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March 16th 1922

Prof. A. Chatain,
629 Woodland Park
Chicago, Ill.

Dear Professor Chatain,-

We are in receipt of your letter of March 13th, and read with pleasure that you feel so enthusiastic about the works of art which you have seen at our galleries, and that you consider them worthy of Mr. and Mrs. Stout's beautiful pictures. 

On the other hand, we perfectly see your point when you say that a description, as good as it might be, cannot replace a photograph of the object itself, and that therefore you recommend that we should send either one or the other to Chicago, and this without of course putting Mr. and Mrs. Stout under any obligation whatsoever. 

Thought this is absolutely unusual, we will nevertheless and quite exceptionally be glad to do so, and we prefer to send the works of art rather than the photos. 

Needless to tell you that we will be delighted if Mr. and Mrs. Stout buy these objects; if they do not buy, the works of art which we are sending are so rare and so wonderful, that there will be no harm in it; we can always sell them to someone else and they do not depreciate with the course of the years, on the contrary. We will certainly try our best to have Mr. and Mrs. Stout as customers and sell them the finest things we possess in order to keep them as customers, and also to be proiud of their home.

In consequence, we are sending the following pieces to Mr. Stout's