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DEEP ROOTS

The famed Belgian antiques and art dealer Axel Vervoordt was only 21 when he stumbled upon a shrouded medieval alleyway in the heart of Antwerp. Lined with historic houses collectively known as the Vlaeykensgang, Axel and his wife bought and restored 11 of them, one by one.

Half a century later, his son, Boris Vervoordt, the founder of the Axel Vervoordt

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