Paintings in the Lee Collection by W.C. Constable Extracted from the "International Studio" for Feb., March, and April 1930

Lee of Fareham

Published by Lee of Fareham, 1930

About this Item

Three articles by W.C. Constable custom bound in blue cloth with gilt title on the front cover and a shorter title stamped in gold on a leather spine label. Two corners bumped else Near Fine. Contains the color cover of the Feb. issue along with 3 articles, full pages and some columns cut and laid on to blank folio pages. this copy is inscribed by Viscount Lee of Fareham to fellow art collector and banker, Jules Bache. A lovely production. Arthur Hamilton Lee, 1st Viscount Lee of Fareham, GCB, GCSI, GBE, PC (8 November 1868 - 21 July 1947) was an English soldier, diplomat, politician, philanthropist and patron of the arts. After military postings and an assignment to the British Embassy in Washington, he retired from the military in 1900. He entered politics, was first elected in 1900, and later served as Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries and First Lord of the Admiralty following the First World War. He donated his country house, Chequers, to the nation as a retreat for the Prime Minister, and co-founded the Courtauld Institute of Art. Julius Bache was born to a Jewish family[1][2] in New York City.[3] His father, Semon Bache [né Bach] (1826-1891), emigrated to the United States from his native Nuremberg[4] Bavaria, settling in New York City where he started the glassmaking firm Semon Bache & Company.[5] In 1881, he started work as a cashier at Leopold Cahn & Co., a stockbrokerage firm founded by his uncle. In 1886, he was made a minority partner and in 1892 took full control of the business, renaming it J. S. Bache & Co. Jules Bache built the company into one of the top brokerage houses in the United States, outranked only by Merrill Lynch. In the process, he became an immensely wealthy individual, a patron of the arts, and a philanthropist.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Paintings in the Lee Collection by W.C. Constable Extracted from the "International Studio" for Feb., March, and April 1930
• Publisher: Lee of Fareham
• Publication Date: 1930
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Near Fine
• Signed: Inscribed by Author(s)
• Book Type: Book