The Crystal Palace, Sydenham, to be sold by auction : pursuant to an order of the High Court of Justice, Chancery Division, with the approbation of the judge, on Tuesday 28th day of November, 1911, at the Estate Room, 20, Hanover Square, London ... by Howard Frank, of Messrs. Knight, Frank & Rutley, acting in conjunction with John Roy Lancaster, of Messrs. Horne & Co., the persons appointed by the judge
An 1911 auction catalogue issued by Knight, Frank & Rutley and Horne & Co. for the Crystal Palace Company, offering the Sydenham building for sale under High Court order in London. The pictures are sepia engravings and photographs of the palace's iron-and-glass interior, royal receptions, and the 1851 Great Exhibition, showing its vast glazed nave, galleries, and crowds, useful for designers studying Victorian exhibition architecture and iron framing.







