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Damien Hirst among $6million art auction investors

The online art auction business Paddle8 has raised $6 million from a group of high profile arts investors.
12 Jun 2013
Deborah Stone
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The online art auction business Paddle8 has raised $6 million from a group of high profile arts investors.


Paddle8 announced the investment on Twitter last week:

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Deborah Stone
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Deborah Stone is a Melbourne journalist and communications professional. She is a former Editor of ArtsHub and a former Fairfax feature writer.

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