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September 22,
2020 - Droog Magazine periodical for investigative
journalism At the recent Andreas Thies auction in the United States, only twenty-one of the fifty-eight lots with objects attributed to Adolf Hitler were sold. The expected minimum revenue of $24,000 (€20,310) turned out to be no more than $6,615 (excluding fees and shipping costs).
Among the “Hitlers” originating from Wolfgang Schulze von Mertschinsky, the representative of the notorious forger Konrad Kujau, were a violin and a top hat, both accompanied by Certificates of Authenticity typed on “NSDAP Reichsleitung” letters. Which is, according to Kujau expert Marc-Oliver Boger, a clear indication that these objects originate from Kujau.
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© Jaap van den Born and Bart FM Droog, 2020. Photos of the lots - courtesy Andreas Thies. |
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