Finding aid for the Duits, Ltd. (Gallery: London, England) records, 1920-1979 860290
Jocelyn Gibbs.
Special Collections
1998
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Los Angeles 90049-1688
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Contributing Institution:
Special Collections
Title: Duits, Ltd. (Gallery: London, England) records
Creator:
Duits, Charles
Creator:
Duits, Graham
Creator:
Duits, Ltd. (Gallery : London, England)
Identifier/Call Number: 860290
Physical Description:
26 Linear Feet
(69 boxes)
Date (inclusive): 1920-1979
Abstract: Extant sales and financial records and photographs of the Duits, Ltd. Gallery in London for the period 1920-1979, providing
provenance, sales history, and some expertise on art and antiques (including estates and collections) handled by the firm.
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Language of Material:
English
.
Scope and Content of Collection
The Duits Ltd. records, which represent the extant sales and accounting records from 1924, were received from the London gallery
when the business closed in 1985. Together the stock and sales records, which include two books regarding antiques (1920-1937),
and photographs provide provenance information, sales history, and some expertise on works handled by the firm. Included are
miscellaneous records (ca. 1940-1979) with correspondence and notes on Holbein, El Greco, and other expertises and records
relating to the estates of Borthwick-Norton and du Vere Clinton and the Charles E. Duits collection (ca. 1937-1977).
Arrangement note
Arranged in one series.
Biographical/Historical Note
The firm started as a general dealer in art and antiques in Dordrecht in 1836 before moving to Amsterdam in 1875. In 1920
Charles Duits opened a gallery in London where he was joined by his brother William Henry and both his son, Clifford and grandson
Graham. After 1920 the Duits Gallery concentrated on old masters, with a special interest in Dutch and Flemish works, many
originally handled in association with their Amsterdam gallery, which closed in 1938. The London gallery closed in 1985.
Acquisition Information
The Duits Ltd. records were received from the London gallery upon closing business in 1985.
Preferred Citation
Duits Ltd. (Gallery: London, England) records, 1920-1979, Getty Research Institute, Research Library, Accession no. 860290.
http://hdl.handle.net/10020/cifa860290
Publication Rights
Access
Open for use by qualified researchers.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Painting, European
Painting, Flemish
Painting, Dutch
Painting -- Expertising
Art dealers -- Netherlands
Art dealers -- Great Britain
Antiques
Catalogs
Photographic prints
Art -- Private collections
Clifton, Harry Talbot de Vere
Rubens, Pierre Paul, 1577-1640
Cuyp, Aelbert, 1620-1691
Holbein, Hans, 1497-1543
Greco, 1541?-1614
Borthwick-Norton, H. F. P.
box 1
Duits Bros Inheritance Accounts,
1925-1927
box 1
Profit and Loss and Bad Debt accounts
box 2
Ledgers - Profit and Loss
box 2
1929
Scope and Contents note
Entries from auctions, mostly blank.
box 5
Ledgers - Sales accounts with galleries and auction houses
box 8
Ledgers and statement of accounts (looseleaf and bound)
box 8, folder 1
Statement of accounts,
1938-1939
box 8, folder 2
Statement of accounts,
1940-1941
box 8, folder 3
Statement of accounts,
1949-1960
box 8, folder 4
Ledger - Expense
1942-1944
box 9
Accounts Ledgers (looseleaf and bound)
box 10, folder 1
Profit and loss
1925-1926
box 10
Monthly analysis of expenses,
1948-1960
box 10, folder 4
Debit and credit entries,
ca. 1957-1963
box 10, folder 5
Accounts invoiced,
1968-1971
box 10, folder 7
17th c. Masters Ltd, Record of loose-leaf sheets issued,
1949-1956
box 10, folder 8
Wages and salaries,
1961-1966
Diaries
Scope and Contents note
Record sales and purchases, almost daily entries.
