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French Antique Glass Painter's Palette Chandelier, Paris, 1950s Design
French Antique Glass Painter's Palette Chandelier, Paris, 1950s Design

French Antique Glass Painter's Palette Chandelier, Paris, 1950s Design

Located in Stamford, CT

Mirrored palette with painter's paint splotches hanging light from Paris. Accommodates one bulb.

Category

Vintage 1950s French Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Glass

Interior Scene, 1950s
Interior Scene, 1950s

Interior Scene, 1950s

$1,474

H 29.53 in W 24.41 in D 0.79 in

Interior Scene, 1950s

Located in Firenze, FI

mirror and a pink basket. Unidentified painter from the 1950s.

Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Paintings

Materials

Papercord, Giltwood

Brazilian Modern Phone in Table in Hardwood & Steel, Geraldo de Barros, 1950s
Brazilian Modern Phone in Table in Hardwood & Steel, Geraldo de Barros, 1950s

Brazilian Modern Phone in Table in Hardwood & Steel, Geraldo de Barros, 1950s

By Geraldo de Barros

Located in New York, NY

Modernist movement during the 1950s. Having initially been a painter close to the European avant-garde and

Category

Mid-20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Benches

Materials

Metal

Brazilian Modern Chest in Hardwood & Brass by Geraldo de Barros, 1950s, Brazil
Brazilian Modern Chest in Hardwood & Brass by Geraldo de Barros, 1950s, Brazil

Brazilian Modern Chest in Hardwood & Brass by Geraldo de Barros, 1950s, Brazil

By Geraldo de Barros

Located in New York, NY

(1923-1998) was one of the key players of the Modernist movement in Brazil in the 1950's. Originally a

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Mid-20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Commodes and Chests of Dra...

Materials

Brass

Brazilian Modern Six-Drawer Rosewood & Iron Desk by Geraldo de Barros, 1950s
Brazilian Modern Six-Drawer Rosewood & Iron Desk by Geraldo de Barros, 1950s

Brazilian Modern Six-Drawer Rosewood & Iron Desk by Geraldo de Barros, 1950s

By Geraldo de Barros

Located in New York, NY

1950s. Having initially been a painter close to the European avant-garde and the pioneer of abstract

Category

Mid-20th Century South American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Hardwood

1950s Multi Abstract Modern Vintage Swedish Rya Carpet 9'8"x17' Knotted Wool Rug
1950s Multi Abstract Modern Vintage Swedish Rya Carpet 9'8"x17' Knotted Wool Rug

1950s Multi Abstract Modern Vintage Swedish Rya Carpet 9'8"x17' Knotted Wool Rug

Located in New York, NY

post-war design, this piece captures the spirit of the 1950s. Its abstract, painterly composition makes

Category

Vintage 1950s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Western European Rugs

Materials

Wool

Bengt Orup. Watercolour on paper. Abstract composition in dark tones.
Bengt Orup. Watercolour on paper. Abstract composition in dark tones.

Bengt Orup. Watercolour on paper. Abstract composition in dark tones.

Located in København, Copenhagen

in the 1950s and 1960s. As a painter, he worked primarily with abstract expression, strong colour

Category

Vintage 1950s Swedish Modern Paintings

Materials

Paper

Semi-abstract Still Life, Large 20th Century Blue & Pink Oil Painting
Semi-abstract Still Life, Large 20th Century Blue & Pink Oil Painting

Semi-abstract Still Life, Large 20th Century Blue & Pink Oil Painting

By John Heliker

Located in Beachwood, OH

, Cézannesque abstractions that occupied him in the 1940s and early 1950s. A painter of landscapes, portraits

Category

20th Century Abstract Impressionist Still-life Paintings

Materials

Oil

White & Gold Art Deco 'Medusa' Tea Caddy by Tyra Lundgren for ALP, Sweden, 1930s
White & Gold Art Deco 'Medusa' Tea Caddy by Tyra Lundgren for ALP, Sweden, 1930s

White & Gold Art Deco 'Medusa' Tea Caddy by Tyra Lundgren for ALP, Sweden, 1930s

By Arabia of Finland, ALP Lidköping 1, Tyra Lundgren Carolina, Arabia

Located in Malmö, SE

breakthrough in her development as a painter. From the 1950s through the 1970s her work can almost be described

Category

Mid-20th Century Swedish Art Deco Vases

Materials

Ceramic, Porcelain

Blue Art Deco Table Lamp by Tyra Lundgren for ALP, Sweden, 1920s. Swedish Grace.
Blue Art Deco Table Lamp by Tyra Lundgren for ALP, Sweden, 1920s. Swedish Grace.

