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• n  one of two pieces of armor plate hanging from the fauld to protect the upper thighs

• At home she has a collection of demi-tasse cups from special assignments one from Tours, near the chateau where the Windsors were married, one from the maker of King George .
• John brings me a demi-tasse (at home a little cup of coffeeabout two good gulps) and my dinner is over.
• Sample information: a tiny coffee cup is a "demi-tasse"; a Queen, in informal conversation, may be called "ma'am," but never "madam"; only severants call a duke "your grace," to .

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News & Articles

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• $11.5M Picasso seized by US authorities for Italy
  A 1909 Pablo Picasso painting titled "Compotier et tasse," or "Fruit bowl and cup," with an estimated worth of $11.5 million will be held by U.S. authorities for the Italian government ...
  June 25, 2013 - Associated Press via Yahoo! News
• $11.5M Picasso seized by U.S. authorities as Italy prosecutes painting's owner for fraud
  A 1909 Pablo Picasso painting titled 'Compotier et tasse,' or 'Fruit bowl and cup,' with an estimated worth of $11.5 million will be held by U.S. authorities for the Italian government pending the outcome of criminal proceedings against its owner in Italy, according to the terms of a judge's order signed Monday.
  June 25, 2013 - Detroit Free Press
• U.S. Restrains $11.5 Million 1909 Pablo Picasso Painting
  The Department of Justice restrained the 1909 Pablo Picasso painting “Compotier et tasse” – estimated to be worth $11.5 million – on behalf of the Italian government.
  June 25, 2013 - Kansas City InfoZine