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Fernando Botero, A Family. Oil on canvas, 74 x 74 in. Sold for $1,398,500.

Sotheby’s Spring Latin American Art Sales Bring $26,853,025
Release Date: 27 May 2011
“We are delighted with our total of $26.9 million – the second highest ever for Latin American Art at Sotheby’s.” said Carmen Melián, Head of Latin American Art at Sotheby’s. “Throughout the evening sale we saw results that were consistent with the estimates we set with strong prices ...

The Booth of Kentshire Galleries at the International Show 2010

Dazzling Works of Art Across Continents and Millenia: America’s Top International Art and Antiques Event Returns -- The 23rd Annual "International Show" at the Park Avenue Armory, New York City, October 21-27, 2011
Release Date: 26 May 2011
A strong synergy of exhibitors and stunning visual mix of art and antiques of the highest quality are the hallmarks of Anna and Brian Haughton’s flagship New York fair, which returns for its 23rd year, October 21-27, 2011. Sixty-seven of the world’s top dealers – many of them founding ...

The top price paid was for a gold-ground enamelled copper Imperial snuff bottle, manufactured in the Beijing Palace Workshops probably in the 1770s, which sold for HK$4.2 million (£334,323) to a private Asian buyer (lot 141, estimate in excess of HK$3.5 million)..

Blockbuster Sales of Chinese Snuff Bottles & Soapstone Figures Set the Tone for Bonhams Hong Kong Spring Auctions
Release Date: 27 May 2011
Bonhams Hong Kong secured another 'Golden Gavel' triumph on 25 May 2011 with the sale of the legendary Mary and George Bloch Collection of Chinese Snuff bottles: Part III. All 142 lots sold out for a total of HK$38,361,600 (£3,054,329). The blockbuster sale proves that the international market ...

RARE SALOR ENSI SOARS AT GROGAN AUCTION
Release Date: 26 May 2011
Grogan and Company Fine Art Auctioneers and Appraiser’s recent two day auction, held on May 21st and 22nd, was a great success, totaling 1.9 million dollars. The auction, conducted in two sessions over two days, included a large collection of 20th century art glass and Modern Art from the ...

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	Subasta de Arte Latinoamericano May 31, 2011 Morton Casa de subastas Mexico city, Mexico Read more

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	JEFF R. BRIDGMAN PLANS EXHIBITIONS OF RARE & IMPORTANT FLAGS TO COMMEMORATE THE 150TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE CIVIL WAR (1861 - 2011) AT ART AND ANTIQUE FAIRS ACROSS THE COUNTRY Release Date: 26 May 2011 To commemorate the 150th anniversary of the outbreak of the American Civil War, Jeff R. Bridgman, the nation’s premier antique flag specialist, will present a selection of rare and important period flags at several art and antique fairs across the country. With stops in Kent, Connecticut, ... Read more

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