box 19
Invoices and Approval books
box 19, folder 1
Invoices and other loose accounting sheets from bound volumes in this box
box 19, folder 2
Appro 5 [approvals]
ca. 1933-1936
Scope and Contents note
1 volume, lists stock, dealers, prices, status.
box 19, folder 3
Appro 6,
ca. 1930-1938
Scope and Contents note
1 volume, lists stock, dealers, prices, status.
box 20
Approval books (3 vols.) and 1 notebook
box 20
"Hofstede De Groot Catalogue (Dutch Painters) Supplement vols. I-VIII, IX, X"
Scope and Contents note
1 small bound handwritten notebook with notes on paintings, provenance, sales and prices.
Stockbooks
Scope and Contents note
Contain listings by stock number, with titles of works and prices.
box 22
Stockbook,
ca. May 1937 - Oct 1944
box 23
Stock book
Scope and Contents note
Bound volume with handwritten entries by artist name, include descriptions of works, provenance, with some pages of stock
numbers
box 23
Accounts of Debits and Credits,
ca. 1966-1969
box 23
Diaries
Scope and Contents note
5 volumes that record nearly daily meetings, clients and works seen.
box 24, folder 1-8
Invoices and correspondence,
ca. 1964-1979
box 25
Invoices and correspondance
box 25, folder 1-4
Sales of works,
1970-1971
Scope and Contents note
Invoices with exhibit catalogs attached (from Clifford Duits estate), Jan -June 1970, plus lists of artworks, Jan 1971-
box 25, folder 5
Notes, letters and clippings regarding clients interests
box 25, folder 6
Correspondence with U.S. museums,
ca. 1972
box 25, folder 7
Form letter introducing gallery to German museums,
1972
box 25, folder 8
Other correspondence worldwide,
1972
box 25, folder 9
Bruegal letter campaign,
1972
box 25, folder 10
Clifford Duits correspondence, notes and assorted,
1968
box 26
Society of London Art Dealers correspondence, by date
box 27, folder 1
H. F. P. Borthwick-Norton Estate,
Dec 1950
Scope and Contents note
Inventory of furniture and effects, Dec 1950
box 27, folder 2
Borthwick-Norton estate,
ca. 1951-1954
Scope and Contents note
Correspondence, clippings, insurance documents.
box 27, folder 3
Borthwick-Norton Estate,
undated
Scope and Contents note
Probate and executors accounts.
box 27, folder 4
H. T. de ver Clifton estate,
1961
Scope and Contents note
Inventories, expertises, correspondence and photographs.
box 28
Other legal and business papers
box 28, folder 1
Stock shares, wills, statements
box 28, folder 2
Leases (Wigmore St., London),
1908-1947
box 28, folder 3
Leases (Wigmore St.),
1947
box 28, folder 4
Leases (Wigmore St.),
1965-1978
box 28, folder 5
Leases (Duke St.), , ,
1932 1946-1947 1965
box 28, folder 6-8
Insurance policies,
1945-1970
box 29, folder 1
Lists of books in the office,
undated
box 29, folder 2
Photograph (Duits family?)
box 29, folder 3
Lists of artworks in the office,
undated
box 29, folder 4
Library catalogue: Dutch and Flemish monographs, exhibit, museum and sales catalogues
Scope and Contents note
Notebook
box 29, folder 5
"Old Library Catalogue"
Scope and Contents note
Notebook, lists monographs, museum, exhibit and sales catalogues.
box 29, folder 6
Photographs record book
Scope and Contents note
Alphabetical list by artist of artwork, type of photograph taken and date.
box 29, folder 7
Notebook with lists of artworks by artist, with inventory numbers
box 30
Photographs of stock
Scope and Contents note
Mounted on loose pages, organized alphabetically by artist or school.
