There were plenty of buyers on hand last night at the opening of the two-day auction of paintings by Sotheby's at Simpson's Arcadian Court - but the t(...)

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There were plenty of buyers on hand last night at the opening of the two-day auction of paintings by Sotheby's at Simpson's Arcadian Court - but the t(...)

Date10/27/1969

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Lennon, Frank (photographer)

Toronto Star (Firm) (publisher)

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Original Toronto Star caption: There were plenty of buyers on hand last night at the opening of the two-day auction of paintings by Sotheby's at Simpson's Arcadian Court - but the total fell about of the record for an auction of Canada paintings. [Incomplete]

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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0002614F

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