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At the same time, Gibbs was running his own antiques business, which he had started in 1958, making regular trips to
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auctioned off the contents over two days. The sale showed his eclectic tastes: lots included a dining table supposedly made from one of the first pieces of mahogany brought to
England from the New World in the 17th century, and a portrait of Cornish eccentric
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doubted its authenticity. In 2007 it appeared for sale at $ 10 million on a dealer's stand at the
Maastricht Art Fair after the attribution to Holbein was accepted by the TEFAF vetting committee.
367:. After Getty's death in 2003, Gibbs became chairman of the J. Paul Getty Jr. Charitable Trust, set up to manage Getty's estate. He was also a trustee of the American Friends of the National Gallery.
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on p. 84 Gibbs is described as "Design Consultant for Turner's House".
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