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The event: Preview party at the Merchandise Mart for the 4th annual Chicago International Antiques & Fine Art Fair, benefiting the Women’s Board of the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago. On Antiques Avenue: Serious collectors and captains of industry browsed among 75 exhibitors from around the world featuring fine jewelry, prints, furniture and artifacts. Shop till you drop the checkbook: As the clock neared 9 p.m., an announcer warned, “Last chance.” Checkbooks flipped out in a collective swish. Big sale: A turn-of-the-century snooker table from one of the great houses of England went for $50,000.
