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ARTFIXdaily News Feed - Thursday, October 7, 2010

Steiff Harlequin Teddy Bear, circa 1925, at Christie's Oct.13 sale in London may fetch six-figures.

Fund manager to sell prized teddy bear collection
ArtfixDaily Staff - October 7th, 2010 02:30

Rare Steiff teddy bears from a collection assembled by hedge fund manager Paul Greenwood, who is charged with fraud, will be heading to the auction block next week, according to new reports. Greenwood, a former partner of brokerage WG Trading Co, has been charged with conspiring to defraud his clients of $554 million, reports Bloomberg, and will be sentenced in December. The Oct. 13 Christie's sale titled Steiff: an Important Private Collection of 1,300 stuffed toys is ...

"Court Ladies" by Fu Baoshi. Source: Sotheby's via Bloomberg

Asian buyers compete for pink diamond, blue chip art

The series of Sotheby’s sales at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre have shown a strong appetite for wine, modern and contemporary art, traditional Chinese paintings, as ...

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