Vendue Masters
Subtitle: Stories from within the Walls of America's Oldest
Publisher: Samuel T. Freeman & Co. Of Philadelphia PA
Published: January 25, 2006
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 200
ISBN-13: 9781851494903
Subjects: American history; Art sales & auctioneering; Antiques/Collectibles; Antiques & Collectibles; Antiques / Collectibles; The Americas; General; Art / General
Description: "Two centuries and seven generations ago a failed printseller from London received good news from the governor's office. On November 11, 1805, Tristram Bampfylde Freeman had, by order of Thomas McKean, Governor of the State of Pennsylvania, been appointed to the office of auctioneer in Philadelphia and set up shot at 177 Market Street. Two hundred years on, we tell his story."--Jacket.