THE PORTLAND VASE
WITHDRAWN PROM AUCTION. [Austra’iar. r*- ft Ays»n.J LONDON, May 2. Christies was crowded out during the sale of the Portland vase, which was withdrawn when offers failed to exceed 25.000 guineas. A DRAMATIC SURPRISE. (British Official Wireless.) RUGBY, May 2. There was a dramatic surprise at Christie’s saleroom to-day, when the famous Portland vase was put up to auction. In thirty seconds bidding had icached 29,000 guineas. It was then understood by the big crowd that the vase had been sold. A woman wanted to know the name of the purchaser as she said the British public were keenly interested in the vase. The auctioneer did not reply, and only later was it made known that the vase had been withdrawn. Buyers from Africa and the Continent had been keen bidders against British buyers.
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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 72, Issue 105, 4 May 1929, Page 7
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137THE PORTLAND VASE Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 72, Issue 105, 4 May 1929, Page 7
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