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Collector claims auction house sold him Nazi art

How does a treasured piece of 18th century art go from $90,000 to $0?
9 May 2013
Emma Waterman
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How does a treasured piece of 18th century art go from $90,000 to $0?


This is the question art collector Steven Brooks is seeking answers to after he filed a lawsuit against an auction house for selling him what he alleges is, now worthless, Nazi art.

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Emma Waterman
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Emma Waterman is an Adelaide journalism student.

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