| 11. | Christie's will not reveal the name, vocation or country of the consignor.
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| 12. | Weigman noted that Sotheby's requires consignors to guarantee that they have clear title.
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| 13. | "It's a dispute between the consignor and the academy ."
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| 14. | The consignor retains title to the goods.
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| 15. | In some cases, consignors may not have notified the tribes who are claiming the items.
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| 16. | Auction officials said they spent numerous lunches and dinners persuading consignors to accept the lower estimates.
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| 17. | They are complemented by movement documents supplied by consignors that are used for identification and tracking.
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| 18. | Neither Sotheby's nor Christie's would say only that they do not comment on consignors.
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| 19. | Sotheby's found the original owners and put them in touch with the lawyers for the consignors.
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| 20. | Consignors include Donald Fisher, S . I . Newhouse and the heirs of the French industrialist Auguste Pellerin.
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