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05/17/2015

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19th-century puntbellen from Cadzand, in Zeelandic Flanders, gold, 70 mm estimat
19th-century puntbellen from Cadzand, in Zeelandic Flanders, gold, 70 mm estimated height, courtesy Dekker Antiquairs, Amsterdam
Queen Máxima attends a lesson on money management as honorary president of the p
Queen Máxima attends a lesson on money management as honorary president of the platform Wiser in money matters (part of Money Week 2015), Amsterdam, the Netherlands, March 13, 2015, photo: Frank van Beek / Hollandse Hoogte

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  • Liesbeth den Besten is a Dutch art historian who has worked as an independent writer, educator, lecturer, and curator since the late 1980s. She was the chairwoman of the Françoise van den Bosch Foundation from 2000 to 2016, and she is one of the initiators of a master’s in jewelry from the MASieraad Hasselt-Amsterdam program.

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