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David Hockney’s Amaryllis in Vaseis from the artist’s largest series of colour lithographs, ‘Moving Focus’. This print was formerly owned by Elizabeth Taylor. In an Architectural Digest article from 2011, it can be seen hanging in the actress’s Bel Air home between a Frans Hals portrait and an Andy Warhol Liz

Estimate: $60,000-80,000
until 14 May, Online






This group of 12 Italian marble and alabaster busts of Roman emperors dates from the second half of the 19th century. Fashioned from various types of marble, they include Julius Caesar, Tiberius, Claudius and Nero. The tallest stands just over 10 in — about 26 cm — high

Estimate: $5,000-8,000
until 7 May, Online






The use of burnt umber, ochre and bronze in Josef Albers’ 1959 work, Study to Homage to the Square: Bronzed, may have been influenced by the artist’s many visits to Central and South America. This work exploring what Albers called ‘the pyschic effect of colour’ comes from the Courtney Sale Ross collection

Estimate: $200,000-300,000
until 15 May, Online






The Rolex Milgauss was developed in the late 1950s, when the nuclear research organization CERN requested a watch that could keep accurate time in the presence of strong magnetic forces. This stainless-steel Ref. 116400GV has a diameter of 40 mm and features a striking blue dial

Estimate: HKD 30,000-45,000
6-20 May, Online










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