When Pauline Terreehorst bid for a vintage Gucci suitcase at Sotheby\u2019s Amsterdam, she had no idea what was inside. After picking up her prize, she found that the case was filled with dresses, fur collars and lace voiles, and accompanied by two brown boxes of postcard albums showing churches and castles in Austria, France, England and Scotland. This curious correspondence was addressed to an Austrian countess, businesswoman and philanthropist called Margarethe Szap\u00E1ry, and her daughter.\nThese unexpected family treasures open a window onto a lost world. The Szap\u00E1rys\u2019 social, cultural and political landscape disappeared in the upheavals that seized Europe during the first half of the twentieth century\u2014a time when borders were redrawn, old cities received new names, communities changed\n\nSecrets of a Suitcase\nThe Countess, the Nazis, and Middle Europe's Lost Nobility\nFree UK delivery on this item.\n\nThis brand new item is available with free UK delivery usin;