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   The unique Hippopotame Ibathtub, executed in 1969 in welded copper and polished brass, is the creation of François-Xavier Lalanne. The hippo is life-sized and has a bathtub concealed within its body, together with a sink and vanity in its mouth
   
   Estimate: $1,000,000-1,500,000
   12 November, New York
   
   
   
   
   
   
   This turquoise and diamond necklace was owned by Dame Nellie Melba (1861-1931), who graces Australia’s $100 bill. The opera singer insisted on her fine jewellery being warmed before it came into contact with her sensitive skin
   
   Estimate: CHF120,000-180,000
   12 November, Geneva
   
   
   
   
   
   
   Alex Katz’s wife Ada rivals Dora Maar as one of the most frequently painted muses in history, appearing in more than 250 of the artist’s works. This monumental 1961 self-portrait, Alex, Ada and Vincent, is unusual in that it also features Katz and the couple’s young son
   
   Estimate: $2,000,000-3,000,000
   13 November, New York
   
   
   
   
   
   
   Ken Price’s Untitled from circa 1975 belongs to the most comprehensive group of the artist’s works to come to market, ranging from his ceramic cups of the 1970s to the clay forms in the later part of his career, as well as works on paper
   
   Estimate: $200,000-300,000
   14 November, New York
   
   
   NOTE: I want the hippo tub and I want it NOW!!!!!!!!!

    

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