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  • ‘Astonishing for its overarching quality’ — The Eric Albada Jelgersma Collection

    On 6 and 7 of December Christie’s will offer almost 400 lots from a collection that includes works by Hals, Van Dyck, Leyster, Snyders and Jan Brueghel the Elder

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  • ‘I figure that Georgia put her trust in me for a reason’

    In the latter years of her life Georgia O’Keeffe and Barney A. Ebsworth became friends. Two O'Keeffe works from Ebsworth’s collection are offered in November

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  • Collecting guide: 18th-century French cabinet-makers

    Specialist Will Strafford looks at some of the key names of the period, from Boulle to Riesener, Carlin, Cressent and Vandercruse

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  • Fashion connoisseurs and their collections

    Paul Smith, Karina Duebner, Wolfgang Ruf, Martin Kamer and Iris Apfel present their most cherished wearable treasures

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  • Deconstructed: Audemars Piguet Royal Oak A-series, ref. 5402ST

    As an iconic 1972 model is offered online, we explain why this pioneering steel sports watch is so prized by collectors

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  • The tastemaker: Mark-Francis Vandelli

    Socialite and reality TV star Mark-Francis Vandelli brings his unique sense of theatre to The Collector auctions