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Romanoff and the Fifth Avenue Duveen Building Bid
The note recalls Michael Romanoff negotiating an option on the Duveen building on Fifth Avenue to turn it into a grand restaurant. The tale recalls his early New York days, his art-dealer gambit with Rembrandt etchings, a late-night arrest after a street confrontation, and his later return to buy the etchings for $12,000, paying the dealer with a single $12,000 check minus the commission.
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Michael Romanoff
Duveen
New York City
Fifth Avenue
Duveen Galleries
Romanoff
Hollywood
Mike
New York
Prince” Romanoff
Grand Central
Europe
Tulsa
Plaza Hotel
Plaza
Beverly Hills