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PLAN OF SUNDRY LEASEHOLD ESTATES TO BE Sold by Auction, byMr Farebrother, AT GARRAWAY'S COFFEE HOUSE, CORNHILL, ON THURSDAY19th JANUARY, 1826 shewing the several Lots
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Garraway's Coffee House was one of the chiefauction houses in the City at the time of this survey. Opened in1669 the house auctioned property, textiles, spices and salvagedgoods. Thomas Garraway was also the first man in England to selltea. This plan destinguishes individual lots with various pastelshades. The upper-left section of the plan shows one of Sotheby'sfirst premises, featuring an auction room for engravings andpictures, a warehouse for books, and a counting house. Establishedin 1744 by Samuel Baker, this firm of auctioneers traded from 13Wellington Street from 1818 before moving its main offices to NewBond Street in 1917.
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