Mao by Andy Warhol sold for $1,078,712
Posted on Jul 3 - Filed Under Arts | Leave a Comment
Andy Warhol’s work titled “Mao” was sold in London on June 30 within the “Post war and contemporary art” auction for £541,250 ($1,078,712)
The evening’s highest price was paid for Francis Bacon’s “Three Studies for Self-Portrait”, a stunning £17,289,250 ($34,457,486)
As always at Christie’s modern art auctions, there were many great artworks bought, including Subodth Gupta’s “Dubai to Calcutta #19″ work for £313,250 ($624,307); pictured below:
Pearl necklace sells for over 10 times Christie’s pre-auction estimate
Posted on May 5 - Filed Under Jewelry | Leave a Comment
The nine-strand necklace that once belonged to Umm Kulthoum sold for $1,385,000 in April in Dubai, which is over ten times the pre-auction estimate announced by Christie’s. See Bloomberg’s post on the Dubai art auction market.
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