"I think artists of the 1980's are looking again at prehistoric art because these early works have a special resonance for us today," the dealer added.

Some dealers, for instance, guaranteed $2,500 to customers trading in any jalopy but added that cost to the price of the new car.

The dealer adds 20 percent and puts it on sale.

The dealer nodded, then removed the cards from the shoe and added them to those in the discard tray.

The dealer added: "The attendant will show you to the manager's office.

Let's say the dealer adds 7 to 10 percent.

An absence of new issues has helped push up prices in the secondary market recently, the dealers added.

But one dealer added, "That price would have been easier to get in last year's market than now."

Mr. Saatchi began to buy art from him some years ago when he was building his collection, the dealer added.

The dealer graciously added an ace to the first of Sawyer's two tens and a jack to the second.