Ministry urges verification of Nguyen Dynasty antiques to be auctioned in France
The Ministry of Culture, Sports, and Tourism (MCST) has asked the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to direct the Vietnamese Embassy in France to verify information related to two Nguyen Dynasty antiques which is about to be auctioned in France by auction house Million.
Hanoi, October 22 (VNA) – The Ministry of Culture, Sports,and Tourism (MCST) has asked the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to direct the Vietnamese Embassy in France to verifyinformation related to two Nguyen Dynasty antiques which is about to beauctioned in France by auction house Million.
According to a release published on its website, the French auctionhouse, founded in 1928, will put up for auction 329 antiques at 11am onOctober 31 (Paris time). Two among them were said to be from the lastVietnamese feudal dynasty Nguyen Dynasty (1802-1945). They are a golden sealcast in 1823 during the reign of King Minh Mang (1820-1841) and a golden bowl datingback to the reign of King Khai Dinh (1917-1925).
The golden bowl (Photo: Million)
The ministry’s Department of Cultural Heritage said that if the seal was the ‘Hoang de chi bao (Emperor's Treasure)’, it had been usedfor public and political activities of the country throughout a historicalperiod and carried significant historical and cultural values.
The golden seal (Photo: Million)
In its dispatch sent to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA), the MCST has urged the MoFA to direct the embassy to workwith Million to quickly verify a series of information related to the items, including their owner, legality, expected selling price, and the ability to negotiatedirect purchase without auction.
The body also asked for a suitable option to repatriate the antiques based on the results of discussion with the auction house and in accordance withthe laws of the host country and international practices./.
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The golden seal (Photo: Million) 
The golden bowl (Photo: Million) 
The golden seal (Photo: Million) 
