Jacques Seligmann & Co. records, 1904-1978, bulk 1913-1974

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2.3: Duc d'Arenberg Collection , undated, 1948-1963

In 1951 Jacques Seligmann & Co., Inc., negotiated to sell the private family collection of the Duc d'Arenberg. Collection items under Seligmann's care included nineteen illuminated manuscripts and three paintings: Jan Vermeer's Portrait of a Young Girl, Antoine Watteau's Marriage Contract, and Rembrandt van Rijn's Tobias Healing His Father. This subseries documents the activities undertaken by the firm in carrying out the sale of the collection through correspondence and contracts, along with details of financial and legal actions taken pertaining to the sale and transfer of collection items. The subseries also contains historical information and reference files for items in the collection.

Material is arranged in chronological order under subject headings. The bulk of this series has been scanned with the exception of some printed material.

Description	Container
2.3.1: Correspondence and Contracts, 1951-1963 This subseries contains general correspondence detailing the establishment of bank and legal accounts to handle resulting sales and the eventual transfer of the unsold pieces to Fordham University in 1963. Also found are original contracts.
Correspondence, 1951	228 1	Select: Correspondence, 1951
Correspondence, 1952	228 2	Select: Correspondence, 1952
Correspondence, 1953	228 3	Select: Correspondence, 1953
Correspondence, 1954	228 4	Select: Correspondence, 1954
Correspondence, 1955	228 5	Select: Correspondence, 1955
Correspondence, 1956	228 6	Select: Correspondence, 1956
Correspondence, 1957-1959, undated	228 7	Select: Correspondence, 1957-1959, undated
Correspondence regarding Vermeer painting, 1952-1955	228 8	Select: Correspondence regarding Vermeer painting, 1952-1955
Contracts, 1951-1952	228 9	Select: Contracts, 1951-1952
2.3.2: Reference Material, undated, 1948-1956 The material in this subseries consists of family history files and numerous reference files for individual works of art and manuscripts.
Description	Container
Vermeer, General Information, undated, 1948-1956 not scanned	229 1	Select: Vermeer, General Information, undated, 1948-1956 Scope and Contents note not scanned
Vermeer, Clippings, 1955-1956	229 2	Select: Vermeer, Clippings, 1955-1956
Vermeer, Concerning Portrait of a Young Girl, circa 1955	229 3	Select: Vermeer, Concerning Portrait of a Young Girl, circa 1955
Vermeer, Photo and Negatives, circa 1955	229 4	Select: Vermeer, Photo and Negatives, circa 1955
Manuscripts, General, 1951-1952	229 5	Select: Manuscripts, General, 1951-1952
Manuscripts, General, 1951-1954	229 6	Select: Manuscripts, General, 1951-1954
Manuscripts, General, 1952-1956	229 7	Select: Manuscripts, General, 1952-1956
Rembrandt's Tobias Healing His Father, 1951-1952	229 8	Select: Rembrandt's Tobias Healing His Father, 1951-1952
L'Aiguiere et le Bassin (Cerrini) and The Head of Laocoon (Michelangelo), 1952	229 9	Select: L'Aiguiere et le Bassin (Cerrini) and The Head of Laocoon (Michelangelo), 1952
Arenberg Engravings, 1952	229 10	Select: Arenberg Engravings, 1952
Watteau's Marriage Contract, 1952 (1 of 2)	230 1	Select: Watteau's Marriage Contract, 1952 (1 of 2)
Watteau's Marriage Contract, 1952 (2 of 2)	230 2	Select: Watteau's Marriage Contract, 1952 (2 of 2)
Items Not in New York, 1953	230 3	Select: Items Not in New York, 1953
Arenberg Family Collection, undated, 1953	230 4	Select: Arenberg Family Collection, undated, 1953
Thirteenth Century Persian Copper Cistern, 1953-1954	230 5	Select: Thirteenth Century Persian Copper Cistern, 1953-1954
Arenberg Family, undated	230 6	Select: Arenberg Family, undated
Manuscript no. 1, undated 2 Folders	230 7-8	Select: Manuscript no. 1, undated 2 Folders
Manuscript no. 2, undated 2 Folders	230 9-10	Select: Manuscript no. 2, undated 2 Folders
Manuscript no. 3, undated	230 11	Select: Manuscript no. 3, undated
Manuscript no. 4, undated	231 1	Select: Manuscript no. 4, undated
Manuscript no. 11, undated	231 2	Select: Manuscript no. 11, undated
Manuscript no. 12, undated	231 3	Select: Manuscript no. 12, undated
Manuscript no. 14, undated	231 4	Select: Manuscript no. 14, undated
Manuscript no. 20, undated	231 5	Select: Manuscript no. 20, undated
Manuscript no. 21, undated	231 6	Select: Manuscript no. 21, undated
Manuscript no. 22, undated	231 7	Select: Manuscript no. 22, undated
Manuscript no. 23, undated	231 8	Select: Manuscript no. 23, undated
Manuscript no. 24, undated	231 9	Select: Manuscript no. 24, undated
Manuscript no. 25, undated	231 10	Select: Manuscript no. 25, undated
Manuscript no. 26, undated	231 11	Select: Manuscript no. 26, undated
Manuscript no. 28, undated	231 12	Select: Manuscript no. 28, undated
Manuscript no. 30, undated	231 13	Select: Manuscript no. 30, undated
Manuscript no. 34, undated	231 14	Select: Manuscript no. 34, undated
Manuscript no. 37, undated	231 15	Select: Manuscript no. 37, undated
Manuscript no. 41, undated	231 16	Select: Manuscript no. 41, undated
Manuscript no. 67, undated	231 17	Select: Manuscript no. 67, undated
Manuscript no. 68, undated	231 18	Select: Manuscript no. 68, undated
Manuscript no. 69, undated	231 19	Select: Manuscript no. 69, undated
Manuscript no. 74, undated	232 1	Select: Manuscript no. 74, undated
Manuscript no. 76, undated	232 2	Select: Manuscript no. 76, undated
Manuscript no. 78, undated	232 3	Select: Manuscript no. 78, undated
Manuscript no. 79, undated	232 4	Select: Manuscript no. 79, undated
Manuscript no. 80, undated	232 5	Select: Manuscript no. 80, undated
Manuscript no. 82, undated	232 6	Select: Manuscript no. 82, undated
Manuscript no. 83, undated	232 7	Select: Manuscript no. 83, undated
Manuscript no. 83, undated not scanned-duplicates	232 8	Select: Manuscript no. 83, undated Scope and Contents note not scanned-duplicates
Manuscript no. 84, undated	232 9	Select: Manuscript no. 84, undated
Manuscript no. 85, undated	232 10	Select: Manuscript no. 85, undated
Manuscript no. 88, undated	232 11	Select: Manuscript no. 88, undated
Manuscript no. 89, undated	232 12	Select: Manuscript no. 89, undated
2.3.3: Miscellaneous Lists, undated, 1951-1953 This subseries consists of lists of recipients for exhibition announcements and catalogs of the sale, as well as a list of known paintings by Vermeer found in Germany.
Description	Container
Lists, undated, 1951-1953	232 13	Select: Lists, undated, 1951-1953

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