An auction house worker (no name available) poses for the photographer Thursday June 19, 2008, in front of Claude Monet's 'Le bassin aux nympheas' 1919 painting, ahead of an auction on June 24, at Christie's auction house in central London. The most significant work from Monet's water-lily series this oil on canvas painting, signed by the artist is estimated to fetch some 18-24 million pounds sterling, (36-47 million US dollars, some 23-30 million euros). (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)

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