Leeds museum sells off £25,000 of its antique assets.

Phill_dvsn · Post by **Phill_dvsn** » Fri 28 Dec, 2012 9:23 pm

Leeds museum sells off £25,000 of its antique assets over three years.http://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/n ... 1-5259789I thought the name who bought them rang a bell Shifty dealer who fenced heritage.A criminal antiques dealer who "handled the nation's heritage" for his own gain was today waiting to learn his fate. http://www.yorkpress.co.uk/archive/1998 ... _heritage/

electricaldave · Post by **electricaldave** » Fri 28 Dec, 2012 9:55 pm

So what we are saying is, was a fair price paid for these items?Who authorised those sales? I just might have a word with someone - there's been one or two issues lately up there at Temple Newsham.I'll bet this didn't g through the chambers and then on to open competition, and given these are fairly significant assets I would wish to be certain that the people of Leeds are getting good value.We should also be told what they are sold on for too.

book · Post by **book** » Fri 28 Dec, 2012 10:39 pm

I find this disgusting, the use of public money to build collections for historical and educational purposes is good but to sell for private profit is beyond what we pay local and national tax for.

Phill_dvsn · Post by **Phill_dvsn** » Fri 28 Dec, 2012 11:37 pm

I'm just wondering if he's going to bury them in the garden. Old habits die hard so they say

uncle mick · Post by **uncle mick** » Sat 29 Dec, 2012 2:14 am

The name Thomasso has been mentioned on SL a few times. This could be the Godfather http://www.leodis.org/display.aspx?reso ... SPLAY=FULL

chemimike · Post by **chemimike** » Sat 29 Dec, 2012 5:05 pm

The items do seem to have little local value, but the matter does appear to have been handled suspiciously quietly. ther is also the important (to me at least) matter of whether the lady who donated them would have wanted them to be just sold off to some museum in the US. She presumably hoped that they would be viewed by local people. If they were not thought suitable for the Leeds collection, should not the descendent of the donator at least have been contacted (if possible).

raveydavey · Post by **raveydavey** » Sat 29 Dec, 2012 5:11 pm

As long as proper, open procedures have been followed for the sale of the items and a fair market price has been achieved I can't see a problem in this instance.The items don't appear to have been of any local interest and (to me) it seems to make more sense to focus on items that are Leeds related, or that have tangible Leeds links.