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Restoring confidence.

To restore or not restore? This is the dilemma that has baffled owners, restorers and insurers alike when faced with damaged art pieces or antiques of high value or national importance. Clare Pardy considers the options.

Art is sexy and art theft is glamorous, but the truth is that
day-to-day claims handling has little to do either with Raphael or Rene
Russo.


Away from the bright lights of the high-profile

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