He capitalized on that with sumptuous leather armchairs. (The Titanic sank that year too not a perfect record for luxury goods.) One hundred years later, Poltrona Frau, based now in Tolentino and employing 240 craftsmen, continues Mr. Frau's legacy of fine leather upholstery with not only furniture but interiors for cars (Ferrari, Maserati), boats, planes, trains and helicopters.

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By the time they make it to the cashier, they have culled a selection of goods sure to set grandfather back several hundred renminbi.

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The sarcophagus, along with a Roman tile kiln, Saxon grave goods and pottery unearthed at the site, sheds light on a "hidden" two hundred year period in the history of the capital, the museum said.

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