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Michelangelo's sketch of a marble block reads "simile."

How does a tiny scrap of paper with a simple shape scribbled on it sell for over $200,000?

When it belongs to the Italian Renaissance Master, Michelangelo, the sky is the limit.

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Made in Mexico

Prices head north for more than 270 lots of fine Mexican-crafted or inspired art, jewelry, and silver in this South of Border-themed auction.

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