Romantic discoveries of priceless old masters across Europe
A Paris picture dealer recounts striking finds of masterworks hidden in cottages and chateaux. A Tintoretto found in Seine et Oise villagers, a Correggio valued near 2000 pounds, and a Kneller portrait unearthed in a West country cottage highlight romance in art dealing. A Lely portrait vanished after being cut from its frame, with family and dealer incentives for recovery.
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Correggio
England
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Charles II
Ter Father
Peter Lely
Sentlenan
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Lely
Brest
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Hidden Masterpieces Turned Up in Unexpected Places
A long discussion on how famous paintings reappear after decades, including a Cuyp found in a wardrobe panel and Claude Lorrain works uncovered in unlikely frames. Dealers cite rare recoveries from peasant cottages to Dutch inns, with prices ranging from a few hundred pounds to tens of thousands of francs.
Washable hats parade lace trimmed muslin frames
Fashionable hats feature muslin wire frames covered with wash laces Valenciennes and fine embroidery. Some hats display black lace applications and removable sprays of flowers or bands of ribbon.
Appointment of Lord Northcote as Governor General of Australia
London confirms Lord Northcote, governor of Bombay, will become governor general of Australia in December as successor to Lord Tennyson. Other items report mill closures at Homestead in Pittsburgh and arrests in New York, plus Catholic Total Abstinence delegates touring Virginia and a fatal accident at a funeral in La Crosse with several injuries.
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Australia
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Band of insurgents near Vardar bridge reported
About 300 insurgents appeared near the railway bridge over the Vardar two miles from Salonica. Reports say fires burned at Samanti Antirdli and Harmanli as the movement grows stronger in the region.
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Antirdli
Harmanli
Supreme Court Voids $700000 Bonds for State Institutions
In Bismarck on August 7 the state's Supreme Court voided 700000 of bonds authorized by the Legislature for educational and charitable institutions. The bonds relied on lands granted by Congress, with proceeds for building. State Treasurer McMillen refused State Board orders to buy the bonds and a mandamus suit to compel payment was decided against the institutions.
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