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This is Mumbai's famous Thieves Market where bargain-hungry
tourists rummage for Ming vases and Muranos at throwaway
prices. The main avenue is Motton Street, flanked by
rows of little antique shops that look like musty attics
and sell just about anything from old ship parts, grandfather
clocks and gramophones, to crystal chandeliers and old
English tea sets. Others offer authentic Victorian furniture,
wonderful for browsers, antiquarians and restorers.
Although bargains are sometimes staggering, most of
the shop owners are pretty street smart, and could easily
take a self - styled aesthete for a ride, so brush up
on your art before you go.
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