A Long Forgotten Sale Becomes News Again

Allegations Made of Stasi Consignments 

Why Did Davidge Walk Scott Free into Retirement?

3B. The Extra National Origin Doo Hickey (*) Identifies Certain Lots

Not From The Netherlands

Attack of the 3B Asterisks 

Fine Painting by Arcane Artist, Adrien Coorte, of Dubious Origin That wound up on the Front Page of the New York Times

All the News that is fit to print

Consecutive Lots with Asterisk Often indicate Same Consignor

An Asterixed Sale?

Marks the spot

Index

Results

Ambrosius Bosschaert the Elder

$445,000 later

The Original Home Before the Stasi came-a-Calling

Editor's Note: The Ambrosius Bosschaert the Elder, was sold by Christie’s London on 11 December 1987 as lot 40. It was consigned by a West German individual (involved in business transactions with the East) to Christie’s. The somewhat faded photograph is a photograph the Stasi took during the raid at Helmuth Meissner’s home in 1982. The better quality photograph together with the description is taken from the Christie’s catalogue. The origin of the painting sold by Christie’s as deriving from Helmuth Meissner in Dresden is certain and undisputed.

Alex Boyle & Elliot Lee