Fraud, Fakery and False Business Rethinking the Shrager versus Dighton 'Old Furniture Case'
In 1922, Adolphe Shrager having made his fortune during the First World War, approached the London dealer Basil Dighton for advice on purchasing antique furniture. Dighton sold him about five hundred items but shortly afterwards Shrager discovered that one of his 'collector's pieces'...
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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London :
Continuum International Pub
2011.
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| Colección: | EBSCO Academic eBook Collection Complete.
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| Acceso en línea: | Conectar con la versión electrónica |
| Ver en Universidad de Navarra: | https://innopac.unav.es/record=b35565317*spi |
| Sumario: | In 1922, Adolphe Shrager having made his fortune during the First World War, approached the London dealer Basil Dighton for advice on purchasing antique furniture. Dighton sold him about five hundred items but shortly afterwards Shrager discovered that one of his 'collector's pieces' was judged to be a fake and grossly over-priced, and he sued. The trial, held in early 1923, became a cause celebre, but it can be viewed as a case study of a much wider set of social and cultural concerns: the fact that Shrager lost both the first trial and the appeal, despite demonstrating on numerous occasions. |
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| Descripción Física: | 241 p. |
| Formato: | Forma de acceso: World Wide Web. |
| ISBN: | 9781441178503 9781283361606 |
