Word: hataburda
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Said to be Folio heirlooms, the ten canvases were shipped from Italy 14 years ago. More than a year ago, Folio and his sister, Mrs. Maria Hataburda, called in a respected art appraiser named Taylor Curtis, who told them that the pictures were unquestionably old (16th or 17th century) and in very bad condition. He also said they had no special merit. "Stones in the street," Curtis explained last week, "may be millions of years old, but you can't sell them as art." Undaunted, the Folio family consulted one Charles di Renzo, owner of an electrical-supply store...
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