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April 3, 2019 -
Droog Magazine periodical for investigative
journalism
A 'Hitler' in Florida
Affiliate Auctions, Tallahassee April 11, 2019 Introduction | Certificates of authenticity | Past 2019
| Auctions | Press
Introduction | Certificates of authenticity | Past
In March 2019
Affiliate Auctions from Tallahassee (Florida,
USA) announced that it would auction on object
described as 'Adolf Hitler Autograph Sketch
Frederick the Great, as lot #3335, on the 'April
Premier Military & fine Art Auction,
Thursday, April 11, 2019. It was estimated that
it would sell for $5,000 to $8,000.
"Sketch of "Frederick
the Great after the Battle of Kolin" by Julius
Schrader topped with the signature of Adolf
Hitler. Dated 1919. The sketch is fixed into a
frame with a print of the original painting as
well as a plaque translating the writing along the
top of the sketch. Frame measures 32 1/2 x 26 x 1
1/2 inches. Includes two certificates of
authenticity for the signature, one from
rareandsigned.com, and the other from Frank Garo.
This lot has a reserve."
Text:
"This letter serves as a certificate of
authenticity for the autographed sketch shown
below which has been examined by ourselves.
On March 8, 2018 this
auction house sold six clearly forged Hitler
sketches, as being authentic Hitler artworks.
All six were accompanied by fraudulent
certificates of authenticity issued by Frank P.
Garo. The works were sold for $20,800.-.
© Samenstelling Jaap van den Born & Bart FM Droog, 2019 |
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