Vietnam succeeds in negotiating repatriation of Nguyen dynasty antique
HCMC – The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has successfully negotiated with Millon, a French auction house, to repatriate the gold seal under the Minh Mang Emperor’s reign. According to the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, negotiations to repatriate the gold seal succeeded on
Descendants of Nguyen Dynasty object to auction of Emperor’s gold seal
HCMC – The council of Nguyen Phuc’s royal family in Vietnam, a descendant of the Nguyen Dynasty (1802 – 1945), has written to auction house Millon in France requesting it to cease the auction of a gold seal, also known as the Bao Dai Emperor’s Treasury, and the gold bowl of the Khai Dinh Emperor.
Vietnam seeks to repatriate Nguyen dynasty antiques put up for auction
HCMC – A gold seal cast in 1823 under Minh Mang Emperor’s reign from 1820 to 1841 and a gold bowl dating back to the reign of the Khai Dinh Emperor from 1917 to 1925 will be auctioned on October 31 by auction house Millon in France. However, Vietnam is seeking to negotiate the repatriation […]