Secrets of an art dealer
Author: Duveen, James Henry Publisher: Dutton Language: EnglishDescription: 288 p. : Ill./Photos ; 22 cm.ISBN: 9781406769142Type of document: BookNote: Publication year not available
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Secret of an Art Dealer Contents CHAPTER PAGE I. REMAKING A RELIQUARY FOR £30,000 II. THE PRINCE WHO LOST HIS TAPESTRIES III. THE TRAGEDY OF THE JABACH VASES IV. THE FATAL PLATE OF BERNARD PALISSY V. THE TITLED KLEPTOMANIAC VI. THE MADDEST COLLECTOR I HAVE EVER KNOWN VII. THE BLACKMAILING OF AN EXPERT VIII. HOW PIERPONT MORGAN BOUGHT " MIS TAKES " IX. HOW A V. C. EARNED A ROYAL SNUFF-BOX X. A LOVE-INTRIGUE THAT RUINED AN ART DEALER XL HOW A "TWENTY MILLION WIDOW " LOST ME £27,000 XII. THE SECRET OF NAPOLEON H's CASKET XIII. THE DRESDEN PORCELAIN CASE XIV. THE ART DEALER WHO ESCAPED PENAL SERVITUDE XV. WHEN " CONNOISSEURS " GO WRONG XVI. HOW I LOST FIVE £20,000 VASES XVII. THE TRAGEDY OF VAN OLDENBARNEVELDT XVIII. DOUBLE CROSSED BY A " FRIEND " XIX. THE CURSE OF THE "MALEVOLENT GODS" XX. SAVED BY THE CAMORRA 9 28 45 64 77 88 102 118 134 146 160 172 184 196 208 224 238 251 260 272
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