by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jul 1, 2016 | Lifestyle & Culture
London-The biggest uncut diamond to be discovered in over a century failed to sell at a Sotheby’s auction on Wednesday, but the chief executive of Lucara Diamond Corp, the company that found the gem, said there was interest from buyers in the diamond trade. Bids...
by Abeer Mishkhas | Oct 7, 2014 | Lifestyle & Culture
London, Asharq Al-Awsat—Two of London’s most prestigious auction houses are due to launch a special week of sales of Islamic art on Tuesday. Islamic Art Week, hosted by Christie’s and Sotheby’s, will feature many centuries-old artistic treasures from across the...
by Abeer Mishkhas | Oct 3, 2014 | Lifestyle & Culture
London, Asharq Al-Awsat—Sotheby’s auction house told Asharq Al-Awsat that the hand drawn map by T.E. Lawrence (Lawrence of Arabia), slated for sale at Sotheby’s in November in London, has been pulled from the auction by its owner, London’s Royal Society for Asian...
by Juliet Highet | Jun 11, 2013 | Lifestyle & Culture
London, Asharq Al-Awsat—Another season of Orientalist auctions is upon us. A recent sale at Sotheby’s brought in GBP 6,339,500 (USD 9,679,149), well in excess of the pre-sale estimate. Commenting on the results, Claude Piening, Sotheby’s head of Orientalist Painting,...
by Juliet Highet | Apr 23, 2013 | Lifestyle & Culture
Million-dollar art sales are happening at the moment. You might ask what is so new about that, even in a time of recession. This is contemporary Arab art, and the location is the Gulf. Christie’s held two auctions in Dubai on April 16 and 17 totaling USD 6.4 million,...
