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November 9, 1949 My dear Mr. Søegaard: I duly received your letter of September 21, and the one from your attorneys, Messrs. Oskar Bondo Svane, and Svend Boesen. In the former I also found your authorization to take delivery of the works of art which I found your power of attorney had addressed to the Manhattan Storage and Warehouse Co. If I have not answered you it is simply because I have been unable to obtain an interesting bid for the wall table by Riesner, which after all must be, I gather, the most important item in the group you have here. The only bid I received was considerably below five thousand, and I did not transmit it to you as, in view of the cost price you had mentioned to me originally, I did not think you would consider it. In view of this I have not gone to the warehouse, as every visit to such an establishment, with the need for the assistance of its employees, would probably cause you certain dispersements [[disbursements?]] which I also wanted to avoid for you. On account of this I am wondering whether you could supply me with a photograph of the commode, of the tapestry, and perhaps you may also have a photograph of the writing table attributed to Beneman as well as of the clocks. Should I have these I would try again to approach one or the other person in the hope of receiving an offer. Of paramount importance in this connection are the valuations you put on these different items. Would you therefore be good enough to give me these valuations, which I will just use as a guide for the six items which I understand are at the warehouse, and which you would like to sell. In view of all the difficulties I am encountering I am wondering whether you would consider, should the occasion arise, taking certain works of art in payment or perhaps only in part payment of the furniture. I am thinking particularly of certain tapestries which have been depreciated to quite an extend in the course of the last few years, and which I might consider s a very good investment just in view of their very low values today. Tapestries would also offer the great advantage of taking up little room, as three, four, or even more could easily be put into a trunk and require very little space. You will realize I am just writing this to you to obtain your reaction and views on such a possibility. I hope you will excuse this belated letter which is not caused by indifference but by the difficulties offered in the present American market and the little Continued on the following page.... GS
