The Spring Quartette sale. March 26 & 27, 1992 Bowers & Merena Inc.
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Lot 153 
“A nation can survive its fools, and even the ambitious. But it cannot survive treason from within. An enemy at the gates is less formidable, for he is known and carries his banner openly."
- Marcus Tullius Cicero, 106-43 BC
- Marcus Tullius Cicero, 106-43 BC
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Why was it called the/a "Quartette" sale? Did four guys from a barbershoppe sing there?
I have several B&M catalogs from QDB times and I know they always used such non-conventional spellings for n-tets (OK, n-tettes) of things, and never the more pedestrian "Group of four" wording.
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As for the "Spring" part of the sale...it was held on March, 26 & 27, 1992. The"Quartette" part of the title, was for the four main consignors - Henry Garrett, Robert Hudson, William McCamy, and David Mayhew.
I know nothing about their singin abilities however.
It was a very interesting assemblage and I use this catalogue frequently for reference.