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Sworders will offer the wide-ranging collection of the late Cambridge economist Michael George Kuczynski — including 440+ lots of Asian & Islamic art and 250+ lots of books and manuscripts — across its autumn sales, beginning November 11.
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Two foot bones of a dodo — extinct since around 1690 and recovered from a Mauritian swamp group discovered in 1885 — were offered in Sworders' latest Out of the Ordinary sale of curiosities.
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A rare scissorwork diorama of Napoleon captive on St Helena — from the collection of former Sotheby's specialist and TV presenter Tim Wonnacott — featured among the curios in Sworders' latest Out of the Ordinary sale.
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