Top artist Alena Vavilina says market could top $70 billion
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Rare 1.05 carat fancy purplish red diamond returns for exclusive sale after world record auction
AV Globale is providing a unique opportunity for enthusiasts and investors to view this magnificent natural phenomena once again
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Sustainability, artistic expressions and creativity take centre stage at DIFC’s 14th edition of Art Nights
Featuring works by local and international artists showcasing their artistic expressions, the event was an opportunity for industry leaders and art enthusiasts to play a part in the discussion about sustainability in the art world
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Video: How two companies dominate the $67 billion art world
The global art market was valued at $67.4 billion in 2018, the second highest year ever.
Abraaj downfall
$1.9m art collection once owned by ex-Abraaj head to be auctioned
Christie’s to sell 19 works which were once part of collection owned by Arif Naqvi
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Five things to know about Leonardo da Vinci’s Salvator Mundi masterpiece
The world’s most expensive work of art known to have been sold with the sale of Italian artist Leonardo da Vinci’s Salvator Mundi masterpiece for a record $450 million.
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Egypt asks UK to halt auction of Tutankhamun sculpture
The auction of the 3,000 year old brown quartzite head of the pharaoh is scheduled for July 4
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A $450m Da Vinci is aboard MBS’s yacht, Artnet says
Salvator Mundi is being kept on superyacht Serene owned by Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman
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Pink diamond sells for record price at Christie’s
Jeweller Harry Winston paid$2.7 million per carat at the sale in Geneva, breaking previous record set in Hong Kong last year
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Dubai Watch Week, Christie’s to hold first horology forum
First international Horology Forum in London on September 11-12 will provide a space for discussion between leading watch curators, pioneers, authors, historians, collectors, brands and industry professionals
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Christie’s Middle East bolsters watches team after auction records
Bob Xue joins Christie’s from Vacheron Constantin just weeks after Dubai auction fetches record prices for Patek Philippe and Rolex watches
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Rolex watch made for Dubai ruler fetches $162k at auction
Dubai auction also sees record sum of $912k paid for watch made for King Farouk of Egypt in 1944
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Sheikh Mohammed, King Farouk watches to hit Christie’s auction block
Approximately $2 billion worth of sales were recorded in the Middle East in 2017
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Christie’s CEO says art market ‘strong’ ahead of Dubai auctions
Christie’s sales of art and collectibles rose 26% last year
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Christie’s looks to capitalise on Salvator Mundi auction momentum at Art Dubai
Famed-auction house’s Middle East managing director and chairman, Michael Jeha, says there has been a surge in interest in art following the auction of the world’s most expensive painting in November
Auction
Specially-commissioned Sheikh Mohammed Rolex up for auction
Christie’s expects strong interest from UAE-based and international collectors for the timepiece
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Van Gogh sells for $81.3 million, just shy of auction record
Dubai-based collectors among those bidding for Pablo Picasso’s portrait of his second wife Jacqueline Roque
