91.   Both recordings were bought by a private collector from the United States.

92.   Burmeister and Maerderer are among a handful of private collectors specializing in rare or well-cared-for military memorabilia of World War II.

93.   But rumors and suspicions persisted about art belonging to West German and other European museums and to private collectors.

94.   But the chief curator, Suzanne Page, said the exhibition is a tribute to the commitment and open-mindedness of private collectors.

95.   By asking an extravagant sum, they figured he might entice some rich private collector.

96.   Carvings, masks and traditional weavings from the Congo are coveted by private collectors in Europe and North America.

97.   Buyers were mostly European private collectors coming from Italy, Germany, Switzerland and Britain.

98.   Deborah Tabart, executive director of the Australian Koala Foundation, said the animals were potentially worth tens of thousands of dollars to a private collector.

99.   Exhibit spokeswoman Nicole van den Akker said the paintings belonged to a private Italian collector and have never before been displayed in public.

100.   From there, it passed through the hands of private collectors, then was smuggled to New York, investigators say.