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Christie`s debut auction in India rakes in $15 mln

Last Updated: Sunday, December 22, 2013, 04:06

The first-ever auction held by the global auction house Christie`s in Mumbai, India, managed to rake in 15 million dollars, which is double the pre-sale expectations.

Tagore, Nandalal Bose works to go under the hammer

Last Updated: Wednesday, September 4, 2013, 12:41

Auction house Christie`s will put under hammer works of Rabindranath Tagore, his nephew Abanindranath Tagore and Nandalal Bose from the personal collection of Supratik Bose.

Maharaja of Patiala`s dinner set sells for £1.96 mn

Last Updated: Friday, July 5, 2013, 14:26

A 1,400-piece silver-gilt dinner set commissioned by the former Maharaja of Patiala Bhupinder Singh has fetched a whopping 1.96 million pounds, setting a world record for an English dinner service sold at auction.

Artwork and photographs celebrating Kate Moss to go under the hammer

Last Updated: Thursday, July 4, 2013, 14:28

Kate Moss is the subject of a collection of pictures collected by Gert Elfering, which are set to sell at auction house Christie`s in London.

First Apple computer may fetch $500,000 at auction

Last Updated: Wednesday, June 26, 2013, 13:48

One of Apple`s pioneering Apple-1 computers is up for sale at Christie`s auction house with an opening bid of 300,000 dollars.

Leonardo DiCaprio raises USD 35 million at Christie`s auction

Last Updated: Tuesday, May 14, 2013, 20:26

Leonardo DiCaprio reportedly raised a staggering USD 35 million at Christie`s the 11th Hour charity event.

Christie`s to mark M F Husain`s birth centenary

Last Updated: Friday, May 10, 2013, 18:50

Cutting edge works by famous artist M F Husain will go under the hammer as part of Christie`s South Asian Modern and Contemporary Art sale in London in June.

India made 34-carat `pink diamond` fetches USD 39 million

Last Updated: Wednesday, April 17, 2013, 13:15

An extraordinary 34-carat `Princie` diamond from the mines of Golconda in South India, once owned by the world`s richest man - the last Nizam of Hyderabad - has sold for a record USD 39 million at an auction here.

Francis Crick’s DNA letter to son fetches $6 million

Last Updated: Thursday, April 11, 2013, 08:59

A letter the British scientist who co-discovered the structure of DNA wrote to his son announcing the news sold Wednesday for a record sum of just over $6 million, Christie`s said.

Rare dodo bone to fetch 15,000 pounds at auction

Last Updated: Thursday, March 28, 2013, 19:22

A rare fragment of femur bone from the extinct dodo is set to fetch between 10,000 to 15,000 pounds at an auction.

Rembrandt drawing found in an attic in Scotland

Last Updated: Friday, June 22, 2012, 13:42

A drawing of a blind beggar by renowned artist Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn has been found in an attic in Soctland by the owner of the house.

Tyeb Mehta work sells for $2.1 mn at Christie`s South Asian auction

Last Updated: Wednesday, June 13, 2012, 08:49

Mahishasura by Tyeb Mehta was sold to an Asian institution for $2.1 million (Rs.120 million) at a Christie`s South Asian auction.