2 posts tagged with fraud by tellurian.
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The Neoclassical Gem Collection of Prince Poniatowski - Prince Stanislas Poniatowski was the vastly wealthy nephew of the last King of Poland. Living in Rome, he built up a stunning collection of gems depicting scenes like Hercules Bagging the Pygmies in the Skin of the Nemean Lion. The collection was sold by Christie's at auction in 1839 and that's when the questions started… [pdf]
posted by tellurian
on Oct 23, 2008 -
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Matsushita Shuji writes about the latest effort to prop up the Hanko system in Japan.
posted by tellurian
on Aug 14, 2006 -
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