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MF Husain's Painting Sells For $13.8 Million, Becomes Most Expensive Modern Indian Art
Legendary painter MF Husain's, billed as one of his most important and sizable works from the 1950s, went for USD 13.8 million (over Rs 118 crore) at an auction, setting the new record for the most expensive work of modern Indian art.
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Royal Indian Jewellery Auctioned For A Whopping $109 Million
An auction of royal Indian jewellery at Christie's here has totalled almost $109 million, with a jade-hilted dagger of Mughal emperor Shah Jahan, a ceremonial sword of the Nizams of Hyderabad and a bejewelled medieval huqqa setting world records.
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Rare, Signed Catalogue Of Princess Diana's Dresses Up For Auction
A rare, signed catalogue of dresses worn by Princess Diana, sold for charity in 1997, may fetch $7,000 at an auction in the US. The purple leatherbound hardcover catalogue "Dresses from the Collection of Diana, Princess of Wales" has 204 pages.
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Last Privately-Owned Da Vinci Painting To Go On Sale For $100 Million
The last Leonardo Da Vinci painting still in the hands of a private collector will go under the hammer next month in New York, the Christie's auction house said Tuesday, estimating its worth at $100 million.
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Christie's to hold auction in India
International art auction house Christie's will hold its inaugural auction in Mumbai in December this year, a top company official said on Tuesday.
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Letter revealing structure of DNA could be auctioned for USD 2 million
A letter from DNA pioneer Francis Crick to his son in which he describes the secrets of his groundbreaking model of DNA, weeks before it was made public, is expected to fetch up to USD 2 million at an auction here.
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MF Husain's Painting Sells For $13.8 Million, Becomes Most Expensive Modern Indian Art
Legendary painter MF Husain's, billed as one of his most important and sizable works from the 1950s, went for USD 13.8 million (over Rs 118 crore) at an auction, setting the new record for the most expensive work of modern Indian art.
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Royal Indian Jewellery Auctioned For A Whopping $109 Million
An auction of royal Indian jewellery at Christie's here has totalled almost $109 million, with a jade-hilted dagger of Mughal emperor Shah Jahan, a ceremonial sword of the Nizams of Hyderabad and a bejewelled medieval huqqa setting world records.
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Rare, Signed Catalogue Of Princess Diana's Dresses Up For Auction
A rare, signed catalogue of dresses worn by Princess Diana, sold for charity in 1997, may fetch $7,000 at an auction in the US. The purple leatherbound hardcover catalogue "Dresses from the Collection of Diana, Princess of Wales" has 204 pages.
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Last Privately-Owned Da Vinci Painting To Go On Sale For $100 Million
The last Leonardo Da Vinci painting still in the hands of a private collector will go under the hammer next month in New York, the Christie's auction house said Tuesday, estimating its worth at $100 million.
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Christie's to hold auction in India
International art auction house Christie's will hold its inaugural auction in Mumbai in December this year, a top company official said on Tuesday.
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Letter revealing structure of DNA could be auctioned for USD 2 million
A letter from DNA pioneer Francis Crick to his son in which he describes the secrets of his groundbreaking model of DNA, weeks before it was made public, is expected to fetch up to USD 2 million at an auction here.
