A year and a half ago, an unexpected stroke of good luck brought Atta-Ul Ghaffar to the Breslau farmhouse that is now part holiday home and part showcase for his antiques dealing business. It was during lockdown, in the depths of the Canadian winter, with temperatures of -30°C, when a friend called up out of the blue. He knew Atta, a software engineer, living in Cambridge, Ontario, also dealt in antiques. He was clearing out the estate of an elderly gentleman who was a keen
