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rigattieri

art dealing

Also known as: strazzaruoli

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art markets history

In art market: Venice and Florence
…of secondhand dealers, known as rigattieri or strazzaruoli. These vendors originally traded in old clothing and leather but also came to deal in objects pertaining to the bedchamber: cassoni (marriage chests), tables, chairs, tapestries, statuary, and painted images. By the early 15th century, Florence had become a tough mercantile republic…
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