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> I could not imagine that whatever this process must have looked like in the 1840s was completely bilateral for all parties Then let me help your imagination:
by robonerd 4y ago
> I could not imagine that whatever this process must have looked like in the 1840s was completely bilateral for all parties
Then let me help your imagination: A rich Bavarian king frequently goes on holiday in Italy, as was the fashion in Europe at the time. There, he regularly meets and intermingles with rich Italians who share his interests in antiquities. He purchases numerous artifacts from them, at a price both agree is fair.
- asdff 4y agoIt would be great if it happened like that, but all the museum has produced in terms of provenance is that it sat in their inventory at one point in the 1800s. No mention of the circumstances of how it came to be in the collection, unlike the legitimate purchaser who bought it and has a receipt.