Silver Dinner Sets Of Ethiopian Negus On Sale at London
LONDON, Dec. 21. Thousands of pieces of silverware were offered for sale to-day by Emperor Haile Selassie of Ethiopia. The Emperor, who is living near Bath after leaving his kingdom with the fall of Addis Ababa to the Italians, did not attend the sale (at Puttick and Simpson’s). One service of meat and pudding dishes weighed 7000 ounces. Another contained 300 knives and forks. One series of 24 plates was mounted with gold and silver coin, each plate representing a different country.
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Manawatu Times, Volume 62, Issue 19, 23 January 1937, Page 15 (Supplement)
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92Silver Dinner Sets Of Ethiopian Negus On Sale at London Manawatu Times, Volume 62, Issue 19, 23 January 1937, Page 15 (Supplement)
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