Leaf from ‘Blue Qur'an’ leads Islamic art sale
Wed, Apr 22, 2015
Sotheby’s Arts of the Islamic World auction today in London, UK, will feature exquisite and important manuscripts in Arabic, Persian and Turk ...
Read MoreIraqi modern art sale sets record
Wed, Apr 22, 2015
The first dedicated auction of Iraqi modernism anywhere in the world, held at Bonhams in London UK, set several new world records and made a total ...
Read MoreTop art on offer at Sotheby’s Doha today
Tue, Apr 21, 2015
Sotheby’s is to hold an evening auction today in Doha, Qatar, offering a selection of top works by leading Arab, Iranian and international co ...
Read MoreIslamic Art Week set to open
Mon, Apr 20, 2015
Christie’s Islamic Art Week kicks off tomorrowb /bwhen its two salerooms in London, UK, will host a wealth of treasures from the Islamic ...
Read MoreRare watches to go on sale in Geneva
Sun, Apr 19, 2015
Rare million-dollar watches as well as models made for Gulf Royalty are to go on sale in Geneva, Switzerland, next month as part of a new series of ...
Read MoreTipu Sultan’s armoury up for sale
Sun, Apr 12, 2015
A spectacular collection of arms and armour once owned by Tipu Sultan, the last King of Mysore, will be sold by Bonhams in the UK. The coll ...
Read MoreRare Patek Philippe sets $461,000 Mideast sale record
Fri, Mar 20, 2015
Christie's watch sale in Dubai, UAE, yesterday saw a vintage piece sell for $461,000 making it the most expensive watch ever sold at an auction in ...
Read MoreChristie’s Dubai sale fetches $11.4m
Thu, Mar 19, 2015
Christie’s sale of modern and contporary Arab, Iranian and Turkish Art Dubai, UAE, yesterday fetched a total of $11.4 million with a privat ...
Read MoreVintage jewellery goes on sale at Sotheby’s
Wed, Mar 18, 2015
A selection of fine vintage jewellery and a rare collection of 18th century jewellery designs that is expected to fetch close to $100,000 go at a S ...
Read MoreJameel Prize exhibition opens in Sharjah
Tue, Mar 17, 2015
An exhibition of Islamic-inspired work by artists and designers shortlisted for the prestigious Jameel Prize got under way yesterday in Sharjah, UA ...
Read More‘Perfect’ diamond on show in Dubai, likely to sell for $25m
Mon, Mar 16, 2015
An extraordinary diamond expected to fetch as much as $25 million in an upcoming auction in the US goes on show in Dubai, UAE, today for three days ...
Read MoreEnglish football tombstone sells for $638,000
Wed, Mar 11, 2015
A work by an Italian artist charting every England footballing defeat since 1874, sold for £425,000 ($638,116) at a Sotheby’s auction i ...
Read MoreRare antique weaponry collection for sale
Tue, Mar 10, 2015
Bonhams is to offer one of the most significant collections of eastern antique weaponry in the world at a sale in London, UK, next month. ...
Read More100 top curators head to New York Asia week
Mon, Mar 9, 2015
More than 100 Asian art curators from prier museums worldwide will be attending New York’s 2015 Asian art week which gets under way this Fr ...
Read MoreMajor Asian art sale set for New York
Tue, Mar 3, 2015
Christie’s upcoming Asian Art Week in New York, US, will feature a series of sales, lectures and public events led by the collection of Rober ...
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