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The Hoeg Brögk over the river Maas in Maastricht
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DECORATIVE ARTS DIARY
by Brook S. Mason

Mar. 12, 2007
The much gossiped-about face-off between art dealers and auction houses at this year’s European Fine Art Fair in Maastricht, which opened with a glorious vernissage on Mar. 8, turned out to be a non-event. In fact, art dealers on hand paid scant heed to the presence of their archrivals.
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