Whether through direct salesIn the context of the “Verwertung” (liquidation) of assets looted during the Nazi era: sale of seized or confiscated items directly to buyers outside of a public auction. More or auctions, art and antiques dealers acquired the looted objects in various ways.
Due to the abundance of items, they often benefited from low prices at which they could purchase the objects and then resell them at a profit.
One page of the auction record for the estate of Oskar Skaller, 16 January 1942. BLHA, Rep. 36A (II) no. 36160, fol. 24v
In 1944, antique dealer Rudolf Sobczyk acquired two oil paintings from Robert Weinberg’s estate. In addition to “BombengeschädigteIn National Socialist terminology, the term “Bombengeschädigte” (bomb victims) or “Fliegergeschädigte” (air raid victims) referred to people whose flats, houses, or property had been destroyed or damaged by Allied air raids. More” (bomb victimsIn National Socialist terminology, the term “Bombengeschädigte” (bomb victims) or “Fliegergeschädigte” (air raid victims) referred to people whose flats, houses, or property had been destroyed or damaged by Allied air raids. More) and members of the Wehrmacht, he purchased directly from the Vermögensverwertungsstelle, 6 June 1944. BLHA, Rep. 36A (II) no. 39326, fol. 117v
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Antique dealer Otto Möhrke acquired three oil paintings from the stolen property of brothers Georg and Martin Tietz, 17 February 1943. BLHA, Rep. 36A (II) no. 39326, fol. 108 -
Antique dealer Otto Möhrke acquired three oil paintings from the stolen property of brothers Georg and Martin Tietz, 17 February 1943. BLHA, Rep. 36A (II) no. 39326, fol. 108v
