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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Bronwen, post: 10397856, member: 5833&quot;]No, think the auction was over by the time I saw the listing, but I like him too.&nbsp; The collar reminds me of portraits of Byron, so wondering if this guy was another free spirit, with his exposed throat.</p><p><br /></p><p>Had the awful realization this morning that something just won a couple of days ago in an English auction may be liable for Trump&#039;s 10% tax on UK goods.&nbsp; Already getting hit with an assortment of fees for this, that &amp; the other.&nbsp; Could be an import duty as well?&nbsp; Had to buy a bunch of diamonds to get a cameo I really wanted.&nbsp; No idea how rules apply to antiques not being imported for resale.&nbsp; Then there&#039;s the weak dollar/unfavorable exchange rate.&nbsp; Not the best time to buy.&nbsp; Pendant supposed to be Georgian, but shell cameo, which auction house &#039;specialist&#039; assured me is hardstone, is probably 16th century/early 17th.&nbsp; Didn&#039;t want to pass it up.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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