UK millionaire to auction Tiny Dancer - £12m estimate

A bronze version of impressionist artist Edgar Degas' most famous sculpture is being sold by one of the UK's wealthiest men, expected to reach a high estimate of £12m ($17.6m) next month.

The three foot high sculpture of "Petite danseuse de quatorze ans" owned by John Madejski, one of the UK's richest businessmen, is expected to fetch up to £12m on Feb 3 at Sotheby's auction of Impressionist and modern art, with a minimum estimate of £9m.

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