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When I was livin in LA, I used to frequent Abels auction house every week. As such I got to know quiet a few of the west side antique dealers as well as some very wealthy people.

From that source I was acquainted with the owner of a high end consignment shop in Brentwood (his biggest purchasers were interior designers). Well known people would consign things they no longer wanted or needed. They would never tell me who the person was that consigned the items or even the items that belonged to them. From conversations I had with the consignment shop I suspect that I came by several items that belonged to Baba Streissand (whoopee). Other peoples items that they handled were Walter Matheaus estate and George Hamiltons defunct Cigar shops decor.

I liked the shop because you got great stuff for a reasonable price for what it was. Because I knew him from Abels he would dicker with me on price.