Blue Art Deco Table Lamp by Tyra Lundgren for ALP, Sweden, 1920s. Swedish Grace.

By Arabia of Finland, ALP Lidköping 1, Arabia, Tyra Lundgren Carolina

Located in Malmö, SE

art journal. This period saw a breakthrough in her development as a painter. From the 1950s through

Category

Mid-20th Century Swedish Art Deco Table Lamps

Materials

Ceramic, Stoneware

Impressionist French River town landscape
Impressionist French River town landscape

Impressionist French River town landscape

Located in Woodbury, CT

graphic immediacy that hints at the evolving taste of the 1950s, when painters sought to reconnect with

Category

1950s Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

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Coffee Table ‘Antibes’ by Miriam Frowein
Coffee Table ‘Antibes’ by Miriam Frowein

Coffee Table ‘Antibes’ by Miriam Frowein

Unavailable

H 16.54 in W 37.41 in D 43.31 in

Coffee Table ‘Antibes’ by Miriam Frowein

Located in London, GB

top is directly referencing the French Riviera and its closed relationship to 1950s painters like

Category

2010s French Furniture

Materials

Onyx, Brass

Pair of Armchairs by Geraldo de Barros, c. 1955
Pair of Armchairs by Geraldo de Barros, c. 1955

Pair of Armchairs by Geraldo de Barros, c. 1955

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H 29.53 in W 21.66 in

Pair of Armchairs by Geraldo de Barros, c. 1955

By Geraldo de Barros

Located in Paris, FR

condition. Geraldo de Barros is one the key players of the Modernist movement in Brazil in the 1950's

Category

Vintage 1950s Brazilian Armchairs

Materials

Metal

Dresser by Geraldo de Barros
Dresser by Geraldo de Barros

Dresser by Geraldo de Barros

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H 30.71 in W 61.03 in D 15.75 in

Dresser by Geraldo de Barros

By Geraldo de Barros, Unilabor

Located in Paris, FR

players of the Modernist movement in Brazil in the 1950's. Originally a painter close to the European

Category

Vintage 1950s Brazilian Dressers

Materials

Brass, Metal

1940s Green Round Marble Table by Ico Parisi
1940s Green Round Marble Table by Ico Parisi

1940s Green Round Marble Table by Ico Parisi

Unavailable

H 29.93 in Dm 42.52 in

1940s Green Round Marble Table by Ico Parisi

By Ariberto Colombo, Franco Albini, Ico Parisi

Located in Frankfurt, Hessen, DE

creative multitasker was not only one of the most important Italian architects and designers of the 1950s

Category

Vintage 1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Tables

Materials

Marble

Night Scene

Neil WelliverNight Scene, 1981-82

Unavailable

H 14 in W 16.25 in

Night Scene

By Neil Welliver

Located in New York, NY

. Affiliated from the 1950s onward with the American painters Alex Katz and Fairfield Porter, Welliver, like

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Realist Landscape Prints

Materials

Woodcut

Humphrey Spender Gelatin Silver Print
Humphrey Spender Gelatin Silver Print

Humphrey Spender Gelatin Silver Print

Unavailable

H 16 in W 12 in D 12 in

Humphrey Spender Gelatin Silver Print

By John Humphrey Spender 1

Located in Austin, TX

brother’s friends, including novelist Christopher Isherwood. In the 1950s Spender became a respected painter

Category

Vintage 1930s British Photography

1950s French Industrial Painters High Stools
1950s French Industrial Painters High Stools

1950s French Industrial Painters High Stools

By Jean Prouvé, Rene Malaval

Located in Hyattsville, MD

France, circa 1950s. Vintage French Industrial wooden and steel painter's or artist's stool, Set of

Category

Vintage 1950s Norwegian Industrial Stools

Materials

Steel

Bertil Norell, Swedish Painter, Oil on Canvas, Water and Sky, 1950s
Bertil Norell, Swedish Painter, Oil on Canvas, Water and Sky, 1950s

Bertil Norell, Swedish Painter, Oil on Canvas, Water and Sky, 1950s

Located in København, Copenhagen

Bertil Norell (1918-1965), Swedish painter. Oil on canvas. "Vatten och himmel" / "Water and sky

