Valuable historic plate put up for sale (1936)

BRITISH PARAMOUNT NEWSREEL (REUTERS) To license this film, visit Silverware belonging to Ethiopian Emperor Haile Selassie auctioned in London auction house to raise funds for the emperor now in exile in Bath in Britain after the invasion of Ethiopia by Mussolini. [Royalty; Emperor Haile Selassie I of Ethiopia (1930-1974), Exiles; Shops and Shopping; History and Archaeology] Full Description: SLATE INFORMATION: Empire Gon, Haile Selasie Sells Plate ENGLAND: London: INT * * Music overlay SOT * * Crowded auction house / Auctioneer holding up large silver tray (part of silverware belonging to Haile Selassie (Ethiopian Emperor) now in exile in Britain after Mussolini-led Italian invasion of Ethiopia) / Auctioneer / Various of auction of silverware belonging to Haile Selassie / Monogrammed silver plate displayed on table (auction lots) / Gold tea service displayed Background: Silverware belonging to Ethiopian Emperor Haile Sela
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