THE BURNED EXHIBITION
EXTENSIVE LOSSES VALUABLE ART OTMECTS IN THE BRITISH SECTION. By Telegraph—Press Association— Copyright BRUSSELS, August 16. Among the things destroyed by the fire at tho Buildings International inhibition wore collections of antique fuiniture and ornaments irom many private mansions. They wore valued at £50,000. Old china from South Kensington, valued at £IO,OOO, was also lost. Valuable new pictures by Bnglish svtists, including Sir William Orchardson, R.A., Mr Alfred East, A.R.A., and Mr J. J. Shannon, A.R.A., were burnt. Amongst articles stolon during the fire was an aigrette worth £3OO. Several persons laden with booty were arrested. The destroyed buildings were insured for £02,000. Only sixteen pieces of pottery were saved in the British section. Some goldsmith’s work and an uncut diamond from tho Do Beers’ mine were buried in tho debris of tho Belgian section.
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New Zealand Times, Volume XXXII, Issue 7209, 18 August 1910, Page 5
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