Christie’s No. 186

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    ‘All my sculpture has been inspired by the natural wild places of Southern Africa,’ explains Dylan Lewis, whose Sitting cheetah pair is offered in a special sale of his work

    Estimate: £40,000-60,000
    10 September, London





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    This attractively priced 1971 etching by David Hockney was owned by Leonard Rosoman O.B.E. R.A. (1913-2012), who was a painter, illustrator, muralist and celebrated war artist

    Estimate: £1,200-1,800
    11 September, London





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    The opulence of the Tang-dynasty court (618-907 AD) is reflected in this large, parcel-gilt silver bowl, which was formerly in the collection of Dr. Johan Carl Kempe

    Estimate: $2,000,000-3,000,000
    12 September, New York





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    Edvard Munch’s relationships with women were a recurring theme in his art. In 1898, the year The Heart was made, he began a passionate affair with Tulla Larsen, which ended in an angry exchange that resulted in the artist losing part of a finger

    Estimate: £100,000-150,000
    18 September, London



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    Detail of a portrait of Bada Shanren by Huang An Pin, 1674. Photo: The Picture Art Collection / Alamy Stock Photo // Marc Quinn, All of Nature Flows Through Us, 2011. Artwork: Courtesy and copyright of Marc Quinn studio. Photograph: Ivar Kvaal

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