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Golden Bay Argus, Volume XII, Issue 46, 14 April 1910, Page 3

Among the items Id a sale of porcelaiD held in London the other day' was an old china coffee-pot which had been discovered to be a beautiful example of Worcester scaleblue, the characteristic painted panels of- landscapes and exotic birds being especially fine. After keen bidding it was knocked down for the remarkable price of £lB6, while a teapot to match fetched £6O. The crown of the Netherlands, which is valued at £120,000, was stolen by burglars in 1829. It reclamed in their possession (or nearly two years. Eventually some of the gems were discovered buried near Brussels after the arrest « f the thieves in JJaviand, 1184.