Eighteen scholars, about half of them Russian, contributed essays about how Soviet officials stripped aristocrats' estates, shipped the "foul bourgeois" contents to museum storerooms and then traded much of the booty for hard currency through galleries or auctions in the West.
And why shouldn't he? Harrods, after all, is a jewel in the Fayed kingdom that spans real estate, shipping, banking, publishing and even the Ritz Hotel in Paris.
Fortunes centered on real estate, shipping and palm oil did particularly well.
Holding company A Wilhelmsen A S, owned by Gjert and Arne and their families, is active in real estate, shipping, retail and asset management.
Oregon's leading producer, King Estate, ships only 175,000 cases per year and most produce under 35,000 cases.
But these students are the children of Shanghai real estate magnates, shipping giants, luxury hotel owners and doctors from coastal regions bordering the East China Sea.
The slaves were uprooted from the Maryland plantations and shipped to estates in Louisiana.
Ko Ko Latt, the Burmese chairman of the Gulf Group of Cos., which has interests in shipping, trading, construction and travel, said he had seen an increase in visits over the past year from Gulf investors eager to invest in energy, construction, real estate, tourism and shipping.
After purchasing the Oldsmobile from Mrs. Potvin's estate, Mr. Knox had the car shipped to his home in Greenwich.
