A DEEPLY CARVED WOODEN CEILING

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    Ahead of our Paris sale on 10 September, Meredith Etherington-Smith salutes three generations of collectors from one family

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    ​​What a newcomer needs to know about the highly collectable, grain-based liquor served at all Chinese state banquets​