 Van Meegeren had filed for bankruptcy in December 1945.On 5 and 6 September 1950, the furniture and other possessions in his Amsterdam house at Keizersgracht 321 were auctioned by order of the court, along with 738 other pieces of furniture and works of art, including numerous paintings by old and new masters from his private collection.The house was auctioned separately on 4 September, estimated to be worth 65,000 guilders.