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In this picture taken on May 24, 2013 a man looks at artworks of Chinese master Zhang Daqian at the Sotheby's viewing gallery in Hong Kong. Twenty-four works by Zhang fetched 330 million HKD (10.4 USD) at a Sotheby's sale on 27 May after 'intense' bidding, which was almost 90 percent above the auction house's estimates, Sotheby's said.
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Cambodia to welcome looted statues' return from US
the work from a London dealer in 1975.The sculpture of a mythical warrior in an elaborate headdress has been estimated by Sotheby's to be worth $2 million to $3 million at auction. The statue is of "extraordinary value" to the Cambodian people and "a triumph Read more »
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Monet's 'Contarini Palace' Sold for $31 Million
Mary M. Lane LONDON—Sotheby's London saw strong sales for works by artists such as Claude Monet and Piet Mondrian at their Impressionist and modern art evening sale on Wednesday, bolstered by the highest number of Asian bidders the auction house said it had 7:39 PM from Wall Street Journal Read more »
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Financier Leon Black Buys $48 Million Raphael Drawing
Mary M. Lan LONDON—New York financier Leon Black was the mystery buyer of a $47.9 million Raphael drawing auctioned by Sotheby's London last December, according to several people familiar with the matter. The question of who bought the renaissance master's 3:06 PM from Wall Street Journal Read more »
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Why pay $37 Million for a Gerhard Richter painting when you can see them at Toronto Public Library for free?
record was set in October of 2012 when another large abstract Gerhard Richter painting sold for $34 million (US funds) at a Sotheby's auction in London (it was owned by Eric Clapton!). My Grandmother used to say of abstract art "Coco (her pet monkey) could from Toronto Public Library Read more »
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Simon Hewitt: Madonna & Monkey-Business: London's Russian Week Forges Ahead
Week in London (May 31-June 5) was full of surprises. Bonhams had the top lot and Sotheby's the worst sale. Expect Halley's Comet to return before you read that sentence again. But it wasn't all about auctions. A richly varied program delighted Russian culture-lovers from The Huffington Post Read more »
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Elton John Record Collection Reveals Hidden Treasures
--Â Jeanine T. Patrick, of Patrick & Patrick CPA's reveals that twenty years after Sir Elton John sold his record collection at a Sotheby's auction to raise funds for his Aids Charity, a thorough inventory has uncovered that not only is the Collection much from Street Insider Read more »
