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The article presents information on the spring 2007 auctions of Asian art in London, England. Bonhams & Butterfields sold a rhinoceros horn drinking cup for 108,000 British pounds sterling, which is more than three times the estimated price. A Chinese porcelain dish was one of the highlights of the auction "Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art" at Christie's. A Japanese kakiemon porcelain was sold by Sotheby's as part of the "Japanese Works of Art, Prints & Paintings" sale.

Former England rugby union World Cup winner Dan Luger is starting a long/short equity fund called Monaco Alpha, adopting a different approach to some larger hedge funds that he says have lost their way. According to Luger, a lot of hedge funds "have lost their way and become far too directional and cumbersome". [Extracted from the article]

Gordon Banks, England's soccer World Cup-winning goalkeeper whose save from Pele has been described as the best ever, has died aged 81. He was one of the first names on Ramsey's team sheet by the time of the 1966 World Cup finals and was still England's number one at the 1970 World Cup. [Extracted from the article]

For the country's bookmakers, defeat to Croatia in Wednesday's semi-final averted a potential multi-million pound payout. Before the tournament, companies such as Paddy Power Betfair Plc and William Hill Plc were offering odds of 16-1 on England lifting the trophy on July 15. [Extracted from the article]

Team's best World Cup since 1990 was boost for broadcaster ITV It's great news for ITV, whose heyday dates back to when England last won the World Cup in 1966. [Extracted from the article]

BOE governor wears Three Lions badge at event on Thursday He's Canadian-born and holds an Irish passport, but Mark Carney is getting into the World Cup spirit as England head for a quarter-final showdown. [Extracted from the article]

For Prime Minister Theresa May, England's unexpected progress in the World Cup in Russia has turned into a political own goal. As if to rub it in, the Guardian reported that Russia has renewed its invitation to May. [Extracted from the article]

Firms in BOE survey say it could help sales over next year Noting a recent bounce-back in consumer spending, BOE Chief Economist Andy Haldane said Thursday that "without wishing to tempt fate, England's recent sporting success on the football field (and cricket pitch) has probably added to that feel-good factor among England-supporting consumers". [Extracted from the article]

The chances of Italy leaving the European Union are lower than an England victory at the soccer World Cup that's about to kick off, according to Barclays Plc. And while the investment adviser expects political risk in Italy to be present throughout the summer, according to Barclays, this shouldn't deter investors from owning European stocks on bets of rising corporate profits. [Extracted from the article]

Brexit tensions could reach fever pitch on June 28, the day England plays Belgium in the World Cup and also when Prime Minister Theresa May in Brussels for showdown talks. As England and Belgium go into battle on the pitch in Kaliningrad, Russia, May will be hoping to convince the EU summit to sign up to her Brexit ideas. [Extracted from the article]

Next month's Rugby World Cup, hosted by England and Wales, is set to become the biggest in the sport's history. The sport has grown since Australia and New Zealand hosted the first Rugby World Cup in 1987, selling 600,000 tickets. [Extracted from the article]

The team faces France on Saturday at Twickenham, the first of three exhibitions before England opens the World Cup against Fiji on Sept. 18 at the same London stadium. Lancaster will choose his squad for the World Cup, which England won in 2003, after a match against France in Paris on Aug. 22 and before a final warm-up against Ireland at Twickenham on Sept. 5. [Extracted from the article]

"If FIFA came forward and asked us to consider hosting it, we have the facilities in this country and of course we did mount a very impressive, if unsuccessful bid to host the 2018 World Cup", Culture Secretary John Whittingdale said in the House of Commons Thursday. "In terms of the decision to hold the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, that is obviously something which we are watching the investigation, but at the moment that decision stands", Whittingdale said. [Extracted from the article]

(Bloomberg View) -- England's World Cup Decline Is Good for Its Economy: Mervyn King England's World Cup Decline Is Good for Economy. [Extracted from the article]

(Bloomberg View) -- England, After World Cup, Should Be Worldly: Mohamed A. El-Erian England suffered a very public humiliation last week when it exited early from the World Cup, and with other parts of the U.K. failing to qualify for the tournament it's easy to forget that Britain punches above its economic, financial and political weight in most regional and global forums. [Extracted from the article]

The article offers information on human skulls used as drinking cups in rituals, found by the scientists at Gough's Cave in Somerset, England.

The article focuses on a study by a team led by paleontologist Silvia Bello of the Natural History Museum (NHM) in London, England, which discovered the earliest evidence for the practice of making cups out of a human skull during the ice age. The skull cups were unearthed from Gough's Cave in Cheddar Gorge, Somerset, England. It describes the cut marks, slice marks and abrasions found on the skulls excavated from the cave. Bello and his colleagues suggest that the skull cups may have been used for cannibalistic practices.

The article reports on the acquisition of the Winterton Cup, an enameled vessel of Roman date, by the North Lincolnshire Museum in England. According to Kevin Leahy, national advisor on early Medieval artifacts for the Portable Antiquities Scheme, the vessel looks like the enamel-decorated Staffordshire Moorlands Pan. In comparison to the other cups, it looks more modest and lacks an inscription or a representation of crenulations. As described, the cup has no trace of a base or handle.

The article reports on the investigation into the submerged remains of a 17th-century wreck in an area of Poole Harbour known as the Swash Channel, being conducted by maritime archaeology undergraduates at Bournemouth University in England. The wreck was found during a geographical survey in 2004 by Wessex Archaeology. Among the artefacts found on the site are iron cannons, leather shoes, wooden barrels, plates, and cups of copper.

The article provides information about a china cup painted with the phrase "Think of me" held in the collection of the National Maritime Museum in Cornwall, England. The cup was given as a keepsake to Lizzy Lawry by her fiance John Chapman before he went to the U.S. in 1906. Chapman returned to marry Lizzy in 1911 and the cup and other belongings were given to friends and family. The couple was traveling on board the Titanic and perished.

The article focuses on the restoration of a Bronze age gold cup that was discovered at Ringlemere Farm in Kent, England in 2001. Reportedly, the cup was damaged by agricultural machinery and the restoration has been done using computer aided virtual restoration software. The dimensions and form of the Ringlemere gold cup are discussed.