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Record Art Auction Prices Surge at von Hirsch Sale
In London AP reports by Thursday third day, records fell as West German museums bid to recover treasures. The auction tallied 13.4 million dollars, a session high, with a 12th century enamel piece selling for 2.22 million after an earlier 2.0 million record. English gilt altar candlestick and ivory relief topped national records, while Venetain glass and a chess piece also set new marks. Receipts reached 21.7 million with total forecast near 27.8 million as German institutions pursue prized items.
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London
Adolf Hitler
Mentmore Towers
Sotheby Parke Bennet
Frederick Barbarossa
Holy Roman Empire
Nuremberg
West Berlin
Staatliche Museum
Velasquez
Juan de Pareja
sTitian
Actaeed
Robert von Hirsch
Sotheby's
Peter Wilson
Germany
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