Show QI g 0 9 y 0 00 0 C iO 0 0 o REPORTED SLAYER OF HERE TO REGAIN FAMOUS PAINTINGS r rici iv I PRINCE FELIX OF RUSSIA S TO SELL JEWELS Wants To Get Back Back Half Million Dollar Paintings OWNER OWNER TO RESIST I Visiting g Nobleman Scion Of Ancient Muscovite MuscoviteS I Family j S tiona ArtTa NEW YORK NoU NoArt Nov Nor 23 23 U Art 1 II are preparing to dean clean theIr a 1 and open their ears with the today ot or Prince Fell Felix of ot Russia whoso whose pur- pur purport pur port d Intention Is to regain from J Joseph eph U ii wealthy Phila Philadelphia delphia art collector t t io 0 paintings A Portrait of ot a a Man Ian and A PortraIt of ot a Woman that he sold two years ago when hen In need of at rash rah the New York World said this morning Prince rell Pelt Pelt-c in 1916 1316 was wa report report- reported reported ed cd involved In the slaving mg of Monk confessor of ot whose whose bullet riddled body was WI fIshed from th River Nna Nea e a In Re- Re tro Pe Petro rad where it haS had been depos depo- deposited through o n hole In thoi e by hi his Ho He Is 15 tho he scion one of or of Vie tie most ancient ancient Muscovite fern CRITICS L LV LN DOUBT C whether the paintings are Rembrandt or 01 Ver- Ver Ver-mei Ver met mel i t When hen h he hc escaped from Rus Ru- RuIa Itus- Itus Russia sia tia Ia Prince Felix t t took ok them and a ate afew afew few te teother other art objects and andt t Va o 0 eat cars ago ngo Mr Widener bought the portraits In London at a n andI re- re re I price of o GOO for tor hi his his l I gallery probably bly the best bestin bestIn In existence It was understood ire tl-e It e contract called top for their re- re re resale sale to 10 the prince at the old price pluG Interest within t o two 0 an one one- one halt halt t to three lears ears providing he agreed not to dispose thim of sub sub- subsequently sub subsequently to someone else cIte TO RE-kLE RE n LE LE A Advance t tance ance reports report said the prInce was bringing a quantity of ot ancient Jewels to sell 10 o tho These reports ol hd hadIt It that the plans to 10 re resell sell the paintings for tor double the tho J price having asserted ac- ac according ac cording to these th reports that Mr Mr t took advantage of at hIs need On sin the other hand art circles e hae ha heard that Mr 1111 Widener hav hay havIng haying having ing he been en Informed of the tho princes prince's Intentions has arrange 1 to contest the hao and force torce rell to furnish bond that ho he will VIII not resell rosell them Friends FrIend of at o the pointed out that ho he ht the portraits when money hoI I M as and that tinier the lr ir- ir his price wit was 4 no not an valuation under op 00 lr 1 I |