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Aldred, John Edward print view role Collector dates 1862-1945 city New York City state NY other cities Lattingtown, NY; Lawrence, MA; Boston, MA; sex M historical notes John Edward Aldred was a financier (owner of Aldred & Col, Gillette Razor Company, Consolidated Gas of New York, and Shawinigan Water and Power Company) and art collector. Works of art from his collection were sold at an auction held at the Parke-Bernet Galleries, Inc. on Dec. 6, 1940. The sale included 25 paintings (Italian, Flemish, and British Schools), Gothic tapestries, imperial jade vase, textiles, Chines porcelains, Fereghan palace carpet, and antique walnut and oak furniture. Paintings in the collection were attributed to, among others, Sir Joshua Reynolds, Andrea del Sorto, Sir Thomas Lawrence, Peter Kaltenhof, Joos Van Cleeve, Bernard Van Orley, and Sir Anthony Van Dyck. Aldred was married to Janet May (nee Rennex) Aldred (1880-1948) and had one daughter, Mrs. Jane Aldred Andre Warburton (1916-1988). His Long Island estate, known as Ormston, is now used as a monastery. decades of activity 1900-1910 1910-1920 1920-1930 1930-1940 website NO LC updated 10/31/2024 13:33:22 bibliographic search Search Frick Art Reference Library Catalog Search Photoarchive Search Worldcat Search Virtual International Authority File (VIAF) Search Wikidata Entry Archives/Repository Collection Title Collection Details Lawrenceville Public Library Marion Basile photographs and artifact, 1933 and undated see details... «  back