Armour sale at Sotheby’s

Title

Armour sale at Sotheby’s

Genre

Interview

TX Date

May 1983

Year of production

1983

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Duration

00:03:30

Description

Interview with an unidentified male (French?) Sotheby’s spokesman about the sale of a suit of armour made for King Henry II, for 1,925,000 pounds, during the auction of arms from Hever Castle in Kent. Male interviewer not identified. (The buyer was later identified as American banker B.H. Trupin).

Contributors

None Identified

Keywords

Kent; Auctions; Sotheby’s; Weapons; Armour; Hever Castle; King Henry II; B. H. Trupin

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