Communism in Canterbury

For a Communist tyrant, Joseph Stalin remains remarkably popular in the capitalist world of UK auctions – the latest evidence provided by a rare cast bronze death mask offered at Canterbury Auction Galleries (24% buyer’s premium).

Signed and dated March 1953, the 12½in (32cm) tall bust had been brought home by the vendor’s seaf…

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