Porcelain in British museums 'looted by Nazis'
SOURCE: Telegraph (UK) (6-12-08)
Two pieces of fine 18th century porcelain currently housed in British museums and worth more than £10,000 apiece were looted by the Nazis, a Government-appointed panel has ruled.
They include a 12-inch wide Viennese dish described as "one of the most important examples of early Viennese porcelain in the British Museum collection".
The other is a "monteith", a bowl filled with water used to cool glasses, held at Cambridge University's Fitzwilliam Museum since 1960.
They include a 12-inch wide Viennese dish described as "one of the most important examples of early Viennese porcelain in the British Museum collection".
The other is a "monteith", a bowl filled with water used to cool glasses, held at Cambridge University's Fitzwilliam Museum since 1960.
Source:
Telegraph (UK)
Source URL:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/2112229/Porcelain-in-British-museums-%27looted-by-Nazis%27.html
Date:
6-12-08
