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Ian Fleming’s Love Letters Charting High Society And the Rise of James Bond to be Offered at Auction

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  Ian Fleming‘s Love Letters Written to His Wife, Ann to be Offered at Auction. A significant series of letters exchanged between author Ian Fleming and the great love of his life, Ann (“Darling Darling Baby”, “Dear Monkey”, “Darling Pig”), will be offered for sale at Sotheby’s next month. The correspondence chronicles two decades of … Read more

400-year-old heirlooms and artefacts from one of Britain’s most illustrious stately homes go to auction

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    Spetchley Park is one of Britain’s great Regency houses Henry Berkeley is moving into Spetchley Park with his family, but wants his children ‘to roam free without the pressures of being around pieces that are too valuable to risk’. As the house at Spetchley Park is re-imagined for a 21st century family, Sotheby’s … Read more

Anna Hu’s Dunhuang Pipa Necklace dazzles the world with the new-set global auction record

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  Jewelry Artist Anna Hu refreshed the world record with the highest price for a contemporary Chinese jewellery creation. Under the climate of downward world economy in 2019, ANNA HU has really stunned the collectors from all over the world again with her Dunhuang Pipa Necklace. Anna Hu Sets A New Auction World Record As … Read more

The Most Valuable Collection of Whisky Ever to be Offered at Auction

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      Sotheby’s introduces the world’s largest and most important single-owner spirits sale. The Ultimate Whisky Collection is defined by its strong representation of The Macallan bottlings. Comprising half of the lots in the sale and with a combined estimated value in excess of £2.2 million, this is the most comprehensive collection of the … Read more

Banksy’s most sought-after provocative prints offered in dueling auctions

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    Banksy prints offered at a variety of price points in two separate art auctions  Banksy: I can’t believe you morons actually buy this sh*t. From big names to fresh new talent, Christie’s September auctions of post-war and contemporary art and prints and multiples offer an unmissable selection of works for both new and … Read more