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...Who CPS Property Holywood, County Down, £1.3mn Where In a rural setting about 7 miles east of Belfast....
...A little lower down the price scale, “Femme à sa toilette” (1889) by the lesser-known Paris avant garde artist Louis Anquetin sold well above its £400,000 to £600,000 estimate for £1.1m (£1.3m with fees)...
...The collection comprises more than 300 artists and 1,700-plus works....
...Other graduate shows in London in July include the Royal College of Art (until July 2), the Art Academy (July 7-9), and Goldsmith’s MFA exhibition (July 14-17)....
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...The couple’s Cézanne study of apples, “Les Pommes” (1889-90), set the top price in the sale at $41.6m (est. $25m-$35m – pre-sale estimates don’t include premium; results do)....
...Net sales in Europe, Michelin’s biggest market, were up 13.8 per cent to €7.682bn, while in North America and Mexico they grew by 23.1 per cent to €6.148bn....
...That was the day when 17-year-old Amir Khan won an Olympic silver medal....
...Last year, Christie’s raised $1.7m from just 350 lots from New York’s Plaza Hotel including a painting that had been expected to fetch just $1,000, which sold for $78,000....
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