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Antiquarian Traders Showroom Videos

I ran across a few Antiquarian Traders videos on Youtube that I thought I'd share. For those of you who aren't unfamiliar with them, they are a Beverly Hills-based antiques dealer that has a large inventory of very high-end antiques.

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  1. Goth
    And usually over-restored.
  2. formulagal
    I agree with the over-restored comment. I've been to the showroom and there were some chairs that looked like they had faux wood grain paint on them as a way to clean them up.

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