ARTS: Italian art treasures arrive by ship for show at Royal Academy (1929)

EMPIRE NEWS NEWSREEL (REUTERS) To license this film, visit The “Leonardo da Vinci“ ship arrives carrying 14,000,000 pounds worth of art for the Exhibition of Italian Art at the Royal Academy. Full Description: SLATE INFORMATION: ’Treasure Ship Arrives - A “moving picture“ story without parallel when the “Leonardo da Vinci“ arrives carrying 14,000,000 pounds load of pictures for the Exhibition of Italian Art at the Royal Academy’ ENGLAND: Large ship arriving into port / Flag SLATE INFORMATION: ’Sir Austen Chamberlain greets Signor Modigliani, guardian of the treasures’ Sir Austen Chamberlain shaking hands with Signor Modigliani / Cargo crate lowered from ship SLATE INFORMATION: ’A single van-load valued at 1,000,000 pounds’ Freight container lowered by crane into dockyard and positioned onto truck Background: The “Leonardo da Vinci“ ship arrives carrying 14,000,000 pounds wort