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Bringing home the Bacon: The record-breaking pop art masterpieces that fetched tens of millions at auction

May 11, 2012

These classic pieces of pop art have been fetching record prices after going under the hammer at Sotheby's in New York. full story

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Bringing home the Bacon: The record-breaking pop art masterpieces that fetched tens of millions at auction

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