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Zao Wou-ki’s ‘5.6.63’ sold for HK$1,858,000 / US$2,390,000. French wine, Chinese art soar to $106m at Christie's
Bloomberg - May 30th, 2011 19:47
The weeklong series of sales held by Christie's in Hong Kong began on a high note with a total of HK$821.2 million ($106 million) spurred by a demand for vintage bottles of Chateau Latour and modern Chinese paintings. Totals for the first three days of sales were up by 40% over equivalent auctions last fall. Works by 20th century artist Zao Wou-ki sold to private Asian collectors for $5.27 million and $4.98 million, well above estimates, on May 28. Also of note, 392 lots of wine, direct from ...

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New York City.  With works of art by Chinese contemporary artist Zhang Li and action painters Kazuo Shiraga and Norman Bluhm waiting to be auctioned on Saturday, June 4, Roland Auctions ...
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Fiddle-back Chair Sam Maloof (1916 – 2009) Chair, 1984 Fiddle-back Maple and ebony 46 ½ x 25 ½ x 23 ¾ in. Collection of the Sam and Alfreda Maloof Foundation for Arts and Crafts Alta Loma, Calif. Credit: John Sullivan, The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens The House that Sam Built: Sam Maloof and Art in the Pomona Valley, 1945–1985
September 24, 2011 - January 30, 2012
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John S. Jameson, "River and Mountains," circa 1860 Hudson River School Stories
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The Prodigy
Sometimes a small painting can tell a big story. Such is the case with a six-by-nine-inch landscape by John S. Jameson. The painting is on display at the Olana State Historic Site in Hudson, New ...

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This extravagant pair of turquoise and diamond earrings are mounted in gold and signed by Van Cleef & Arpels is offered by Epoque Fine Jewels.. 10 reasons to visit Masterpiece London 2011
Release Date: 31 May 2011
Summer is almost here and we’re all busily putting the must-do events of the season in our diaries. One event not to be missed is the much acclaimed Masterpiece London, which takes place from 30 June – 5 July 2011, with a Preview on 29 June, on the South Grounds of the Royal Hospital ...

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