Category

Vintage 1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Paintings

Materials

Canvas

Anton Michelsen Gilded Sterling Silver Gilt Christmas Spoon for 1977
Anton Michelsen Gilded Sterling Silver Gilt Christmas Spoon for 1977

Anton Michelsen Gilded Sterling Silver Gilt Christmas Spoon for 1977

By Anton Michelsen

Located in Downingtown, PA

was part of a group of 1950s painters, including Jeppe Vontilius and Johannes Hofmeister, who sought a

Category

Vintage 1970s Danish Mid-Century Modern Sterling Silver

Materials

Sterling Silver

Lili Ege '1913-2004', Danish Painter, Oil on Canvas, Modernist Landscape, 1950s
Lili Ege '1913-2004', Danish Painter, Oil on Canvas, Modernist Landscape, 1950s

Lili Ege '1913-2004', Danish Painter, Oil on Canvas, Modernist Landscape, 1950s

Located in København, Copenhagen

Lili Ege (1913-2004). Danish painter. Oil on canvas. Modernist landscape, 1950s. The canvas

Category

Vintage 1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Paintings

Materials

Canvas

Mid-Century Modern Painter's Palette Coffee Table
Mid-Century Modern Painter's Palette Coffee Table

Mid-Century Modern Painter's Palette Coffee Table

Located in Stamford, CT

Fabulous 1950s whimsical painter's palette coffee table. The top is laminate. The legs are metal.

Category

Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

"Woman with Ruffle" Portrait Line Drawing 1950s Jack Hooper
"Woman with Ruffle" Portrait Line Drawing 1950s Jack Hooper

"Woman with Ruffle" Portrait Line Drawing 1950s Jack Hooper

By Jack Hooper

Located in Arp, TX

that generation of Los Angeles painters who matured during the late 1950’s and the 1960’s, painters

Category

Mid-20th Century American Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Conté

20th Century French a. Abougit Oil on Canvas, 1950s
20th Century French a. Abougit Oil on Canvas, 1950s

20th Century French a. Abougit Oil on Canvas, 1950s

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H 25.6 in W 45.28 in D 1.97 in

20th Century French a. Abougit Oil on Canvas, 1950s

Located in LEGNY, FR

Very beautiful and large painting, oil on canvas signed A. Abougit from the 1950s. 20th century

Category

Vintage 1950s French Paintings

Materials

Paint

Luigi Mazzella Italian Sculptor 1950s Brass Work of Art
Luigi Mazzella Italian Sculptor 1950s Brass Work of Art

Luigi Mazzella Italian Sculptor 1950s Brass Work of Art

Located in bari, IT

Cast brass sculpture by the Neapolitan teacher Luigi Mazzella from the late 1950s. Luigi Mazzella

Category

Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Brass

Richard Blow Pietra Dure for Montici
Richard Blow Pietra Dure for Montici

Richard Blow Pietra Dure for Montici

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H 8.5 in W 10.75 in D 1.25 in

Richard Blow Pietra Dure for Montici

By Richard Blow

Located in Pawtucket, RI

for his studio in Montici Italy. Signed with makers cipher, circa 1950s. During the 1950s

Category

Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art

Materials

Precious Stone

Richard Blow Pietra Dure For Montici
Richard Blow Pietra Dure For Montici

Richard Blow Pietra Dure For Montici

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H 10 in W 7.38 in D 1.25 in

Richard Blow Pietra Dure For Montici

By Richard Blow

Located in Pawtucket, RI

marbles for his studio in Montici Italy. Signed with makers cipher, circa 1950s During the 1950s

Category

Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art

Materials

Precious Stone

Richard Blow Pietra Dure For Montici
Richard Blow Pietra Dure For Montici

Richard Blow Pietra Dure For Montici

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H 9 in W 11.5 in D 1.25 in

Richard Blow Pietra Dure For Montici

By Richard Blow

Located in Pawtucket, RI

his studio in Montici Italy. Signed with makers cipher, circa 1950s During the 1950s, American

Category

Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art

Materials

Precious Stone

Richard Blow Pietra Dure for Montici
Richard Blow Pietra Dure for Montici

Richard Blow Pietra Dure for Montici

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H 7.25 in W 5.63 in D 1 in

Richard Blow Pietra Dure for Montici

By Richard Blow

Located in Pawtucket, RI

for his studio in Montici, Italy. Signed with makers cipher, circa 1950s During the 1950s

