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The oldest business in archaeology, since 1863 as Münzhandlung Cahn in Frankfurt and among the most expert companies in this field. Nowadays Gallery Cahn in Basel was founded in 1999 by the fourth generation and continues a proud family tradition. The company is directed by Classical Archaeologist Jean-David Cahn, former Junior Research Fellow Wolfson College, Oxford. Jean-David Cahn serves also as an expert for evaluations on behalf of cultural administrations and was also an expert for the Council of Europe in Strasbourg for several years. He is a founding member of the International Association of Dealers in Ancient Art (IADAA), member of the Swiss Dealers Associations (VSAK) and of the Syndicat National des Antiquaires (SNA). The extensive repertoire of artwork includes sculptures, figurines, black and red-figured vases, glass, jewellery and coins. The gallery specializes in Ancient Greek, Etruscan and Roman art and we also have a large choice of European Prehistory. She is run by a team of accomplished archaeologists. The Gallery Cahn pays particular attention to provenance and has one person only dedicated to this. We are privileged to be able to reconstruct lost provenances thanks to more than 10 000 negatives by the renowned photographer Dieter Widmer and by the survival of some archival material going back to 1939. It is not complete but possibly the richest in the field of the Art Market of Antiquities. We offer the service to former clients to the best of our possibilities.

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