Treasures plundered by Nazis sold to help victims of Holocaust

From: The Independent (London, England) | Date: October 30, 1996| Author: | Copyright information

In an atmosphere of emotion rarely witnessed in an auction house, works plundered by the Nazis were yesterday sold at record prices to benefit victims of the Holocaust.

By the end of the day, of the Mauerbach Benefit Sale in Vienna had raised nearly pounds 8.2m , more than four times the estimate for the whole sale.

One painting by Abraham Mignon - Peonies, Roses, Tulips and Poppies in a Glass vase with caterpillars, a Butterfly, a Snail, a Wasp and a Cockchafer on a Stone Ledge - estimated at pounds 47,000, was sold to a London art dealer for pounds 742,000. "It's very emotional. It's a very ...

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