box 30, folder 9
notes on Cuyp, and Bruegal, 3 pp
box 30, folder 10
El Greco, letters about works and photographs
box 30, folder 11
Holbein, letters about works and photographs
box 30, Folder 12
Rubens Equistrian portrait of Philip II, letters and photographs
box 30, folder 13
Ruisdael, notes and printed matter
box 30, folder 14
Duits exhibition brochure and catalogue
box 30, folder 14
Exhibition of fine 18th and 19th-century drawings and watercolors,
n.d.
box 30, folder 14
Exhibition of Gothic Sculpture,
13 June 1933
Scope and Contents note
With annotations and pasted in clippings.
box 31
Dutch Pictures 1450-1750, Royal Academy of Arts, London,
1952-1953
Scope and Contents note
Catalogue annotated by C. E. Duits.
box 31
Small notebook with descriptions of artworks, by artist,
undated
Scope and Contents note
With some notes, clippings inserted.
box 31
Catalogue of Charles Duits Probate valuation
Scope and Contents note
Notebook, includes typed lists of works, with valuations, plus pages of negatives.
box 32, folder 1
Pastel drawing on board
Scope and Contents note
On verso, Expo Universelle de 1855, Honorable Mention.
box 32, folder 2
Notebook (Charles Duits?) of travel notes, with inserts
box 32, folder 4
Early Flemish Painters,
1906
Scope and Contents note
Catalogue with annotations.
box 32, folder 5
untitled catalogue of art works
Scope and Contents note
With annotations.
box 33
Address book, clients, museums, experts,
undated
box 34
Index cards, A-Z, clients inquiries
box 35
Index cards of stock sold, A - N
Scope and Contents note
Alpha by artist. Lists artist, stock number, subject/description of work, to whom sold.
box 36
Index cards of stock sold, N - Z
box 37
Index cards of work sold, A - N
Scope and Contents note
Alpha by artists. Most sales 1950s - early 1970s.
box 38
Index cards of work sold, O - Z
box 39
Index cards for W. E. Duits collections - A -Z
Scope and Contents note
Alpha by artist, no stock numbers. Include descrption of work, current owner, sales and exhibits.
box 40
Combination 2,
1930-1933
Scope and Contents note
Ledger of accounts of artworks bought/sold in partnership with other dealers.
box 42
Ledger - Cash received, Cash paid,
ca. 1938-1950
box 43
Ledger - Cash accounts,
1950-1958
box 44
Ledger - Cash accounts,
1958-1965
box 45
Photograph album of stock, #1-30
box 46
Photograph album of stock, #31-60
box 47
Photograph album of stock, #61-90
box 48
Photograph album of stock, [91-120
box 49
Photograph album of stock, #122-151
box 50
Photograph album of stock, #152-180
box 51
Photograph album of stock, ¶-211
box 52
Photograph album of stock, #212-240
box 53
Photograph album of stock, #241-270
box 54
Photograph album of stock, #271-299
box 55
Photograph album of stock, #300-329
box 56
Photograph album of stock, #329-357
box 57
Photograph album - Italian and Spanish
box 58
Photograph album - Still life, 18th - 19th c
box 59
Scrapbook with photographs of artworks - A - D (van Aelst - van Dyck)
Scope and Contents note
Large black scrapbook, untitled, with photographs alphabetically by artist.
box 60
Scrapbook with photographs of artworks - E - K (Eeckhout - Koninck)
box 61
Scrapbook with photographs of artworks - L - R (Lancret - Ruisdael)
box 62
LScrapbook with photographs of artworks - S - W (Saenredam - Wynants)
box 63
Scrapbook with photographs of artworks - assorted work
box 64
Scrapbook with photographs of artworks - assorted work
box 65
Small Scrapbook with photographs of artworks - A - D (van Aelst - Dusart)
box 66
Small Scrapbook with photographs of artworks - E - K (Eeckhout - Koninck)
box 67
Small Scrapbook with photographs of artworks - L - R (Le Nain - Ruysch)
box 68
Small Scrapbook with photographs of artworks - S - Z
box 69
Small Scrapbook with photographs of artworks - assorted artists