|
|
|||
|
December 21,
2020 - Droog Magazine periodical for investigative
journalism The strange business of selling fakes, forgeries and other concoctions attributed to Adolf Hitler (1889-1945) and other Nazi criminals. Content "Hitler's rifle" sold for 140,025 dollar (USA,February 2006) "Huy Hitlers" auctioned by Jefferys (UK,February 2006) Fake Hitler surfaces at Germania (USA, May 2006) "Hitler's rifle" sold for 140,025 dollar (February 2006)
Mögliches Gewehr Hitlers. Walliser Bote,
Brig (Schweiz), 11-02-2006. This rifle surfaced again 2015, when it was
auctioned by the US auctioneer Wagman. War
History Online:
There are many critical remarks to make about this story. Even if the researchers (who were they?) were correct about the provenance, this particular hunting rifle was in all likelihood never used by Hitler, as he was vehemently opposed to hunting. Having humans killed didn't bother him, but hunting? No, sir. The story on the donation has been told
many times before by American auctioneers who traded
in Nazi related objects. If they ever actually
donated anything remains the question. to top of page.
"Huy Hitlers" auctioned by Jefferys (UK) In September 2006 Jefferys (Lostwithiel, Cornwall) auctioned twenty-one watercolors and drawings allegedly made by Adolf Hitler. The auctioneers stated that the works were “probably made by Hitler”and that in their opinion the signatures were authentic. The works sold for £118,000 (€176,000). Needles to say: all works were obvious fakes. See: The Huy Hitlers. to top of page. Fake Hitler surfaces at Germania International (US) A watercolor titled "Wien Stephansdom" (Stephen's Church, Vienna) allegedly painted by Adolf Hitler in 1910-1912, is offered on the site of Germania International, an US based Militaria dealer.   It's a clear fake: the figures on it are too well painted to be made by Hitler and the Hitler signature on it is an obvious (and very bad) forgery. The work is accompanied by an Certificate of Authenticity issued by the notorious Austrian swindler Peter Jahn, on February 26, 1972, in English.
  It is sold later in 2006 for an unknown amount to an unknown collector. The work resurfaced in 2017 at "Militaria Tedesca", run by the Italian Militaria dealer Antonia Scapini. According to Mr. Scapini "it belonged to an Italian collector who lives out of Italy. He got it from the USA in 2012." The work was sold in 2018 for an unknown amount to an Italian collector.
http://www.militariatedesca.it/ Antonio Scapini, Verona, [seen 20-12-2020] http://www.antonioscapini.it/ Antonio Scapini, e-mail to Bart FM Droog, 21-12-2020. © Compilation Bart FM Droog, 2020. |
|||
| |
|||
| |
