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New York 22, New York

December 4, 1959

Dear Mr. Bier:

Do have my thanks for your interesting letter of December 1.  I am indeed much obliged to you for the so very useful information you convey.

May I first confirm my cable of even date reading as follows:

"AM INTERESTED IN BRONZE NINETYTHREE, BUST ONE HUNDREDSEVEN, TURKEYS ONE HUNDRED THIRTYTWO, ANGEL ONEHUNDREDFIFTYSIX, BOZZETTO ONEHUNDREDSIXTYTWO LETTER FOLLOWS REGARDS SELIGMAN"

[[underline]] #93: [[/underline]]  the "Hercules" I would gladly buy up to £1,000 (one thousand) under the proviso,however, that as I wrote to you previously the hair and the nails are sharp, for the photograph does not give that impression. In other words it must be a deeply chiseled bronze.

[[underline]] #107: [[/underline]] I care for very much but it is rather difficult to sell in the States as I recall well; thus, contrary to your recommendation, I do not wish to spend more than £600 (six hundred), the moreso as, should I obtain it, it would go to my private collection.

[[underline]] #132: [[/underline]] is the pair of turkeys.  You write that they seem very unimportant.  However, I find such birds extremely rare among Italian bronzes so that [[underline]] if they are definitely genuine [[/underline]] do buy them up to £300 (three hundred).  I am sorry in this respect that you could not send me a photograph of them for of course the description might be very misleading.

[[underline]] #156: [[/underline]] The terracotta angel, as you suggest £500 (five hundred).

[[underline]] #162: [[/underline]] The terracotta bozzetto of a reclining woman I am less keen about than about the angel, and do go as far as £400 (four hundred).

#   You will be disappointed I feel certain, that I do not wish to bid for the #175, Tino di Camaino, but these very early marbles are, according to my experience at least, completely misunderstood.  And as far as #173 is concerned, the marble head - I noticed that the open mouth after awhile becomes boring.

As to allowing you to put an extra bit above the figures I have indicated, this will be agreeable to me but depending very much

tsvp