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8 September 2025

LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM - SEPTEMBER 08, 2025: Staff members with Pauline Karpidas' bespoke Mattia Bonetti bookcase, with Max Ernst's Loplop presente, 1929-68 (estimate: GBP60,000 - 80,000) and sculptures by Niki de Saint Phalle, Man Ray and Henri Laurens among others, nestled amidst the shelves and Unique Petit Rhinoceros Mecanique Condiment Holder by Francois-Xavier Lalanne, estimate: 180,000 - 250,000 on the table during a photocall at Sotheby's auction house for the 'Pauline Karpidas: The London Collection' exhibition and sales in London, United Kingdom on September 08, 2025. The extraordinary personal collection of legendary patron and aesthete Pauline Karpidas, showcasing the masterpieces of Surrealist art and furniture design that adorned her one-of-a-kind home in London will be offered at Sotheby's on 17 and 18 September, together estimated in excess of GBP60 million (the highest estimate ever placed on a single collection at Sotheby's in Europe), preceded by a public exhibition, opening on 8 September.

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#12211960

30 March 2025

A member of the Muslim community in Mexico City, Mexico, on March 30, 2025, waits inside a subway station for more people to gather to celebrate Eid al-Fitr, or the breaking of the fast, in a park. They observe the fast for 29 days during Ramadan, with the goal of growing spiritually and establishing stronger relationships with their god, Allah. According to the Imam or Sheikh, the name Ramadan comes from the Arabic root ''ar-ramad,'' which means scorching heat.

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#12211963

30 March 2025

Members of the Muslim community in Mexico City, Mexico, on March 30, 2025, climb stairs at a subway station, heading to a park to celebrate Eid al-Fitr, the breaking of the fast they observe for 29 days during Ramadan, with the goal of growing spiritually and establishing stronger relationships with their god, Allah. According to the Imam or Sheikh, the name Ramadan comes from the Arabic root ''ar-ramad,'' which means scorching heat.

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#12211964

30 March 2025

Women from the Muslim community in Mexico City, Mexico, gather in a park on March 30, 2025, to celebrate Eid al-Fitr, or the breaking of the fast, which they observe for 29 days during Ramadan. The goal is to grow spiritually and establish stronger relationships with their god, Allah. According to the Imam or Sheikh, the name Ramadan comes from the Arabic root ''ar-ramad,'' which means scorching heat.

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#12211965

30 March 2025

Members of the Muslim community in Mexico City, Mexico, on March 30, 2025, gather at a park to celebrate Eid al-Fitr, or the breaking of the fast, which they observe for 29 days during Ramadan. The goal is to ''grow spiritually and establish stronger relationships with their god, Allah.'' According to the Imam (the person in charge of presiding over and leading prayer in a mosque) or Sheikh (a teacher and leader of a Muslim organization or community), the name Ramadan comes from the Arabic root ''ar-ramad,'' which means scorching heat.

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#12211966

30 March 2025

Women from the Muslim community in Mexico City, Mexico, gather in a park on March 30, 2025, to celebrate Eid al-Fitr, or the breaking of the fast, which they observe for 29 days during Ramadan. The goal is to grow spiritually and establish stronger relationships with their god, Allah. According to the Imam or Sheikh, the name Ramadan comes from the Arabic root ''ar-ramad,'' which means scorching heat.

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#12211969

30 March 2025

Women from the Muslim community in Mexico City, Mexico, gather in a park on March 30, 2025, to celebrate Eid al-Fitr, or the breaking of the fast, which they observe for 29 days during Ramadan. The goal is to grow spiritually and establish stronger relationships with their god, Allah. According to the Imam or Sheikh, the name Ramadan comes from the Arabic root ''ar-ramad,'' which means scorching heat.

