The mask, whose first German owner, the Reichsgraf von Kesselstadt, purchased it in England in the 18th century, was the principal item among 2600 objects at a three-day art auction in Heidelberg, attended by representatives of museums and dealers from Britain, France, Switzerland, Belgium and West Germany. The auction once again raised the problem of the mask’s authenticity, which has been hotly disputed for more than 100 years.
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Press, Volume XCIX, Issue 29380, 6 December 1960, Page 24
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68The mask, whose first German owner, the Reichsgraf von Kesselstadt, purchased it in England in the 18th century, was the principal item among 2600 objects at a three-day art auction in Heidelberg, attended by representatives of museums and dealers from Britain, France, Switzerland, Belgium and West Germany. The auction once again raised the problem of the mask’s authenticity, which has been hotly disputed for more than 100 years. Press, Volume XCIX, Issue 29380, 6 December 1960, Page 24
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