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and Canada who operate their own antiques and vintage or estate sale/appraisal businesses and are divided into three age groups: 20 to 40, 40 to 60, and 60 to 80. 4 market trend: These dealers reported strong sales for traditional furniture and case pieces over smaller collectibles like clocks, lamps, and jewelry.
In the mid-1990s, I represented the plaintiffs in the first Holocaust-related art recovery case since the immediate post-War period and I eventually branched out to prosecuting and defending ownership claims and also handling authenticity issues, breach of contract and other market-related matters. AC : Yes, that makes sense.
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