Auction of Mandela’s personal items is disgraceful
28 January 2024 - 00:00
“It is very common with individuals or states when they run into financial difficulties to find that they have to sell some of the assets. First the Georgian silver goes, and all that nice furniture that used to be in the saloon. Then the Canalettoes go.”..
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