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Wednesday 06 July 1994 19:02 EDT
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In the past week, both Sotheby's and Christies have sold major works to anonymous bidders - a Manet, a narwhal horn and an Assyrian relief panel. Chris Proudlove of Sotheby's explains the trend plainly: 'Would you want your neighbours to know what you had in the house?'

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