OLD "MASTER" IN ROLL OF LINOLEUM.
FOUND IN BAKER'S SHOP
ROME, Nov. 12. For a mouth the police searched in vain for an ancient painting of John the Baptist, by an old master "Gaccia," called Concah'o, which was eu.* from its frame in the Church of Saint Francis, at Moncalvo, in the province of Alessandria. Frontiers were strictly watched, and search was made throughout Italy. A detective traced the picture to a baker's shop in Milan,, and suspected that it wa9 hidden in a large rotl of linoleum. He disguised himself as a beggar, asking for some stale bread which was stored near-by. Choosing a crowded hour, he was able unmatched'to feel inside the roll, which, when opened, was found to contain the painting. The baker in good faith took charge of the roll of oilcloth for a client, who said he had bought it for his country house. The culprit, the owner of a gambling house, is now missing. £te had a passport ready for transporting the painting to England.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume XLV, Issue 1210, 7 January 1925, Page 5
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171OLD "MASTER" IN ROLL OF LINOLEUM. Manawatu Standard, Volume XLV, Issue 1210, 7 January 1925, Page 5
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