Rare Contents of the Schaumcharg Palace to-be. Sold Bonn, Sept. 25.
'Art collectors and dealers from all parts of the world, but chiefly England, are expected to attend the Public auction of the household goods, furniture, paintings, ete. of the Schaumburg Palace, at one time the residence of the' ex-Kaise ister, Victoria, who married the notorious Russian adventurer Zoubkoff. A profusely illustrated auc-Hon-catalogue has been issued to-lay.
This catalogue lists 1,500 separate items including over '100 Persian rugs of which many belonged to Princess Victoria's grandmother, Queen Victoria. Besides these, the catalogue mentions some extremely valuable old English plate made in the 17th century and bearing the names of famous silversmiths.
There are also mentioned heavy Japanese silver-dishes ang furniture that formally belonged to the En, ish Court and which formed part of the dowry given to tne mother of Princess Victoria, The auction which begins on October 15 and which will probably last for 5 days closes the episode Zoubkoft who, together with associates squandered her consider-fortune within a short time, reducing her to poverty and necessitating the appointment of 10 official receiver, at whose instance the auction has been arranged.—Trans-Ocean Kuo Mi
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.