Category

Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art

Materials

Precious Stone

Richard Blow Pietra Dure for Montici
Richard Blow Pietra Dure for Montici

Richard Blow Pietra Dure for Montici

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H 8.5 in W 7 in D 1.63 in

Richard Blow Pietra Dure for Montici

By Richard Blow

Located in Pawtucket, RI

his studio in Montici, Italy. Signed with makers cipher, circa 1950s During the 1950s, American

Category

Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art

Materials

Precious Stone

Richard Blow Pietra Dure for Montici
Richard Blow Pietra Dure for Montici

Richard Blow Pietra Dure for Montici

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H 8.88 in W 11.88 in D 1.25 in

Richard Blow Pietra Dure for Montici

By Richard Blow

Located in Pawtucket, RI

his studio in Montici Italy. Signed with makers cipher circa 1950s During the 1950s, American

Category

Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art

Materials

Precious Stone

After Phenomenon Peel of Bells Cross (huge tapestry)
After Phenomenon Peel of Bells Cross (huge tapestry)

After Phenomenon Peel of Bells Cross (huge tapestry)

By Paul Jenkins

Located in Aventura, FL

move to Paris during the 1950s. The painter died on June 9, 2012 in New York, NY at the age of 88

Category

1970s Abstract Abstract Prints

Materials

Tapestry, Wool, Cotton

Blue Perforated Enamel Bowl Italy 1960's
Blue Perforated Enamel Bowl Italy 1960's

Blue Perforated Enamel Bowl Italy 1960's

Located in London, GB

vitreous coating. The art of the design lies in the Abstract Expressionism of the 1940's, 1950's and 1960's

Category

Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls

Materials

Metal, Enamel

COMPOSITION (UNIQUE 1/1)
COMPOSITION (UNIQUE 1/1)

COMPOSITION (UNIQUE 1/1)

By Paul Jenkins

Located in Aventura, FL

1950s. The painter died on June 9, 2012 in New York, NY at the age of 88. Today, his works are included

Category

1980s Abstract Abstract Prints

Materials

Paper, Monotype

Richard Blow Pietra Dure for Montici
Richard Blow Pietra Dure for Montici

Richard Blow Pietra Dure for Montici

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H 7.75 in W 6 in D 2.25 in

Richard Blow Pietra Dure for Montici

By Richard Blow

Located in Pawtucket, RI

his studio in Montici Italy. Signed with makers cipher circa 1950s. During the 1950s, American

Category

Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art

Materials

Precious Stone

Richard Blow Pietra Dure For Montici
Richard Blow Pietra Dure For Montici

Richard Blow Pietra Dure For Montici

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H 7 in W 8.25 in D 1 in

Richard Blow Pietra Dure For Montici

By Richard Blow

Located in Pawtucket, RI

his studio in Montici Italy. Signed with makers cipher, circa 1950s During the 1950s, American

Category

Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art

Materials

Precious Stone

Richard Blow Pietra Dure For Montici
Richard Blow Pietra Dure For Montici

Richard Blow Pietra Dure For Montici

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H 7.25 in W 6.25 in D 1 in

Richard Blow Pietra Dure For Montici

By Richard Blow

Located in Pawtucket, RI

for his studio in Montici Italy. Signed with makers cipher, circa 1950s During the 1950s

Category

Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art

Materials

Precious Stone

Brazilian Modern Table in Hardwood by Geraldo de Barros for Hobjeto Brazil 1972
Brazilian Modern Table in Hardwood by Geraldo de Barros for Hobjeto Brazil 1972

Brazilian Modern Table in Hardwood by Geraldo de Barros for Hobjeto Brazil 1972

By Geraldo de Barros

Located in New York, NY

Modernist movement in Brazil in the 1950's. Originally a painter close to the European avant-garde and the

Category

Mid-20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables

Materials

Hardwood

1991 "Five Horses" Impressionist Landscape Drawing
1991 "Five Horses" Impressionist Landscape Drawing

1991 "Five Horses" Impressionist Landscape Drawing

By Jack Hooper

Located in Arp, TX

California art scene, belonging to that generation of Los Angeles painters who matured during the late 1950’s

Category

1990s American Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Paint, Paper, Oil Pastel

"Long Black Hair" American Modernist Figurative Drawing CA Artist
"Long Black Hair" American Modernist Figurative Drawing CA Artist

