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— Sikh armor, one of the star lots of three days of 16 million-pound ($32 million) Islamic and Indian art sales in London, has been withdrawn after protests. The 18th-century steel plate was due to be auctioned by Sotheby’s on April 9. That sparked calls for… Read full story by Scott Reyburn at Bloomberg.com
Sotheby’s – London’s premier auction house – may have clarified that the rare armour it has put on its auction list does not belong to Guru Gobind Singh but the chapter is “not closed” for the Shiromani Gurudwara Prabandhak Committee (SGPC), which has threatened to sue the auction house for using the Guru’s name. Read … Read more
China’s art market overtook France’s for the first time last year, according to figures released by Art Price on Monday. According to Art Price’s 2007 data comprising sales of fine arts works – paintings, drawings and photographs – the global art market saw an overall rise for the seventh year running, with revenue up 43.8 … Read more
LONDON.-Sotheby’s auction of Old Master, Modern & Contemporary Prints on Tuesday, 1st April, 2008 offers work by major artists across the history of art. Featuring a rare and important collection of graphic works by Henri Matisse as well as a dedicated group of prints by ‘Andy Warhol & The Pop Generation’, the pre-sale exhibition will … Read more
Some of Banksy’s controversial works will be going under the hammer at Sotheby’s in London. Six screen prints including CND Soldiers, Napalm and Morons will be going on sale, with the most expensive piece, Soup Can (Green), expected to fetch £6,000-£8,000… Read full story at Channel 4