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Nicolae Ceausescu auction - in pictures

Ceausescu auction: African leopard skins received as gifts are exhibited — African leopard skins received as gifts are exhibited before the auction Photograph: Daniel Mihailescu/AFP/Getty Images

Ceausescu auction: A bronze yak offered by Chinese Mao Zedong to Nicolae Ceausescu — A bronze yak given by Mao Zedong to Ceausescu Photograph: Daniel Mihailescu/AFP/Getty Images

Ceausescu auction: Items belonging to former communist dictator Nicolae Ceausescu — Items belonging to the former communist dictator Photograph: Vadim Ghirda/AP

Ceausescu auction: Communist era posters — Communist era posters advertising a railway worker school, fresh fruit and a hydro-electric plant Photograph: Vadim Ghirda/AP

Ceausescu auction: Gold buttons belonging to Nicolae Ceausescu — Gold buttons belonging to Ceausescu Photograph: Daniel Mihailescu/AFP/Getty Images

Ceausescu auction: A large carpet depicting Ceausescu, and the word peace on display — A large carpet depicting Ceausescu and the word 'peace' on display Photograph: Vadim Ghirda/AP

Ceausescu auction: Two copies of Time magazine showing Pauker and Ceausescu — Two copies of Time magazine showing, left, from 1948, Romanian communist party leader Ana Pauker, and, right, from 1966, Nicolae Ceausescu Photograph: Daniel Mihailescu/AFP/Getty Images

Ceausescu auction: The two highest decorations from communist era — The two highest decorations from communist era - orders Steaua Romaniei clasa-Ia, left, (Romania's star first class) and Steaua Romaniei clasa-IIa (Romania's star second class), Photograph: Daniel Mihailescu/AFP/Getty Images

Ceausescu auction: Enameled and silvered doves given to Ceausescu by the former Iranian Shah — Enameled and silvered doves given to Ceausescu by the former Iranian Shah Photograph: Daniel Mihailescu/AFP/Getty Images

Ceausescu auction: Various pictures of high ranking communists and Ceausescu (centre) — Various pictures of high ranking communists and Ceausescu (centre) are exhibited Photograph: Daniel Mihailescu/AFP/Getty Images

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