Sunken Treasure Sale

Series

Series Name: British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

2238

Date Released

24 Apr 1972

Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue

4 / 5

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Sunken Treasure Sale. DESCRIPTION: Buyers from Europe, Britain and America attend an unusual sale at Sotheby’s. The sale of retrieved treasure from the ‘Hollandia’ which sank off the Scilly Isles in 1743. SHOTLIST: GV auction in progress for sunken treasure at Sotheby’s. SV buyers. SV buyers round table auctioneer in back ground. CU pile of old coins. CU coins in large trays. LV old Dutch bronze cannon No 583 in catalogue. CU pan cannon. GV auction in progress. SV buyers bidding. CU pan trays of old coins. SV buyers. CU hands holding old coin No 220 in catalogue, coin turned over revealing date 1734. CU buyer biding. SV auctioneer ends sale. CU pan many old coins in trays.

Keywords

Shops and shopping; History and archaeology

Locations

London

Card file number

98065

Credits:

Commentator: Leslie Mitchell
Camera: Ray Gallard

Length of story (in feet)

108

Story extras:

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