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December 30th, 1935.

Fiche for Mr. Germain Séligmann

from Mr. René Seligmann

I had some friends for dinner and received the information that the gentleman who does decoration and who is connected with Columbia University is also connected with the Hampton Shops. The head of the firm is a certain MR. MANNES, and Trevor knows him.

KRESS: Mr. Kress' comment about the MANTEGNA was that the price was far too high — that he thought you were far too intelligent to have paid for it more than $40,000. or $50,000. as — though it is a picture which is recognized, it does not come from a prominent collection where it had been established for years — and that, according to his opinion, the value of the picture is $85,000. or $90,000.
However, this proves a certain amount of interest!

MRS.HOWARD: I met — through Adelaide Munroe — Mrs. Howard at a cocktail party given by Boutet de Monvel.
I had her for lunch today and she is doing a job for Mrs. Robert GOELET, one of the VANDERBILTs, and she did the apartment of Mrs. SUYDAM CUTTING — who she believes is a woman who is interested in modern pictures as she already has a Renoir.
She is going to bring Mrs. Goelet in shortly to look at a console table and one of the Segonzacs.
She also took the samples of De Sagnat paper to show Mrs. GOADBY LOEW, because she is doing a house in the country for Mrs. Loew's younger daughter

MR.GRIFFITH: We are going to have probably on Thursday afternoon the visit of Mr. Griffith. It is a great disappointment. It has nothing to do with the Schmitz Collection but with some pictures which belong to REBER. It appears that Reber has three or four Cézannes, one being a skull, one being a still-life, and one a landscape.
However, I think it would be of some interest to have Mr. Griffith here because he told me he was doing some business with Reber and I am wondering if he is not financing his purchases.

PICHETTO; I called up Pichetto three times but he was always out.