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By Adrian Darmon
CHRISTIE'S NEW YORK SALES SERIES DEVOTED TO THE COLLECTION OF ELIZABETH TAYLOR ACHIEVES $156.8 MILLION ThelandmarkauctionsofTheCollectionofElizabethTaylorat Christie‟sNew YorkfromDecember3-17n 2001realizedacombinedtotalof$156,756,576(£100,324,209/ €120,702,563)withevery single item
sold.
HAUTE COUTURE AND FASHION ACCESSORIES FROM THE COLLECTION of liz taylor
The two-day sale series devoted to the haute couture, fashion and accessories portion of The Collection of Elizabeth Taylor held by Christie's on December 14 and 15, 2011realized a combined total of $5,586,913 (£3,631,493/ €4,301,923).
WORLD RECORDS FOR FIRST PART OF LIZ TAYLOR'S JEWELS'S SALE The first part of the sale of Liz
Taylor's collection of jewels organised on December 13, 2011 by Christie's in
New York realized 115,932,000 USD, thus becoming the most valuable jewelry
auction in history with seven world records recorded during the evening.
CHRISTIE'S FALL HONG KONG SALES FETCH 366 MILLIONS USD Christie's Hong Kong Autumn auctions held until November 30, 2011 realized a combined total of HK$2.85 billion (US$366 million) across 12 sales of paintings, wine, jewels, watches and works of art. Link
GOOD SCORES FOR CHRISTIE'S POST WAR AND CONTEMPORARY ART SALE Christie's Post-War and Contemporary Art Evening Sale held on November 8, 2011 in New York, including the first part of the Peter Norton Collection, achieved $247,597,000 (£153,510,140/ EUR178,269,840) demonstrating the continuing appeal of this category among collectors worldwide.
SOTHEBY'S NOVEMBER 9 SALE OF CONTEMPORARY ART FARES WELL
Despite the incumbent world crisis, Sotheby's sale of contemporary art held on November 9, 2011 in New York was a true success with record prices achieved for Clyfford Still and Gerhard Richter.
LEONARDO DA VINCI'S REDISCOVERED PAINTING SOON ON CNN A little earlier during this 2011 year, the art world was presented with an extremely rare
discovery -- a painting by Leonardo da Vinci to which CNN has been given access.
CHRISTIE'S NEW YORK NOV, 1, 2011 EVENING SALE Christie's Impressionist & Modern Art EveningSale held on November 1st 2011 in
New Yorkachieved$140,773,500(£88,687,305/ €102,764,655),withthreeworksofartsellingabovethe$10millionmark.
FABULOUS TREASURES THAT REMAIN TO BE DISCOVERED by Adrian Darmon Dozens of treasures worth
billions of dollars remain to be found in sunken ships and hidden places in many parts of the
world, a fabulous prospect for searchers who nevertheless must have huge
financial means to recover them, signalled Erick Surcouf, a descendant of the
famouscorsair Robert Surcouf who died
in 1827, in his book titled “Terrestrial and underwater treasures” (Arthaud Edition) published in
France in October 2011.
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CHRISTIE'S NEW YORK SALES SERIES DEVOTED TO THE COLLECTION OF ELIZABETH TAYLOR ACHIEVES $156.8 MILLION
