People look at a painting entitled 'The Lock' by John Constable, during a photo call ahead of the sale in London, July 2, 2012. The artpiece was part of the Old Master and British Paintings Evening Sale on Tuesday July 3, 2012. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis.
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LONDON.- An auction house worker poses for the photographers in front of a Rembrandt�s masterpiece entitled: �A bust of a Man in a Gorget and Cap� that is offered at auction for the first time in almost 40 years and estimated to fetch some 8-12 million British pounds, ($12.50 - 18.80 million) during a photo call ahead of the sale in London, Monday hotels in daytona florida July 2, 2012. The artpiece will be part of the Old Master and British Paintings Evening Sale on Tuesday July 3, 2012. AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis.
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