Samurai armour no defence against hammer of the auction house
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Jessica Thomas of Christie's sitting alongside three of the 11 sets of samurai armour to be sold among a range of Japanese goods at the auction house in London on Monday. Estimates range up to pounds 30,000 for the suits, some of which date from the 17th century
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