Following the failure of a bronze cast of part of Saddam Hussain's left buttock to capture the imagination of art lovers at a recent auction, critics have poured scorn on this and other tyranical despot related paraphanalia finding its way into the fine art market.
"Whoever brought this under the hammer certainly had cheek, well a portion of it at least" commented Sir John Ingleby Ponce, head gavel basher at Snobberies Auction House. "I mean, what will we have next...Gadaffi's golden gun, Franco's death warrant collection, Thatcher's handbag...
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Bum deal for deposed dictators
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