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The 10 Most Expensive Watches Ever Sold (& Why They’re So Significant)

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Rarity : Many luxury watches are made in limited quantities or feature unique materials. Materials and aesthetics : Many expensive watches are made from precious metals and stones. Some are crafted in limited quantities with less costly materials but still command a high price due to their scarcity. Prince Mohammed Tewfik A.

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Types of Chinese Art: A Guide to Valuing & Collecting Chinese Art

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The destruction of many historic artifacts in the 1960s and 1970s paired with the overall delicacy of the materials means that well-preserved, authentic Chinese antiques are increasingly difficult to find. The rarity of the material, as well as the beauty and intricacy of the decoration, represented status and wealth during the Qing dynasty.

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Sculpting the Divine: Exploring Religious Statues and Sculptures 

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Join us as we explore the conventions and innovations in religious statues and sculpture across history to highlight the commonalities and differences in materials, representation, and roles these revered likenesses assumed. Auction Passed (Est: €7,000 EUR – €7,500 EUR) via Setdart Auction House (November 2023).

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Marcel Breuer: From Bauhaus Visionary to Furniture Design Icon

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Coming to auction on 20 Jan 2025 via Setdart Auction House (Est: 2,200 EUR – 2,500 EUR). Sold for 3,250 EUR via Marques dos Santos (July 2021). When the Bauhaus relocated to Dessau in 1925, Breuer bought himself a bicycle that had chromium-plated, tubular steel handle bars. Gavina also produced the Cesca.

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Banknote Collecting: A Brief Introduction to Notaphily

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It’s the reason we go to work, it helps us go on vacation, and can afford us the nicer material things in life that we might crave. Often notes become desirable because of the topic featured, the time period, country of origin, material, currency, and sometimes because they are just plain beautiful. Money makes the world go around.