Eight Day Sale Opens Selling Uop The Home Of The Late Sir John Wood-At Bury St. Edmunds: A sale-which is expected to last for eight days-is ion progress at Hengrave Hall, the great Tudor Mansion near Bury St. Edmunds, in which Sir John Wood lived before his death last year at the age of 92. This is the biggest sale of its kind for many years. The fine old mansion contains much fine furniture, paintings and two valuable porcelain collections. They are being sold in 2,500 lots. Earlier this year the Mansion was sold to be converted into a convent school. Sir John Wood purchased the Hall in 1897 with half of its contents. Afterwards he regretted not having bought the lot-and spent 50 years tracing and buying back the remainder. At his death his ambition was almost realised. The present Barabet-also Sir John Wood is 64.Photo shows.The steel Dutch design Electrolier hanging in the Banqueting Hall. In background can be seen an organ and the fine panelling.
Photo measures 8.25 x 10 inches.
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