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Pictured: Archival pictures of Mannheimer Collection in situ
A £2m collection of Meissen porcelain that was seized by the Nazis before it was discovered by the Allied 'Monuments Men' at the end of the war is coming up for sale.
The stunning hoard of Dresden antiques was acquired by industrialist Dr Franz Oppenheimer and his wife Margarethe during the 1920s and 30s'.
The Jewish couple fled their home in Berlin as the Nazis began persecuting Jewish people in Germany.
They emigrated to the US but not before they sold off their fabulous figurines and ornaments for bargain prices to stop them falling into the hands of the Nazi
Pic: NoordHollandsArchief/Sotheby’s/BNPS
Pictured: Archival pictures of Mannheimer Collection in situ
A £2m collection of Meissen porcelain that was seized by the Nazis before it was discovered by the Allied 'Monuments Men' at the end of the war is coming up for sale.
The stunning hoard of Dresden antiques was acquired by industrialist Dr Franz Oppenheimer and his wife Margarethe during the 1920s and 30s'.
The Jewish couple fled their home in Berlin as the Nazis began persecuting Jewish people in Germany.
They emigrated to the US but not before they sold off their fabulous figurines and ornaments for bargain prices to stop them falling into the hands of the Nazi
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