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By Adrian Darmon
CHRISTIE'S SALES OF INDIAN AND SOUTHEAST ASIAN ART HIT THE CEILING Christie's sales of Indian and Southeast Asian art totalled almost 22 million USD during two exciting sessions held in New York on March 20th and 21st 2008... Link
THE SALE OF THE MERIEM COLLECTION OF CHINESE SNUFF BOXES Held by Christie's in New York on March 19 2008, the sale of the Meriem collection of Chinese snuff boxes totalled over 4 million USD. Link
CHRISTIE'S SALE OF FINE CHINESE CERAMICS AND WORKS OF ART Christie's sale of fine Chinese ceramics and works of art held in New York on March 19 2008 yielded over 20 million USD, a record total regarding this domain Link
CHRISTIE'S SALE OF CHINESE COSTUMES AND TEXTILES Christie's sale of Chinese costumes and textiles held in New York on March 19 2008 yielded 1,8 million USD. Link
WORLD RECORD AUCTION FOR JAPANESE ART Christie's
sale of Japanese and Korean art held in New York on March 18th 2008
totalled over 20 million USD for 325 lots sold, including a newly
discovered sculpture of the supreme Buddha, which fetched a record
price of $ 14,377,000. Link
QUALITY REIGNS SUPREME Interest in Contemporary Art grew at an unprecedented rate during the first three months of 2008 with records set and broken in every sale. The highest total for a Contemporary auction in Europe was achieved, and headlines and articles scream of multi-million pound prices, impending recession or what the next big thing will be. Beneath the speculation, what is shaping the market and driving sales over the coming year? Link
GEORGE WEISSBORT, A MODERN DAY OLD MASTER To celebrate George Weissbort's 80th birthday and to acknowledge his undoubed and continuing reclamation of true artistry through figurative painting, the Denise Yapp Contemporary Art Gallery, Mill House, Whitebrook Monmouth (UK) is holding a unique exhibition of some of Georges finest works. The exhibition runs from 11th April until May of 2008. Link
OVER £ 224 MILLION FOR CHRISTIE'S IN ONE WEEK
CHRISTIE'S WEEK OF LONDON AUCTIONS REALISED £224 MILLION ($440 MILLION / €298 MILLION) 2nd Highest ever total for a week of art sales in Europe
CHRISTIE'S FEB 7, 2008 OF THE RON KITAJ COLLECTION All lots were sold during that sale with a world auction record for a work on paper by Lucian Freud. Link
CHRISTIE'S FEBRUARY 7,2008 SALE OF POST-WAR AND CONTEMPORARY WORKS OF ART CHRISTIE'S realised £18,317,375 for its sale of Post-War and Contemporary works of art held in London. However most lots did not sell over top estimates, a sign that the crisis affecting stock exchange places around the world has had some impact over the art market. Link
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