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John Sotheby
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Sotheby was born in 1740 in England to John Sotheby (1703â1775) and Anne Baker. The Sotheby family originally came from Yorkshire, England.WEB,weblink Sotheby family, Oxford dictionary of national biography, 8 June 2023,Background
Auction house Baker and Leigh, was founded in London on 11 March 1744,He was the nephew of Samuel Baker, who was the founder of the book auctioneering firm which later became Sotheby's.After his uncle's death in 1778, John became a partner in his book auctioneering firm along with George Leigh. He expanded the scope of business of the firm to include the sale of prints, medals, coins, and rare antiquities apart from books.WEB,weblink Sotheby family, Oxford dictionary of national biography, 8 June 2023,Personal life
He died on 1 November 1807 in Chigwell, Essex.BOOK, A dictionary of printers and printing, with the progress of literature; ancient and modern, London, H. Johnson, 1839, Charles Henry, Timperley, 742,References
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