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In the Sixties and Seventies Rolex issued its day-date watches with a variety of bold-hued ‘Stella’ dials, ranging from yellow to mint green. Prices for vintage pieces have been climbing steadily in recent years — this vibrant orange 18k gold Ref. 1803 dates to around 1969

Estimate: $12,000-18,000
25 February-10 March, Online






In May 2019 the artist Daniel Arsham unveiled a collaboration with the suitcase manufacturer Rimowa — 500 editions of an eroded plaster-cast attaché case presented as though it were an archaeological discovery from the future. Each was issued with an aluminium briefcase and a pair of handling gloves

Estimate: $4,000-6,000
4 March, New York






In 2007, using a ballpoint pen and hotel stationery, Jonas Woodsketched ancient Greek, Oceanic and African vessels in the collection of the Met in New York. It is likely that these were the inspiration for his two-metre-high painting, Big Naked Snakes, executed five years later

Estimate: $700,000-1,000,000
5 March, New York






M.C. Escher’s 1955 lithograph Convex and Concave is an example of his ‘impossible architecture’. The windows, stairs and roads on the left are consistent with a view from above. The same elements on the right appear as though seen from below — covering half the picture makes this effect clearer

Estimate: £12,000-18,000
18 March, London






This 19th-century alpine sleighis decorated with grotesques, flowers and lakeside vistas, overlooked by a lion rampant. Possibly made in Tyrol, it comes from the collection of philanthropist and collector Baroness Carmen Thyssen-Bornemisza

Estimate: £2,000-3,000
19 March, London


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It is beyond my wildest imagination WHAT makes some so called "paintings" worth SO MUCH money....as one shown in Christies!!!! AS EVER, thanks so much for posting this @springfld.arsenal.....it's ALWAYS interesting!!!!!

 

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