A DARING ROBBERY.
Ppess A a sedation—-Copyright. February 18. The house of Mr Charles Wertheimer in Park Lane was entered by burglars, and pictures and articles of virtu valued at £SOOO were stolon, including Gainsborough's picture of Nancy Parsons and Reynold’s portrait of Mrs Charles Yorks, valued at £2OOO. The pictures were unskilfully cut from thoir frames with a carving knife-.
[Gainsborough's picture of the Duchess of Devonshire rras stolen from Messrs Agnews’ gallery in a. onnilar manner, and was only recovered after many years.]
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Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XXXI, Issue 8740, 14 February 1907, Page 2
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85A DARING ROBBERY. Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XXXI, Issue 8740, 14 February 1907, Page 2
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