Topic: Auctions
Christie's puts record price tag on "key" Picasso
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LONDON (Reuters) - Christie's has put a record price tag on an important Picasso painting from his celebrated Blue Period that will be offered for sale in London in June. "Portrait of Angel Fernandez de Soto (The Absinthe Drinker)," dated 1903, is expected to fetch 30-40 million pounds ($45-60 million ...
Auctioneer plans $15 million emerging nations sale
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LONDON (Reuters Life!) - Around 450 works of art from emerging powers Brazil, Russia, India and China will be offered for sale in London next month and auctioneer Phillips de Pury expects them to raise around $15 million. Company chairman Simon de Pury said the series of auctions, the first to ...
Custom-designed Jackson furniture up for auction
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LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Some 22 pieces of elaborate furniture custom-made for Michael Jackson, including a leather armchair embellished with crystals and gold leaf, will be auctioned off in June, organizers said on Friday. Julien's Auctions said the furniture was ordered by the "Thriller" singer for a home near London ...
Masterpieces, jewels sparkle in Sotheby's HK sales
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HONG KONG (Reuters Life!) - Chinese collectors still have an appetite for classical Chinese art, jewels and rare artifacts, auction house Sotheby's said as it revealed the line-up of its Hong Kong sales, expected to net $221 million dollars. With some once red-hot segments of the Chinese art market, including ...
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