Mrs Bennett seems to have been a private collector, who consigned items of Chinese porcelain for sale to Christie’s in August 1944, with a later sale at Sotheby’s in 1955.
Published sources
Christie, Manson & Woods, 1 August 1944, Catalogue of Porcelain, Objects of Art & Eastern Rugs and Carpets, from various sources including Mrs Bennett.
Reitlinger, Gerald, ‘The Economics of Taste’ 2 volumes, London 1963, volume 2, p.311, refers to a sale of her collection at Sotheby’s in 1955. |
