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3 East 51st Street
New York, New York
July 24th, 1939

Dear Mr. Séligmann:

DR. ELSE HOFMANN--Enclosed please find her letter of July 22nd. I wrote that I was forwarding it to you in Europe.

GOLDEN GATE EXPOSITION--Enclosed please find an interesting letter from Mr. Forbes to which I replied that it was being forwarded to you in Europe and that he would, no doubt, hear from you directly. Please note that we sent them a consignment invoice for this painting on February 10th, containing all the data which we have in our selling catalogue, and giving them a price of $25,000.

LORD MOYNE--I wish to remind you that the agreement regarding the Jason Tapestries expires this coming October 11th.

VANNUCCIO--
"Crucifixion" At the request of Mr. Georges Seligmann, I sent a photograph of this painting to Mr. Pope Hennessy, South Kensington Museum, London, together with dimensions, description and pedigree.

PAINTING TIEPOLO. "HEAD OF OLD MAN" No. 6509--Rev. L. Capitani came in to look at this picture. He said that he had seen it a few weeks previously in our show window. At his request, we quoted him the catalogue price of $2,500. He stated that he might be able to interest a friend of his in this painting, and would drop in sometime later on in the season. I kept his name and address for our files.

RENOIR, "APPLE SELLER"--Delivered it today to Mr. Haardt at his request. He tells me he is going to show it to Mr. Chrysler, Jr.

MRS. DEBORAH LLEWIN OF LOS ANGELES--Called you today (July 25th) and asked that we tell you she had called when we wrote to you.

CHRISTOPH ISELIN, Alte Landstrasse, 39, Kilchberg near Zurich, Switzerland. This gentleman called me on the phone today (July 25th) and I went to see him at the Hotel Commodore where he is staying for a few days. He tells me that he has on deposit with the American Express Co. in New York a painting by Holbein, "Portrait of a Man", fully authenticated by Friedlander, Bredius and Valentiner which is his property and which he is trying to sell for about $60,000, as well as a painting by Frans Hals for which he is asking $35,000. He claims that he spoke to Mr. Georges Seligmann about the Frans Hals. He also showed me a photograph of a little Luini representing "Madonna and Child" which he would sell for about $9,000. He will presumably be back in New York this coming October. I told him that I would post you about my conversation with him.

t.s.v.p

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