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The Mysterious East, Middle East, and Eurasia
by Jeanne Schinto

A copy of Nikodim Pavlovich Kondakov's Russian-language catalog of the medieval Byzantine enamels collected by wealthy St. Petersburg collector Alexander Zvenigorodski sold on the phone for $83,375. It is going to Russia, Michael Grogan said. Schinto photos.Jeune Femme en Profile by Pierre-Auguste Renoir (1841-1919) sold on the phone for $54,625 ... (Read More)

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20th-Century Design Auction
by Lita Solis-Cohen

This monumental desk, 38 1/8" x 96½" x 43¼", of oak, leather, and chromium-plated metal was designed by Jacques Adnet in the 1930's. It sold for $80,500 (est. $40,000/60,000).Enthusiastic buyers seem to vie for Tiffany at every level. This pair of circa 1910 geometric and turtleback tile wall sconces of ... (Read More)

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Bonhams Americana and English Sale
by Lita Solis-Cohen

This French memorial clock by Jean-Baptiste Dubuc commemorating George Washington was made for the American market. It is signed "Dubuc/ Rue Michel-le-Comte No. 33/ A Paris," and the mainspring is dated 1815. The plinth with drapery swag was cast with a eulogy: "The First in War, First in Peace/ And ... (Read More)
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