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But as they hit the U.S.? From what country? If out of Georgia, which is likely, in what way? Was it an export permit from the department for the export of cultural property? If the pictures were in the states of Russia, which is also possible, for legal export permit must be similar? If I'm wrong, correct me? If such references exist, then why are they hiding? I assure you that such a paper on the work of the Soviet period Lado Davidovich can be obtained by passing a certain procedure.
   
Why the lack of information from the department for the export of a cult. values ​​pushes me to think that these pictures - not the originals? I find it hard to believe that these seller paintings, he lived in Russia or Georgia does not know what to export cultural property without permission can not be. In Georgia, for example, the export of works of art without the paper from the Ministry of Culture is a punishable act. Sellers of questionable pictures probably know this, but do not apply to the Ministry of Culture, for the reason that there fake not suffer ...
 If these two pictures was an export permit, I will take my words back and apologize to the sellers and Eugene Shapiro!

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Probably need to clarify that a certificate from the Department of exportation of cultural property can be used by both expert assessment picture because it contains the attribution of the object ( in Georgia is engaged in the commission of art historians , working under contract with the Ministry of Culture). This document is issued in the official language and is still in customs, but you can make a copy of this information , translate it into the language of the importing country and notarize ....