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CH. ALBERT DE BURLET
ST. ALBAN-VORSTADT 49
BASEL
TELEPHON 33.234

9.11.54

Messrs. Jacques Seligmann & Co., Inc.
5 East 57th Street
New York 22 N.Y.
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Dear Mr. Seligmann,

best thanks for your kind letter and for the photos back. Your visit in Bazel was too short to prepare a good start for the Grecobusts. They are exeptional and that is a complication in our business.

Regarding the St. Nepomuk you should oblige me in sending both photographs back to Basel, as I have no other ones, the negatives beeing lost.

There is an exhibition of South German Art of the 18th century now in the Victoria an Albert Museum in London. As it seems an enormous success, and I have friends who take interest in the Nepomuk. As you will remember, it was allways difficult to get the very important sculpture of this period, as the church did not sell anything. Even Bode had, in his time, the greatest difficulties to find and purchase some pieces for his gallery.

I think the price of 2500 Dollars I indicated, is a rather decent one. To meet you, in the case you should like to buy this fine sculpture, I am disposed to pay expenses for packing and shipping, except the insurance.

If you send me the Nepomuk-photos, not necessary to send them by air, but spend some more cardboard photos like that! Wishing you plenty business, I am with kindest regards

Sincerely yours
Ch. Albert de Burlet

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