SOVIET AS SELLER OF ART TREASURES
A MUSEUM SURPLUS ’ CONFISCATED COLLECTIONS t By Telegraph—Per Pre?s Assn.—Copyright ) [ Australian Press Assn. I Received Oct. 11, .10 p.m. LONDON, Oct. 10. The Berlin correspondent of the Times reports that a sale in Russia of works of art on behalf of the Soviet Trade delegation begins on November 6. A total of 447 valuable objects have been taken from the Leningrad Museum and castles. The catalogue explains that Russia’s public collections have been so enriched by the confiscation of private collections that it has become possible to dispose of a surplus without appreciably depicting the museums and galleries. The surplus is so numerous that it is impossible to find accommodation, even after utilising the Western Palace.
The objects include priceless tapestries, gold ware, furniutre, sculptures and paintings.
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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 71, Issue 242, 12 October 1928, Page 7
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