Litigation between the son of a Jewish dentist Hans Sachs and the German Historical Museum because of a rare collection of posters in March this year, was resolved in favor of the heir. Six months later, Peter Sachs decided to put his father's co

Collector posters Hans Sachs surrounded by items from his collection
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heir Jewish dentist Hans Sachs, won in March of this year my father's collection of posters at the German Historical Museum in Berlin , a matter of months later decided to put this valuable collection under the hammer .

Jewish dentist Hans Sachs for more than forty years of collecting posters of exhibitions, films, theater, and propaganda posters and advertising different products. His collection, numbering 12 and a half million units of rare books at one time was considered the largest in the world. In 1938, the collector was arrested and his family sent to concentration camps. Son Peter was then just a year. Fortunately, Sachs managed to make the UK visa and run through that country to America.

collection of posters into the hands of Joseph Goebbels. Sachs, Sr. until his death tried unsuccessfully to get her back. After the death of his son Peter collector Sachs to claim about a third of the poster collection, which fell to the German Historical Museum in Berlin (4259 units). Peter Sachs, a retired pilot from Sarasota (FL), fought for the return of posters father many years, his first action the German government rejected in 2007, In January 2009, it still recognizes the legitimate owner , but in January 2010, the Court of Appeal annulled the decision, stating that the posters belong Sachs, but to claim the restitution he can not . The final decision of the Federal Court of Justice ruled in Karlsruhe in March 2012, the heir got everything.

Berlin museum staff may shed bitter tears - a collection of soon to be auctioned, and, according to preliminary data, the sale will take place in three stages. Implementation posters Peter Sachs charged a New York auction house Guernsey. The first part of the posters will be available in January 2013, and the remaining two thirds of the collection will go under the hammer with a six-month intervals. However, the director of the auction house Guernsey Arlan Ettinger (Arlan Ettinger) said that he hoped to find a buyer for the entire collection before the first auction in January 2013. The auctioneer is ready to encourage any organization or individual, ready to buy the entire collection of Sachs. According to Ettinger, the negotiations are held in this regard with the museums in Germany, Israel and the United States.

Prepared Maria Onuchina, AI

Sources : artinvestment.ru