One letter from a prisoner at Auschwitz to a recipient in the city of Kraków had a starting price of €500.
One letter from a prisoner at Auschwitz to a recipient in the city of Kraków had a starting price of €500.
The coin, depicting King Sigismund III Vasa, was described by the auction house as “exceptional” and “almost uncirculated”.
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It included a gold ducat of Sigismund III from 1593 – believed to be the only surviving coin of its type – that went for $360,000.
“Bambini” is made up of 83 child-sized statues without arms or heads, representing “a sign of persisting fear”.
The 1877 oil painting was not seen for decades before its owner came forward.