Czech conservationists retain art in Amsterdam

Posted on 2008-Apr-2 at 08:56 - Post Comment

Czech representatives of the Czech Heritage Office and castle caretakers managed to retain Lichtenstein's art collection items that went under the hammer today in  Amsterdam's Christie's auction house.

Representatives of the Czech Heritage Office and Castle care received 10 million crowns from the Czech government to buy some of the auction items at Prague hotels. Presumably, the secret arts patron was to contribute in their own amount, and.

Amsterdam auction began at 11 am and lasted nine hours solid.

In sum of 10 million kroner representatives at the auction was able to buy 28 items under the Valtice and Lednice care. This is mainly furniture and other works of art that are used to decorate the residences of the Lichtensteins in Moravia and Prague hotels.

Several items bought at the auction will be displayed publicly as early as this summer in castles and fortresses. Two-thirds of these items will be in Valtice in Prague hotels, which is the former winter residence in Liechtenstein family.