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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;scoutshouse, post: 247816, member: 267&quot;]I clean forgot about the video!</p><p><br /></p><p>He is a very charismatic and funny guy, and look at that studio! Really looks legit. But he&#039;s had many evictions and business name changes. He is Belgian and also goes by the name Belgo and Dr of Restorations, among others.</p><p><br /></p><p>There were SO MANY weird things that happened in my short time with him! He had a list of fine art for sale, some from very famous artists from 17th and 18th century - theoretically, I&#039;d be paid commission if I did sell anything...</p><p><br /></p><p>I assumed he was acting as an agent - when I sent the list to an art dealer (a friend) who very nicely told me at least one piece was was in the National Gallery of London and what was up with that? I&#039;ve never claimed to be overly worldly, and hate to trifle my truly worldly friends - but that was embarrassing!</p><p><br /></p><p>In his huge hoard of a warehouse, he had a large collection of a South American artist - I can&#039;t remember his name - I really wonder how he acquired it.</p><p><br /></p><p>There were a lot of gold dust scams at the time - from Africa - Many people contacted him as he did know the procedure and requirements to import or transport gold, and diamonds for that matter. There was a lot of excitement until I googled the name on one of the letters: a well-known Ghanaian scam artist. Finzi knew it was a scam - he knew that amount of gold could never be transported out of Africa - but planned on squeezing some kind of commission or fee for helping see the transaction through.</p><p><br /></p><p>He declined to enter most galleries and vintage stores, claiming they owed him money, when of course, he owed them (as well a me)!</p><p><br /></p><p>I Did look thru many Curtis archives, but never found that one...[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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