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{SPEAKER name="Gordon Ekholm"}
-many aspects to this whole problem, that require a very long discussion to go into each of these aspects in more detail.

[01:45:41]
I enjoy this kind of work actually, this sort of detective work in regard to objects. I find it extremely interesting. And you learn an awful lot about the-

[phone rings]

{SPEAKER name="Gordon Ekholm"}
[01:46:03]
You learn a great deal about the-

{SPEAKER name="Gordon Ekholm"}
[01:46:08]
After the interruption I might say that in working with this question of authenticity court one learns a great deal about the genuine objects too.

[01:46:22]
I mean you can't judge authenticity without having a pretty good idea of the various styles of genuine objects.

[01:46:37]
So one gradually picks up a much greater knowledge of such things than they otherwise would do.

[01:46:54]
I really can't say too much about private collections.

[01:47:09]
A great many collectors [?] objects and most private collections are relatively small.

[01:47:18]
There have been some large private collections that have became museums in themselves, such as the bliss collection in the museum of primitive art but most-