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… of wharfs and warehouses to the artistic clusters of Soho and Covent 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 … 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 genteel …
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