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Bird's Hell

Beckmann’s anti-Nazi painting to be offered at auction for the first time

11 May 2017

Max Beckmann’s chilling vision of hell, representing the turmoil of the Nazi regime, is to be offered at auction for the first time.

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Lord Ashcroft buys Merchant Navy George Cross for Imperial War Museum public display

11 May 2017

Lord Ashcroft’s superb collection of medals on public display at the Imperial War Museum in London has grown even larger thanks to a George Cross bought at auction.

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Osborne Samuel moves to new space in Mayfair

11 May 2017

Modern and contemporary art specialist Osborne Samuel will open a new space in Mayfair this month with an exhibition of British Neo-Romantic painting.

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Put your feet up on furniture with Billy Connolly comedy value

10 May 2017

You would expect a comedian like Billy Connolly to buy furniture as colourful and outrageous as he can be. Now you have the opportunity to buy for yourself some of the migraine-inducing items from his Scottish holiday home.

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Higher auction margins and private sales boost Sotheby’s results

10 May 2017

Sotheby’s latest set of results for the first quarter of 2017 showed an improvement in its fortunes over the equivalent period last year.

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Writing table helps to look for a Muriel Spark of inspiration

10 May 2017

Suffering from writer’s block? Maybe the solution is to feel inspired by those who have gone on to success. Working on your next best-seller using Muriel Spark’s table might help.

Martin Luther’s 95 Theses

Books marking 500th anniversary of Protestant Reformation offered in German auction

10 May 2017

As far as I can recall, my first introduction to Martin Luther was a colour plate in a children’s book, showing him nailing his ‘95 Theses’ to a church door.