Jurassic Icons: Allosaurus & Stegosaurus, Sci-fi and fantasy, Les Ruelland ceramics, Holiday gift guide, Cognac, Tiffany windows, and more͏‌  ͏‌  ͏‌  ͏‌  ͏‌  ͏‌  ͏‌  ͏‌  ͏‌  ͏‌  ͏‌  ͏‌  ͏‌  ͏‌  ͏‌  ͏‌  ͏‌  ͏‌  ͏‌  ͏‌  ͏‌  ͏‌  ͏‌  ͏‌  ͏‌  ͏‌  ͏‌  ͏‌  ͏‌  ͏‌  ͏‌  ͏‌  ͏‌  ͏‌  ͏‌  ͏‌  ͏‌  ͏‌  ͏‌  ͏‌  ͏‌  ͏‌  ͏‌  ͏‌  ͏‌  ͏‌  ͏‌  ͏‌  ͏‌  ͏‌  ͏‌  ͏‌  ͏‌  ͏‌  ͏‌  ͏‌  ͏‌  ͏‌  ͏‌  ͏‌  ͏‌  ͏‌  ͏‌  ͏‌  ͏‌  ͏‌  ͏‌  ͏‌  ͏‌  ͏‌  ͏‌  ͏‌  ͏‌  ͏‌  ͏‌  ͏‌  ͏‌  ͏‌  ͏‌  ͏‌  ͏‌  ͏‌  ͏‌  ͏‌  ͏‌  ͏‌  ͏‌  ͏‌  ͏‌  ͏‌  ͏‌  ͏‌  ͏‌  ͏‌  ͏‌  ͏‌  ͏‌  ͏‌  ͏‌  ͏‌  ͏‌  ͏‌  ͏‌  ͏‌  ͏‌  ͏‌  ͏‌  ͏‌  ͏‌  ͏‌  ͏‌  ͏‌  ͏‌  ͏‌  ͏‌  ͏‌  ͏‌

This week’s stories ## Three icons of the Jurassic world — recovered, restored, and revealed at Christie’s
An adult and a juvenile Allosaurus — ‘the original killer’ — together with a battle-scarred Stegosaurus, are offered in London. We meet the palaeontologist who unearthed them in Wyoming
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### Out of this world: seven lots that helped shape sci-fi and fantasy, from the Dune Bible to original artwork for Game of Thrones
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### How Jacques and Dani Ruelland blended formal simplicity with chromatic richness to ‘create ceramic works like no other’
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### Gift guide: a curated cornucopia of unique ideas from Christie’s, spanning jewellery, handbags, watches and winter landscapes
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### Why cognac is to brandy what champagne is to sparkling wine — and the four key makers that collectors need to look out for
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### The stained-glass windows of Tiffany Studios, whose masterpieces illuminated many of the great residences of America’s Gilded Age
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### Editor’s picks
Our picks for the Considered Classicist encompass a range of refined treasures rich in history, from the irresistible ‘Baby 52’ electric racing car designed by Ettore Bugatti for his son Roland circa 1926 to an Art Deco sapphire and diamond ring by Cartier and a rare Diego Giacometti dining table from the 1960s, topped with multicoloured onyx
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For the Modern Minimalist, seeking out stylish simplicity in all its forms, we’ve selected, among other things, a cream-coloured matte alligator Hermès Mini Kelly handbag, Untitled (1973), a work of bold abstraction by Robert Motherwell, and the Richard Mille RM UP-01 Ferrari wristwatch — an engineering masterpiece only 1.75 millimetres thick
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When it comes to the Rococo Romantic, only the most opulent gifts will do, so the rich and uplifting Dom Pérignon 1988 is called for, along with other rare luxuries, from a magnificent pair of Van Cleef & Arpels ruby and diamond earrings to Claude Lalanne’s ‘Bambou’ chair, in which natural forms are magically reimagined in gilt bronze
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On the Surrealist Savant’s wish list are rarities with a twist of the unexpected, be it the gold Patek Philippe ‘Chameleon’ watch, a timepiece from 1940 that may be unique; the Wendell Castle ‘Quest’ console, made of three types of wood and supported by starfish-like forms; or the intriguing, reflective painting Not Quite Human (2019) by Hayv Kahraman
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### What’s on
| Closing soon | London Old Masters Part I and Part II, 3 & 4‌ December‌
| Live for bidding | London, Online The Cellar in the Mountain: Pristine Wines from the Skigaarden Collection, until 5‌ December‌
| Live for bidding | Paris, Online 20th/21st Century Art, until 10‌ December‌

### Spotlight on
• | Rolex Daytona — its motorsport origins, movements and references, and why the ‘Paul Newman’ dial has become legendary among top-tier watch collectors
• | L’Art du Luxe: Masterpieces of French Furniture: from the reign of King Louis XIV to Napoleon — how Paris became the luxury capital of the world
• | Hermès bags: the story behind the maison’s ‘holy trinity’ — the Birkin, the Constance and the Kelly — and what new and seasoned collectors should know

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