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#12211970

30 March 2025

Mohamed Mansour (red), a sheikh in Mexico City, Mexico, on March 30, 2025, leads an event to celebrate Eid al-Fitr, marking the end of a 29-day fast during Ramadan. The goal is to grow spiritually and establish stronger relationships with Allah. According to the Imam or Sheikh, the name Ramadan comes from the Arabic root ''ar-ramad,'' which means scorching heat.

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#12211971

30 March 2025

Members of the Muslim community in Mexico City, Mexico, on March 30, 2025, gather at a park to celebrate Eid al-Fitr, or the breaking of the fast, which they observe for 29 days during Ramadan. The goal is to ''grow spiritually and establish stronger relationships with their god, Allah.'' According to the Imam (the person in charge of presiding over and leading prayer in a mosque) or Sheikh (a teacher and leader of a Muslim organization or community), the name Ramadan comes from the Arabic root ''ar-ramad,'' which means scorching heat.

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#12211974

30 March 2025

Members of the Muslim community in Mexico City, Mexico, on March 30, 2025, gather at a park to celebrate Eid al-Fitr, or the breaking of the fast, which they observe for 29 days during Ramadan. The goal is to ''grow spiritually and establish stronger relationships with their god, Allah.'' According to the Imam (the person in charge of presiding over and leading prayer in a mosque) or Sheikh (a teacher and leader of a Muslim organization or community), the name Ramadan comes from the Arabic root ''ar-ramad,'' which means scorching heat.

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#12211975

30 March 2025

Mohamed Mansour, a sheikh in Mexico City, Mexico, on March 30, 2025, leads an event to celebrate Eid al-Fitr, marking the end of the 29-day Ramadan fast. The goal is to grow spiritually and establish stronger relationships with Allah. According to the Imam or Sheikh, the name Ramadan comes from the Arabic root ''ar-ramad,'' which means scorching heat.

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#12211976

30 March 2025

Women from the Muslim community in Mexico City, Mexico, gather in a park on March 30, 2025, to celebrate Eid al-Fitr, or the breaking of the fast, which they observe for 29 days during Ramadan. The goal is to grow spiritually and establish stronger relationships with their god, Allah. According to the Imam or Sheikh, the name Ramadan comes from the Arabic root ''ar-ramad,'' which means scorching heat.

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#12211979

30 March 2025

Women from the Muslim community in Mexico City, Mexico, gather in a park on March 30, 2025, to celebrate Eid al-Fitr, or the breaking of the fast, which they observe for 29 days during Ramadan. The goal is to grow spiritually and establish stronger relationships with their god, Allah. According to the Imam or Sheikh, the name Ramadan comes from the Arabic root ''ar-ramad,'' which means scorching heat.

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#12211980

30 March 2025

A woman from the Muslim community in Mexico City, Mexico, holds a Mexican flag in a park on March 30, 2025, to celebrate Eid al-Fitr, the breaking of the fast, which they observe for 29 days during Ramadan. The goal is to grow spiritually and establish stronger relationships with their god, Allah. According to the Imam or Sheikh, the name Ramadan comes from the Arabic root ''ar-ramad,'' which means scorching heat.

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#12211981

30 March 2025

A woman from the Muslim community in Mexico City, Mexico, holds a Mexican flag in a park on March 30, 2025, to celebrate Eid al-Fitr, the breaking of the fast, which they observe for 29 days during Ramadan. The goal is to grow spiritually and establish stronger relationships with their god, Allah. According to the Imam or Sheikh, the name Ramadan comes from the Arabic root ''ar-ramad,'' which means scorching heat.

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#12211984

30 March 2025

A woman from the Muslim community in Mexico City, Mexico, holds a Mexican flag in a park on March 30, 2025, to celebrate Eid al-Fitr, the breaking of the fast, which they observe for 29 days during Ramadan. The goal is to grow spiritually and establish stronger relationships with their god, Allah. According to the Imam or Sheikh, the name Ramadan comes from the Arabic root ''ar-ramad,'' which means scorching heat.

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