antique
Example Sentences
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Raanan, a collector of Jewish artefacts, said he fell in love with the book before even seeing it, when an antiques dealer told him about its existence.
From Barron's
The first Roman Torlonia acquired important antique sculptures assembled by earlier collectors, with everything restored to perfection—no missing noses or limbless torsos.
He rushed downstairs to watch them take away the piano, the chandeliers and the rows of antique chairs.
From New York Times
In later years it was one of the largest retailers of Christopher Spitzmiller lamps in the country, and was known for its 17th- and 18th-century French, Spanish and Italian antiques.
From New York Times
Virgo told jurors he bought the horseshoe as a "lucky charm" from an antiques shop and was carrying it because he had not got round to hanging it on a door.
From BBC
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