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LONDON, July 19.—At Sir George Reid’s instance the Imperial Government has given a further £IOOO to the Dr. Mawson fund. SLUMP IN PICTURES. LONDON, July 19—The sale of Lord Holden’s collection at Christie’s, including many well known examples of Victorian artists, was charaterised by a sensational fall in values. Landseer’s “Otter Hunt,’’ for which £IO,OOO was originally paid, .realised 1200 guineas. Darkson Stanfield’s “Wooden Walls of Old England,’’ 160 guineas, against the original price of 2700 guineas. Tadema, Prout, Rosa Bonheur and many others greatly depreciated.
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Greymouth Evening Star, 21 July 1913, Page 6
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