Christie’s employee poses with a handbag owned by former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher A gala auction held this week at Christie’s in aid of good causes, featured some unique must have items. Among the lots was a Asprey Handbag donated by the Iron Lady herself. Margaret Thatcher’s famous handbag, which she frequently used on important [...]
29 June 2011 
Francis Bacon’s Study for a Portrait Sold for $28 Million at Christie’s
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Francis Bacon’s Study for a Portrait A Fransis Bacon’s masterpiece from 1953, Study for a Portrait, has sold at auction in London on Tuesday, for nearly £18 million ($28 million), almost £7 million ($11 million ) more than the pre-sale estimate. The painting became the second most valuable piece (first is Bacon’s Triptych, which sold [...]
27 June 2011 
Henri Matisse’s $4.8 Million Oceanie, La Mer Scarf
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Oceanie, La Mer Scarf by Henri Matisse Can you imagine paying a whopping $4.8 million for a mere Scarf? Believe it or not, someone did. But this isn’t the kind of cold-weather accessory you’d wear around your neck, even if it would go particularly nicely with a black trench. Instead, it’s a Silk Scarf designed by none [...]
17 June 2011 
The Original Diamonds Are Forever Movie Poster Fetches $129,574
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The Original Diamonds Are Forever Movie Poster The original poster artwork for Diamond Are Forever, the classic James Bond movie of 1971, starring the best Bond till date, Sean Connery, has sold at Christie’s Vintage Film Posters auction in London for $129,495, more than three times the original estimate price of $38,000. The original hand-painted concept artwork [...]
10 June 2011 
Three Pieces of Rothschild’s Jewellery Sells for $2.85 million
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A Christie’s auction house employee poses with a Rosebery Pearl and Diamond Tiara Following hot on the heels of the royal wedding hatwalk, three pieces of jewellery owned by Hannah de Rothschild were sold for a combined total of £1,738,500 ($2.85 million) at Wednesday’s Important Jewel Sale at Christie’s auction house. Born into the powerful Rothschild [...]
7 June 2011 
The Only Pair of Matching Singing Bird Pistols Sell for $5.8 Million
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The only publicly known matching pair of mirror-image gold, enamel, agate, pearl and diamond-set Singing Bird Pistols, made for the Chinese Market, sold for $5.8 million at a Christie’s International Important Watches Sale in Hong Kong. The pistols, attributed to world-renowned craftsmen Frères Rochat, which don’t tell time but they have the mechanical action similar to a windup [...]
2 June 2011 
Michelangelo’s Original Drawing To Fetch $5-8 Million
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Michelangelo’s Original Drawing Original rare drawing by Italian Renaissance master Michelangelo Buonarroti is expected to fetch £3-5 million ($5-8 million), when it goes under the hammer at the auction house, Christie’s, on July 5. Thedrawing is one of only 24 sheets relating to The Battle of Cascina, an uncompleted work described by the auction house [...]
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