"Long Black Hair" American Modernist Figurative Drawing CA Artist

By Jack Hooper

Located in Arp, TX

Angeles painters who matured during the late 1950’s and the 1960’s, painters such as John Altoon, Sam

Category

1970s American Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Conté, Monoprint

Mid-Century "Red Line Nude" Mixed Media Drawing
Mid-Century "Red Line Nude" Mixed Media Drawing

Mid-Century "Red Line Nude" Mixed Media Drawing

By Jack Hooper

Located in Arp, TX

California art scene, belonging to that generation of Los Angeles painters who matured during the late 1950’s

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1960s Abstract Nude Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Oil Pastel, Paint, Charcoal

1982 "Bather" Modernist Figurative Drawing Jack Hooper
1982 "Bather" Modernist Figurative Drawing Jack Hooper

1982 "Bather" Modernist Figurative Drawing Jack Hooper

By Jack Hooper

Located in Arp, TX

who matured during the late 1950’s and the 1960’s, painters such as John Altoon, Sam Amato, Robert

Category

1980s American Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Pastel, Paper

Richard Blow Pietra Dure For Montici
Richard Blow Pietra Dure For Montici

Richard Blow Pietra Dure For Montici

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H 11.63 in W 17.5 in D 2 in

Richard Blow Pietra Dure For Montici

By Richard Blow

Located in Pawtucket, RI

studio in Montici Italy. Signed with makers cipher, circa 1966 During the 1950s-1960s American

Category

Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art

Materials

Precious Stone

Ico Parisi 50s Italy wood , black iron Dresser secretaire, desk
Ico Parisi 50s Italy wood , black iron Dresser secretaire, desk

Ico Parisi 50s Italy wood , black iron Dresser secretaire, desk

By Ico Parisi

Located in Valladolid, ES

that stretched throughout the 1950s. He was also a painter and sculptor, worked as a photographer and

Category

Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Dressers

Materials

Mirror, Wood

Brazilian Modern Armchairs in Metal, Hardwood & Boucle, Geraldo de Barros
Brazilian Modern Armchairs in Metal, Hardwood & Boucle, Geraldo de Barros

Brazilian Modern Armchairs in Metal, Hardwood & Boucle, Geraldo de Barros

By Geraldo de Barros

Located in New York, NY

Unilabor in the 1950s. It is one of Barros’ most iconic designs. The metal in the legs was left untouched

Category

Mid-20th Century South American Mid-Century Modern Armchairs

Materials

Metal

Untitled (for $407.00)

Edward KienholzUntitled (for $407.00), 1990

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H 12 in W 16 in D 1.25 in

Untitled (for $407.00)

By Edward Kienholz

Located in Phoenix, AZ

critique of the world around him. In the early 1950s, Kienholz began as a painter, producing works on

Interior Study
Interior Study

Robert HofherrInterior Study, 2018

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H 30 in W 30 in D 1.37 in

Interior Study

By Robert Hofherr

Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist CommentsThis work was inspired by the abstract expressionist painters in 1950s New

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Interior Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Mid-Century Modern Desk & Chair in Hardwood & Iron by Geraldo de Barros, Brazil
Mid-Century Modern Desk & Chair in Hardwood & Iron by Geraldo de Barros, Brazil

Mid-Century Modern Desk & Chair in Hardwood & Iron by Geraldo de Barros, Brazil

By Geraldo de Barros

Located in New York, NY

Brazil's Modernist movement during the 1950s. Having initially been a painter close to the European avant

Category

Mid-20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Metal

Brazilian Mid-Century Credenza in Hardwood by Geraldo de Barros, c. 1970s
Brazilian Mid-Century Credenza in Hardwood by Geraldo de Barros, c. 1970s

Brazilian Mid-Century Credenza in Hardwood by Geraldo de Barros, c. 1970s

By Geraldo de Barros

Located in New York, NY

movement during the 1950s. Having initially been a painter close to the European avant-garde and the

Category

Mid-20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Credenzas

Materials

Hardwood

Brazilian Mid-Century Credenza in Hardwood by Geraldo de Barros, c. 1970s
Brazilian Mid-Century Credenza in Hardwood by Geraldo de Barros, c. 1970s

Brazilian Mid-Century Credenza in Hardwood by Geraldo de Barros, c. 1970s

By Geraldo de Barros

Located in New York, NY

movement during the 1950s. Having initially been a painter close to the European avant-garde and the

Category

Mid-20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Credenzas

Materials

Hardwood

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