Believes She Possesses Two Priceless Rembrandts, While international experts seour the world for Old Masters, it somotimes happens that the early amateur makes the find.
Sonia Herma, the soprano, who has been appearing at Wigmore Hall fand Queen's Hall, London, believes that she is the owner of at least tone original Rembrandt. She seribed how she came to require it to an "Evening Standard" reporter.
"Tama Circassian," said Soum Rerma, "and in artistic matters but an amateur, One day I walking through a famous private gallery in Moscow," before the wat. 'That is a Rembrandt,' T said to my host, "Will you sell it?" The sale was duly comploted, and part of the purchase price was' completed, and part of the purchase price was made up in land, The sale included another picture which cortninly at least of the school of Rembrandt, Saved from the Revolution, put away these pictures, and eventually took them to Paris before the Russian Revolution. \never bothered about their value, until an expert told me 'You are 'a richer woman than you know.'
amared mo that I pomoreed Rembrandt's lost. porte by. him two yenrs before his death, 50, it's value is incredible. On this expert's advice, T sent two treasures over to the United States. Several American experts believe these pictures are Rom-brandts, but before they buy, they wish to have them examined by Dr. Bods, of Berlin, the great authority fon such matters. Dr. Bode is 7, Jand is at present ill, He cannot make the journey to' Ameria, but offers to send his assistant. Reply has come from America that it must be Dr. Bode or no one, "Not to be defeated, Tam going to America next October on a two months' singing tour, If necessary, Tam prepared to entry these two masterpieces to Berlin, get them examined by Dr. Bogé, and then take them back to America. don't believe I shall be disappointed in Dr. Bodé's verdict. It is, however, tantalising to have such wealth just outside your reach for the moment Wasutncron, May. St.—The ISenate has re-considered and 11 fied without thie previous reservation the Treaty with Britain for the [preservation of the hal hories: in the North Pa eluding the Behring Sea—Reuter's American
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