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Mrs. Hugh Dillman    June 1st, 1938

Both these goaaches were exhibited at the French Exhibition, 25 Park Lane at Sir Phillip Sassoon's, 1933, under No. 67 and 68. 

Regarding now the "Conditions of the Sale", would you kindly be good enough to read same on page 2 of the catalogue from which you will see that bids, after they have reached certain figures, can only be made in round figures. Therefore, I trust you will allow a sufficient margin to round out these figures if necessary.

I also would like to refer that you allowed me to play the various limits within reason as long as the total amount you are willing to spend does not go beyond the sum of $30,000.

As you will recollect already during our conversation, I considered your limit for the charming Marin group as very low. I would have taken it upon myself to increase your bid on the Marin group had I been able to obtain the Commodes at a lower figure than the one you have set. Unfortunately, I just notice that the Marin group is the first item on our list to be sold, and I am wondering, therefore, as long as you seem to like it so much and that it is, in fact, a delightful bibelot and a model of which no other duplicate is in existence to my knowledge, whether you would not consider increasing your bid, let us say to $5,000. It would give you thus a fairer chance to obtain it, the more so as at that price it would still be an extremely advantageous purchase. Confidentially, Mr. Schiff, I believe, paid $15,000 for it.

I am enclosing, for your information, a page from the edition of the "Art News" which is the advertisement for the Schiff Sale which has just been published, and I thought it might interest you to see the little Marin group reproduced with the Watteau, Memling, etc., etc. which clearly shows that this group is greatly appreciated and esteemed. 

Regarding our interest in this matter, I want to confirm to you that my firm will charge you a commission of 5% which, as you expressed it, is agreeable to you.

May I ask you to be good enough to let me have your answer by Tuesday next if possible, as I would like very much to give all details and data to Captain Seligmann who is sailing that day.

In any case, I will communicate with you from London as to how the sale went.

Otherwise, I have nothing else for the moment. Let me only once more assure you how very much I appreciate your consideration and to tell you how very happy you made me in entrusting me with your confidence.

t.s.v.p.

Transcription Notes:
On the third to last paragraph, I didn't put an accent on Captain Seligmann just because I couldn't tell if it was a ink mark or truly an accent written by the typerwriter(can you even type accents on typer writers??)