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… Garden and later on flourished in the West End and Pall Mall, completing their transition from commercial venues to fashionable haunts. 1 . Mascha Hansen, 'Introduction', in Sebastian Domsch and Mascha Hansen (eds.), British … 1, 1996), p. 31–51. Connections across the social divide The auction room sociability was two-fold – both commercial and fashionable. It was a professional hub that enabled transactions across social divides between collectors and art … bids between buyers. 8 . Letter of John Ive, July 29th 1772, Lewis Walpole Library MSS4 Series 1, Box: 1, Folder: 18. Fashionable Pall Mall The auction house as a venue concentrated the crowd during viewing days and sale days in a show of …
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