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Jane Birkin's Hermes Bag Sold For Rs 85 Crore At Paris Auction
The first-ever Birkin bag designed by French luxury brand Hermes for celebrity Jane Birkin sold for 8.58 million euros ($10 million) at a Sotheby's auction in Paris on Thursday, smashing previous price records for a handbag.
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Art Collector Kiran Nadar Conferred With France's Highest Civilian Award
The highest French civilian award comes in recognition of her outstanding contribution in the field of art, her commitment to providing greater access to culture and her leading role in fostering Indo-French cultural ties.
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Chinese Collector Snaps Up $170.4 Million Modigliani in New York
A Chinese collector snapped up a sensuous Modigliani nude for $170.4 million in New York, setting a new world record price at auction for the Italian artist in a bumper Christie's sale.
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Picasso Postcard Auctioned for Record $188,000
A postcard bearing a signed drawing by Picasso fetched a record $188,000 (166,000 euros) at auction today, the Gaertner auction house in southern Germany announced.
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Eccentric French Collector Turns Home Into Piano 'Orphanage'
"Sorry there isn't much room in here," Jude says, getting up from one piano before wending his way among countless others filling his living room, part of a unique collection totalling around 150.
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Jane Birkin's Hermes Bag Sold For Rs 85 Crore At Paris Auction
The first-ever Birkin bag designed by French luxury brand Hermes for celebrity Jane Birkin sold for 8.58 million euros ($10 million) at a Sotheby's auction in Paris on Thursday, smashing previous price records for a handbag.
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Art Collector Kiran Nadar Conferred With France's Highest Civilian Award
The highest French civilian award comes in recognition of her outstanding contribution in the field of art, her commitment to providing greater access to culture and her leading role in fostering Indo-French cultural ties.
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Chinese Collector Snaps Up $170.4 Million Modigliani in New York
A Chinese collector snapped up a sensuous Modigliani nude for $170.4 million in New York, setting a new world record price at auction for the Italian artist in a bumper Christie's sale.
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Picasso Postcard Auctioned for Record $188,000
A postcard bearing a signed drawing by Picasso fetched a record $188,000 (166,000 euros) at auction today, the Gaertner auction house in southern Germany announced.
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Eccentric French Collector Turns Home Into Piano 'Orphanage'
"Sorry there isn't much room in here," Jude says, getting up from one piano before wending his way among countless others filling his living room, part of a unique collection totalling around 150.
