§ Mr. Ellisasked the President of the Board of Trade if he will now name the people whom he has asked for information in connection with the sale of the Duccio painting at Aldwick Court, and who declined to give him information.
§ Mr. CroslandThe following were asked if they had any information about the operation of a ring at art auctions
The Chartered Auctioneers' & Estate Agents' Institute.The British Antique Dealers Association Ltd. Sotheby & Co.Christie, Manson, and Woods.The Society of London Art Dealers.The first four replied that they had no such information. As I said on 6th November, representatives of the Society of London Art Dealers made allegations on 30th September concerning the sale at Aldwick Court, but did not name anyone who might provide evidence.