Hello everyone. Could anyone tell me where I might obtain a copy of the particulars of an auction sale? The sale was of the first pictures sold out of the Maddocks Collection. The pictures were sold on 20th December 1899 by the firm of W.G. Stansfield & Co of 4 & 6 North Parade, Bradford. I am assisting in a project to try and trace oil paintings by the artist James CHARLES (1851-1906) many of which came up at this auction. A number of his patrons lived in Bradford. I have tried West Yorkshire Archives online but nothing appears for the firm called Stansfield. Any suggestions would be appreciated. Peter Wood Isle of Man

Leeds Times - Saturday 23 December 1899 Image C THE BRITISH LIBRARY BOARD. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Part of the collection of pictures belonging to Mr. John Maddocks, of Park Drive, Heaton, were sold by auction on Wednesday by Messrs. W. G. Stansfield and Co., Bradford. The catalogue contained 78 modern paintings, and there was considerable competition. The principal purchasers were Mr. Alfred Oddy, Mr. J. Roberts, Mr. J. Hill, Mr. Ryecroft, Mr. O. Rigg, and Mr. Horsfall, Keighley. The highest price realised was 120gs. for a farmyard scene by a Dutch artist. The works of James Charles also sold well, his "Gamekeeper's Boy" realising 85gs., whilst a similar price was given for "An Idle Hour," by the same artist. The rest of the prices varied from 12gs. to 50gs. -----Original Message----- From: yorksgen-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:yorksgen-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Peter Wood via Sent: 03 April 2016 09:48 To: yorksgen@rootsweb.com Subject: [YORKSGEN] Bradford Local Knowledge - Auction Sale Hello everyone. Could anyone tell me where I might obtain a copy of the particulars of an auction sale? The sale was of the first pictures sold out of the Maddocks Collection. The pictures were sold on 20th December 1899 by the firm of W.G. Stansfield & Co of 4 & 6 North Parade, Bradford. I am assisting in a project to try and trace oil paintings by the artist James CHARLES (1851-1906) many of which came up at this auction. A number of his patrons lived in Bradford. I have tried West Yorkshire Archives online but nothing appears for the firm called Stansfield. Any suggestions would be appreciated. Peter Wood Isle of Man ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to YORKSGEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

63 of James Charles' paintings are on the Art UK website but not the two mentioned in the sale. Art UK used to be BBC Your Paintings and has a wide range of paintings, all searchable by title and subject. http://artuk.org/discover/artworks/search/actor:charles-james-18511906/page/ 4 You will have to register. "Welcome to Art UK, the online home for art from every public collection in the United Kingdom. Art UK, previously called the Public Catalogue Foundation, is a small charity. We work in partnership with 3,000 public collections, the BBC and other organisations to showcase the art the UK owns. Art UK already features over 200,000 oil paintings by some 38,000 artists. These artworks are in museums, universities, town halls, hospitals and other civic buildings across the United Kingdom. Most of this art is not on public view." Martin Briscoe Fort William martin@mbriscoe.me.uk -----Original Message----- From: yorksgen-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:yorksgen-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Peter Wood via Sent: 03 April 2016 09:48 To: yorksgen@rootsweb.com Subject: [YORKSGEN] Bradford Local Knowledge - Auction Sale Hello everyone. Could anyone tell me where I might obtain a copy of the particulars of an auction sale?

Thank you Martin for all your assistance in thinking about trying to trace the pictures of James CHARLES (1851-1906). The newspaper reports are most helpful. I have actually been to see quite a number of the pictures displayed in the Art UK site. Incidentally the Art UK site is most useful if you think there might have been portraits painted of one's ancestors. I found Amos and Ann RAISTRICK of Idle, at Cartwright Hall Gallery, Bradford. Happily all your replies have suggested a new angle to the enquiry and that is to see if any of the records/personal archive of Butler WOOD (the Bradford librarian) are available. Many thanks everyone. Peter -------------------------------

Art UK is also a good source of pictures of places and 'things'. I am interested in some military topics and there are some great paintings by war artists. I found one of the pipeline to the local aluminium smelter being camouflaged in WWII that no one in the area appeared to be aware of. Not completely familiar with the new site but with the previous one you could add comments and I think you could identify details in the paintings. Martin Briscoe Fort William martin@mbriscoe.me.uk -----Original Message----- From: yorksgen-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:yorksgen-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Peter Wood via Sent: Monday, April 4, 2016 9:36 AM To: yorksgen@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [YORKSGEN] Bradford Local Knowledge - Auction Sale Thank you Martin for all your assistance in thinking about trying to trace the pictures of James CHARLES (1851-1906). The newspaper reports are most helpful. I have actually been to see quite a number of the pictures displayed in the Art UK site. Incidentally the Art UK site is most useful if you think there might have been portraits painted of one's ancestors. I found Amos and Ann RAISTRICK of Idle, at Cartwright Hall Gallery, Bradford. Happily all your replies have suggested a new angle to the enquiry and that is to see if any of the records/personal archive of Butler WOOD (the Bradford librarian) are available. Many thanks everyone. Peter ------------------------------- ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to YORKSGEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message