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Show J. P. MORGAN BUYS ARMS AND ARMOR Finest Private Collection in. "World Purchased for Metropolitan Museum of Arts. NEW YORK, April 16. Negotiations between the Due de Dlno and J. Plerpont Morgan, acting as trustee trus-tee of tho Metropolitan Museum of Arts, have just been closed whereby the Now York institution becomes possessed pos-sessed of what ha3 up to now been regarded re-garded as tho most Important private collection of arms and armor In the world. The price paid was $250,000. Until recently the cabinet d'armcs of M. Maurice do Talleyrand-Perlgold, Due de Dlno, has had for its homo tho Chateau do Montmorenci, in France, but lt is now In London, where it was intended to be offered at public auction. auc-tion. Negotiations by representatives of the museum put a stop to these plans, and when Due de Dlno reached London ho at onco closed the sale with Mr. Morgan. |