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November 30,
2020 - Droog Magazine periodical for investigative
journalism Introduction | forgery of fake | auction policies | dubious auction house
Again Black River
Auction from Pennsville, New Jersey will
auction another five fake Hitlers on its 'Fine
Estates: art, Fashion, Collectibles'auction,
December 6, 2020. Among the fakes is even one
real forgery, of a... fake. Statement by Jakob Altenberg. Oberpolizeirat Dr. Spring. Bundes Polizeidirektion Wien, Sicherheitsbureau, s.B. 17105/36, November-December 1936. NSDAP Hauptarchiv NS 26/2599; Bundesarchiv Berlin. Christa Schroeder. Er war mein Chef. Aus dem Nachlaß der Sekretärin von Adolf Hitler. Herbig, München, 1985. 400 pages. In English: Christa Schroeder. He was my chief. The memoirs of Adolf Hitler's secretary. Introduction by Roger Moorhouse. Translation by Geoffrey Brooks. Pen & Sword Books, Barnsley, 2009. 208 pages. This is an abridged version of the German original.
Comment by Droog Magazine: Fake. See remarks at lot 0080. Lot 0175: "Attr. Adolf Hitler (Floral) Watercolor on paper." Start price $150; estimated at $3oo - $600. Description by auctioneer: "Attributed to Adolf Hitler (German). Untitled (Floral). Watercolor on paper. 12"x 9". Signed lower left side. Some wear. Buyer's premium 28%." Comment by Droog Magazine: Fake. See remarks at lot 0080. Lot 0206b: "Attrib. Adolf Hitler Watercolor Floral." Start price $150; estimated at $3oo - $600 . Description by auctioneer: "Untitled (Floral). Watercolor on paper. 12"x 9". Signed lower side. Some wear. Buyer's premium 28%." Comment by Droog Magazine: See remarks at lot 0080 and: this is a forgery of a fake Hitler. The original fake was about to be auctioned by auction house Nate D. Sanders in Los Angeles on March 26, 2015, but was withdrawn. See: 2015. Source: https://www.liveauctioneers.com/catalog/183429_fine-estates-art-fashion-collectibles/ To top of page.
ALL LOTS DESCRIBED IN THIS CATALOG ARE SOLD "AS IS" EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY STATED OTHERWISE. Our catalog descriptions for Lots are expressions of our opinion only.
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