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TELEPHONE 2430 GERRARD.
OFFICE OF H.C.FRICK
RECEIVED
DEC 3 1912
29, Duke Street,
St. James's,
London, S.W. Oct. 31st 1912.
H. C. Frick Esq,
Prides Crossing, Mass.
Dear Sir,
I just write to say that I ahve
had the pleasure of seeing Mr. Dunn,
+ in accordance with your request, I
am now trying to arrange for this
gentleman to see the Holbein, + I have
no doubt he will do so in due course.
I may tell you the position is a very
delicate + difficult one. The principal
difficulty lays in the fact that Lord
Radnor is by no means keen to sell
his Picture, + it will be a matter of
much persuasion to induce him to
do so. His Lordship is not in any
sense offering the Picture, hence he
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will not allow any Dealer in his house,
+ what I have to communicate to you
has to be done in a very delicate way
+ confidentially. As I told you in my
first letter Lord Radnor was approached
on behalf of Germany, when he was
offered £70,000 for it, but this he
would not consider for a moment +
so refused it, but he has said that he
would part with it for £100,000. This
sum he would take, but my conviction
is that he might be persuaded to
accept £90,000, but honestly I am
sure this would be his absolute
lowest figure, + even at this I don't
think it would be easy to get his
acceptance. You see it is a very
superb example, none finer exists
+ it is admitted to be the masterpiece
of Holbein in this country -
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TELEPHONE 2430 GERRARD.
OFFICE OF H.C.FRICK
RECEIVED
DEC 3 1912
29, Duke Street,
St. James's,
London, S.W. Oct. 31st 1912.
H. C. Frick Esq,
Prides Crossing, Mass.
Dear Sir,
I just write to say that I ahve
had the pleasure of seeing Mr. Dunn,
+ in accordance with your request, I
am now trying to arrange for this
gentleman to see the Holbein, + I have
no doubt he will do so in due course.
I may tell you the position is a very
delicate + difficult one. The principal
difficulty lays in the fact that Lord
Radnor is by no means keen to sell
his Picture, + it will be a matter of
much persuasion to induce him to
do so. His Lordship is not in any
sense offering the Picture, hence he
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will not allow any Dealer in his house,
+ what I have to communicate to you
has to be done in a very delicate way
+ confidentially. As I told you in my
first letter Lord Radnor was approached
on behalf of Germany, when he was
offered £70,000 for it, but this he
would not consider for a moment +
so refused it, but he has said that he
would part with it for £100,000. This
sum he would take, but my conviction
is that he might be persuaded to
accept £90,000, but honestly I am
sure this would be his absolute
lowest figure, + even at this I don't
think it would be easy to get his
acceptance. You see it is a very
superb example, none finer exists
+ it is admitted to be the masterpiece
of Holbein in this country -
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