A GERMAN COLLECTION
OFFERED FOR SALE. (United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright). (Received this day at 8 a.m.) BERLIN, Jan. 1. The ex-Kaiser’s son-in-law, Duke Ernest of Brunswick, recently decided to sell to German art dealers l.alf a million sterling of’the famous collection of mediaeval works of ecclesiastical art ’known as the Guelph Treasure. Tile news was received with indignant protests from the whole of the German press, which fears the resale to an American, upon whicli the Duke offered the treasure as well as the palace near Hanover with a park to the people lor half a million.. The offer is estimated to be worth eight hundred thousand.
The Hanover Council on which there are a majority of Socialists and C mmiinisls, rejected the offer on the ground of economy, therefore the collection will now be sold. '
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Hokitika Guardian, 2 January 1930, Page 5
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