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A real head Turner: pub offers free drink to walkers exploring artist's London

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Early engravings actually show the building on the other side of the narrow street. Turner Royal Museums Greenwich Share Subscribe to The Art Newspaper’s digital newsletter for your daily digest of essential news, views and analysis from the international art world delivered directly to your inbox. However, even this is complicated.

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How to Appraise Your Jewelry: A Comprehensive Guide

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Note any distinctive features, such as gemstones, metals, engravings, or unique designs. It should also include the market analysis, type of value, and the intended use of the appraisal. Step 1: Know Your Jewelry Before diving into the appraisal process, take a close look at each piece in your collection.

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Three works by artist and sexual abuser Eric Gill withdrawn from UK exhibition after consultation with survivors group

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Two of the works—a wood engraving and a drawing—depict Gill’s daughter Petra, naked in a bath, while the other is a drawing of a nude Elizabeth. One, Jenny Davies, who is a great-granddaughter, is, according to Fuller, “happy with the approach” the museum has taken.

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‘The new Napoleon’: collector urges Elon Musk to buy his Bonaparte trove

The Art Newspaper

Star artefacts include Bonaparte's famous emblematic bicorne hat (est €500,000-800,000) and the Herald Sword and Stick—adorned with imperial bees, and thunderbolt engravings—used during the coronation ceremony at Notre-Dame de Paris on 2 December 1804. We doubt it.

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Less than two years after opening, the Museum of Censored Art in Barcelona has closed its doors

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Benet’s collection also includes Pablo Picasso’s Suite 347 (1968), which was banned by the Art Institute of Chicago in the 1960s, and Goya’s satirical series of engravings, Caprichos (The Caprices , 1797-99).