Norwegian gallery lost Rembrandt etching in the mail
Deciding to save on courier and insurance, a Norwegian gallery Soli Brug sent an engraving by Rembrandt worth $ 8,600 by mail, but the letter was lost
REMBRANDT Portrait Lieven Willems van Koppenola. Around 1658
Source: nortonsimon.org
Norwegian gallery lost work by Rembrandt in the mail. It is reported by Reuters. Gallery Soli Brug in Greoker, 80 kilometers from Oslo, has acquired a British art dealer etching by Rembrandt, "Portrait of Lieven Willems van Koppenola" in 1658, but when sending regular mail piece cost about 40-50 thousand Norwegian kroner (6.9 -8600 dollars) was lost.
Chapter Gallery Ole Dere (Ole Derje) explained that due to the high price of insurance carriers and they have repeatedly resorted to the services of regular mail. The gallery Soli Brug demonstrate Durer, Goya, Munch and Dali. Dere said that they got a delivery receipt prints by Rembrandt, but when they came to take him to the post office - sending gone. The maximum amount of compensation to the postal service is thousands of NOK, that is 50 times less than the cost of lost work. Representatives of almost regretted the incident, but said that the gallery owner has been warned of the risks of such a departure.
Prepared Maria Onuchina, AI
Sources : artinvestment.ru
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