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Why a Tiny Silver Fabergé Rhino Sold for £704,750

It is under three inches wide, and Fabergé's London branch probably sold it for £60 in 1909. A path through two royal families helps explain why it fetched more than the average London home.

£18.6 million

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Why a Half-Shredded Banksy Sold for £18.6 Million

In 2018, a Banksy painting shredded itself seconds after it sold. Three years later, the half-destroyed canvas sold again for about 18 times the original price, because the shredding turned a famous image into a one-time event.