ATG letter: An antiques dealer besotted by Black Forest bear

MADAM – After a lifetime as an antiques dealer, one continuous theme I have noticed is that all my fellow traders have thousands of stories of there esoteric life. Some true and some enhanced for effect, but a real insight into our bizarre way of life.

My contribution: In the 1980s, when everybody lived on their credit cards, I found it was importan…

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