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April 7, 2021 -
Droog Magazine periodical for investigative
journalism  Intro | Watercolors | Fake euro banknotes? | Concentration camp fakes? Auction policies | Past "Hitler" auctions by AA
In the ever
continuing stream of clearly fake Hitler
watercolors and sketches traded by the
Tallahassee (Florida) based auction house
"Affiliated Auctions" (AA) we've spotted yet
three other "new" fake Hitlers - all three
accompanied by Certificates of Authenticity
(CoA) issued by the laughable CoA swindler Frank
P. Garo. Lot 1324: "Adolf Hitler watercolor
painting w CoA". Start price ca. $500;
estimated at $2,000 - $4,000. Buyers premium
18%. Click to
enlarge. Source: https://www.liveauctioneers.com/item/100881681_adolf-hitler-watercolor-painting-w-coa
Description by auctioneer: "Adolf Hitler (20 April 1889 – 30 April 1945) Austrian-born German politician, later dictator of Germany from 1933 to 1945. 1911 Vienna Period Aquarelle watercolor painting on card stock, in very good condition. Detailed garden scene with gazebo, signed lower left corner. Garo Certificate of Authenticity dated 1972. Dimensions: 8 1/4 x 7 inches This lot has a reserve."
 Click to enlarge. Comment
by Droog Magazine:
Another worthless fake.
It is accompanied by a
Certificate of Authenticity
issued by Frank P. Garo,
which in itself is a clear
forgery indicator. Garo
issued it in 2018, not 1972,
as stated by the auctioneer.
Sources
Bart FM Droog.
'Hitlers' in Berlijn - TPO ontdekt weer nieuwe
Hitlervervalsingen.
Sven-Felix
Kellerhoff. 98 percent of 'Hitler's' paintings
are counterfeits. The Post Online,
Amsterdam, 31-01-2019.
Jaap van den Born & Bart FM Droog.
Traced Garo Certificates. Droog Magazine, Eenrum, 2019-2021. To
top
of page. The
euro banknotes
Lot #1113 - 2 x
€100 1 x €50– start bid $60 Lot #1114
- 2 x €100 – start bid
$50 Lot #1115 - 2 x €100 – start bid $50 https://www.liveauctioneers.com/item/100881471_200-euros-current-paper-currency-banknotesLot #1116 - 2 x €100 – start bid $50 https://www.liveauctioneers.com/item/100881472_200-euros-current-paper-currency-banknotes Lot #1117
- 2 x €100 – start bid
$50 Concentration
camp fakes?
Lots 1355 and 1356; click on the upper pictures to enlarge. The start
price of lot 1355 is
$80; that of 1356
circa $60.
Two
fake armbands
shown by
Tulkoff;
allegedly worn
by a Jehova
Witness (left)
and a
homosexual
(right). Click
to enlarge. Sources Lot 1356: https://www.liveauctioneers.com/item/100881713_wwii-german-third-reich-criminal-witness-armband Alec S. Tulkoff. Counterfeiting the
Holocaust. A historical and archival examination
of Holocaust artifacts. Edited by Larry Urish.
Schiffer Military History, Atglen, PA, [2000]. Pages
61-62.
Auction policies Affiliated
Auctions: “Descriptions are
not intended to be definitive and should be
thought of as opinions on the genuineness,
authorship, attribution, provenance, period,
culture, source, origin, or condition of the
property. No statement made in item leads,
descriptions, estimate or during the sale
should be considered an assumption of
liability or warranty. Lots of items that we
deem to be questionable in nature will be
described as “unauthenticated”. Usage of this
term does not imply anything other than our
opinion. Artworks described as a work by a
specific artist fall into our highest tier of
authenticity, however, no qualified statement
about the authorship is strictly implied.
Artworks described as “attributed to...” are
most likely, in our opinion, a work by the
artist but there is less certainty expressed
than in the terminology described above. (…)
The term signed by and/or dated by the artist
is believed to have been inscribed by the
artist's hand. The term bears signature
implies that the signature may have been added
by someone other than the artist. (...)
Autographs and autographed items are believed
to be authentic unless otherwise stated.”
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