Tag - sothebys

Naveen | Jan 2 2008
auction sales
Another year has come and gone, and we're both sad and glad to see it go. Last year, a range of historical, unique, and artistic creations were up for auction and some of them went for record prices. Especially, the two major art auction houses,...
Naveen | Dec 22 2007
brandt tea infuser
At the Sotheby's Bauhaus design auction, a 1927 tea infuser by Marianne Brandt was sold for $361,000, breaking the sale record for the designer and the auction. Brandt's Model No. MT 49 tea infuser is made of silver-plated brass and ebony and is...
Ritu | Dec 5 2007
cabinet
A 17th century cabinet, featuring a picture of the Pope blessing the crowd in Rome, was sold off to a European private collector at the Sotheby's for more than $ 2 million. The Exquisite Roman furniture was reunited with its missing gild wood base,..
Ritu | Nov 23 2007
elizabeth 1
Philip Mould Fine Paintings in London bought a life-size painting of Queen Elizabeth I, the earliest known portrait of her in that size, for an astounding $5.3 million. The painting by Antwerp artist Steven van der Meulen depicts the queen as looking.
Naveen | Nov 16 2007
d color flawless diamond
Last month, we were talking about one of the world's largest brilliant-cut D-color flawless diamond, which was up for auction at Sotheby's 'Magnificent Jewels' in Geneva. Now, the white diamond has been sold for £7.8 million to George Marciano,
Naveen | Nov 2 2007
mercedes benz 540k special roadster
Some of the vintage cars that adorned the garage of big boss Bernie Ecclestone of Formula One went under the hammer lately. The auction was held by RM Auctions in cooperation with Sotheby's. The focus of the auction was the famous Mercedes-Benz 540K..
Naveen | Oct 9 2007
rare blue diamond
This is one of the rarest gems in the world - a 6.04 carat diamond that is fancy vivid blue color and has internally flawless clarity. The expensive stone was bought by a British jeweler for a record-breaking sum of almost £4 million at a Sotheb
Naveen | Oct 8 2007
fitzgibbon marine centerpiece
We have been talking at length about the numerous masterpieces coming to Sotheby's. The stunning silver shown above is on the front of the catalog of the auction of silver and Russian works of art from the estate of Charles and Yvette Bluhdorn. The...
Naveen | Oct 8 2007
paul gauguin tahitian
Sotheby's is witnessing a number of masterpieces this time. We have already talked about the Francis Bacon's Bullfight, a rare 710-year-old copy of the Magna Carta, Jeff Koon's hot-pink hanging heart, and the works of Pablo Picasso. Now, Sotheby's...
Naveen | Oct 4 2007
pablo picasso
Numerous masterpieces are coming to Sotheby's this year. We have already talked about the Francis Bacon's Bullfight, a rare 710-year-old copy of the Magna Carta, and the Jeff Koon's hot-pink hanging heart. Now, up for sale at Sotheby's will be 'Tete..

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