Duits Ltd. (Gallery: London, England) Records, 1920-1979

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Summary

Title:
Duits, Ltd. (Gallery: London, England) records
Dates:
1920-1979
Creators:
Duits, Charles, Duits, Graham, and Duits, Ltd. (Gallery : London, England)
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.
Extent:
26 Linear Feet (69 boxes)
Language:
English .
Preferred citation:

Duits Ltd. (Gallery: London, England) records, 1920-1979, Getty Research Institute, Research Library, Accession no. 860290.

http://hdl.handle.net/10020/cifa860290

Background

Scope and content:

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).

Biographical / historical:

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.
Arrangement:

Arranged in one series.

Physical location:
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Rules or conventions:
archives, personal papers, and manuscripts

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Jocelyn Gibbs.
Date Encoded:
This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2023-07-20 08:57:28 -0700 .

Access and use

Restrictions:

Open for use by qualified researchers.

Terms of access:

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Preferred citation:

Duits Ltd. (Gallery: London, England) records, 1920-1979, Getty Research Institute, Research Library, Accession no. 860290.

http://hdl.handle.net/10020/cifa860290

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