When I worked with JWalter Thompson, I was also asked to inspect items in a Maspeth warehouse, where I found wonderful sculptural panels by artist George Michaels which had clad columns on the executive floor. When I reported to the accounting office, I was told to just throw them out, they could not be sold. Through my research however, I found a non profit that would accept them and display them, so the company benefited tax wise, from the $250,000 appraised value. The chairman was happy…