provenance
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These pieces remain in state custody while provenance research continues, sometimes decades after their recovery.
From Salon • May 9, 2026
Auctioneer Andrew Aldridge said the life jacket was an "incredibly iconic and poignant item with a superlative provenance".
From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026
Zac, a “swaggering tormented fabulist,” had invented a back story in a city where money talks and no one speaks about its provenance.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026
When Mr. de Waal, a British ceramicist, inherited 264 of these netsuke from a relative in the 1990s, he became fascinated by their artistry—and their provenance.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026
Sullivan took the suggestion but never acknowledged its provenance, even though that one great entrance eventually became the talk of the fair.
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
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