett, and Roger Law, prior to and following the second sale of Spitting Image puppets at the auction house, on 29 November 2001. The following documents are present: property receipt and contract; sale agreement; confirmation of sale and reserves; sale results; sale statements; and client monthly statements of account.
There is also a second file that holds Barclays Bank funds transfers credit advice statements, relating to the transfer of funds from Sotheby's to SIPL following the sale. This file is currently closed until 2041.
Dates
- Creation: 2001 - 2002
Creator
- Barclays Bank (Organization)
- Bennett, Richard John Jacques, b 1951 (Former Company Director of Spitting Image Productions Limited) (Person)
- Sotheby's (Auction House) (1744-) (United Kingdom and United States of America) (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
Part closed. One file is closed until September 2041, under the Archive’s confidentiality guidelines for sensitive data (in compliance with the Data Protection Act (2018)).
Conditions Governing Use
Copyright - held by various parties.
Extent
2 file(s) (Gusseted folders. One of these files contains restricted material, closed until 2041. The restricted material will be merged back into the other file once the closure period has ended.) : Paper
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
These items were originally part of a large box that contained Sotheby's sales documentation for both auctions, along with a small amount of correspondence. The contents of that box were separated.
Subject
Repository Details
Part of the Cambridge University Library Repository
Cambridge University Library
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Cambridge CB3 9DR United Kingdom
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