Carlton Hobbs
It Runs in the Family! Two Brothers Both Involved in High-End Antiques Fakery
From the Department of I Should Have Such Problems comes the story of the Hobbs family. If the name doesn't ring a bell for you, it's probably because you're not the sort of person who has $400,000 to spend on an end table. But if you're feeling jealous of those who do, you totally shouldn't be! According to The New York Times, a bunch of them probably have been getting majorly punked for the last couple decades.
The Hobbs family consists of a pair of British antiques-dealing brothers, Carlton and John. Up until this past spring, the Hobbses were known as "two of the most successful antiques dealers of their generation," which can mean a lot when your clients are people like "the billionaires Leslie H. read more »
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