Ancient CyprusAncient Cyprus

Patron

Robert Weeks de Forest

1848–1931 · United States

Lawyer. Consigned to Anderson Galleries.

Life and work

  1. 14 February 1928
    Wrote to Mitchell Kennerley, President of the Anderson Galleries, announcing that the Trustees had decided to sell by auction in March and April the Met's duplicate classical antiquities, including Cesnola-collection material, rather than keep them in storage. The letter is printed in the sale catalogue. The Trustees had considered distributing them to other American museums but rejected this because of questions of discrimination and delay in vacating needed space.

    New YorkGalleries 1928

  2. 30 March 1928 – 31 March 1928
    Anderson Galleries sale 2253, Part One, 'Cypriote & Classical Antiquities: Duplicates of the Cesnola & Other Collections', 'sold by order of the Trustees of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Robert W. de Forest, President'; public exhibition from 24 March. Masson counts two catalogues with 965 lots in all for the March-April 1928 sales.

    New YorkGalleries 1928Masson 1996

Connections

1 person

Scholarship

Sources

  1. 1.Anderson Galleries (1928). Cypriote & Classical Antiquities: Duplicates of the Cesnola & Other Collections, Part One (sale number 2253, New York, 30-31 March 1928). New York, Anderson Galleries. Online
  2. 2.Olivier Masson (1996). “La dispersion des antiquités chypriotes: les deux collections Cesnola”. Cahiers du Centre d'Études Chypriotes 25, 3-32. Online
  3. 3.“Robert W. DeForest”. Wikipedia (English). Online
  4. 4.“Robert W. DeForest (1848-1931), American lawyer, financier, and philanthropist”. Wikidata Q56440239. Online