GERMAN ART TREASURES
PROJECTED SALE AROUSES INDIGNATION AMERICAN BUYERS FEARED United F. A.—By Telegraph —Copyright Reed. 11 a.m. BERLIN. Wednesday. The c\ Kaiser’s son-in-law, l)uk » Ernst of Brunswick, recently decided to fctdl to German art dealers for £500,000 the famous collection of mediaeval works of ecclesiastical an known as the Guelph Treasure. The news was received with indignant protests from the whole of the German l'ress. which fears a resale to America. The Duke then offered the treasure as well as his palace near Hanover with a park to the people for Cs«*o.im»o. The offer is estimated to be worth £BOO,OOO. The Hanover council, on which there are a majority of Social ists and Communists. rejected the offer on the ground of economy. Therefore the collection w ill now be sold.
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Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 860, 2 January 1930, Page 9
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131GERMAN ART TREASURES Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 860, 2 January 1930, Page 9
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