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• Christie's News Alert - Day Two: The Collection of Elizabeth Taylor

  MSC Marketing 2:53 pm on December 15, 2011 | Comments:0
  Tags: Affilation news (4), Christie's Auction, Elizabeth Taylor Collection   Filed under: Christie's, Consumer news and advice, Global Affiliates

  THE BURTON WEDDING BANDS FETCH US$1 MILLION AFTER A 15-MINUTE BIDDING BATTLE   THE ELIZABETH TAYLOR TRUST TO DONATE IRENE SHARAFF SUNFLOWER YELLOW WEDDING DRESS TO A MAJOR AMERICAN MUSEUM    UPDATED COMBINED TOTAL TO DATE: $139,836,325 (€107,673,971) A Christian Dior evening gown of silver encrusted brocade with matching evening bagEstimate: US$4,000 – 6,000  Price Realized: US$362,500 New York - Day two of The Collection of Elizabeth Taylor saw The Icon & Her Haute Couture Evening Sale realize $2,600,750 (£1,690,488/ €2,002,578). A fitting celebration of Hollywood’s most glamorous star and her fearless sense of style, Miss Taylor’s megawatt ensembles by Chanel, Christian Dior, Gianfranco Ferré, Givenchy, Halston, Tiziani, Valentino, Versace, Yves Saint Laurent and others were 100% sold by lot and by value.   This black-tie auction comprised 67 of Miss Taylor’s most iconic looks – featuring fashion and accessories collected over five decades with scores of museum-quality treasures. The sale opened with an announcement that the Elizabeth Taylor Trust will donate Miss Taylor’s sunflower yellow dress from her first marriage to Richard Burton to a major American museum. Further details will be announced by the Trust in the coming days.   Earlier in the day, the sales of the jewelry portion of the Collection concluded with a record-setting total of US$137,235,675 (£87,830,832/ €105,671,470) – making it not only the most valuable private collection of jewelry ever offered at auction, but also the most valuable sale of jewelry in auction history. The final lot of the two-day jewelry sale was the Burton Wedding Bands, which became the subject of a spirited bidding battle between a bidder on the phone and in the room, realizing US$1,022,500. Read more>

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• Christie's International Real Estate State of the Market

  Beth Ward 10:27 am on September 26, 2011 | Comments:0
  Tags: Affiliate (2), Christie's (8), international (12), Luxury (28)   Filed under: Christie's, Christie's International Real Estate, Consumer news and advice, Global Affiliates, Home owner information, International, Luxury, Michael Saunders & Company

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• Christie's International Real Estate Comparision Chart 2010

  Beth Ward 3:13 pm on February 7, 2011 | Comments:0
  Tags: Christie's International Real Estate (2), Consumer news and advice (159), Luxury (28), seller info (63)   Filed under: Christie's, Consumer news and advice, Luxury, Seller Info

  

  
   
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• Picasso Painting Sells for Record $106.5 Million at Christie's

  MSC Marketing 4:54 pm on May 5, 2010 | Comments:0
  Tags: art, auction, Christie's (8), Picasso   Filed under: Art Auction, Christie's

  May 5, 2010 2:08pm

  By Tara Kyle

  DNAinfo Reporter/Producer

  MANHATTAN — A nude painting of Pablo Picasso’s mistress became the most expensive piece of art ever sold at auction Tuesday night when an anonymous buyer bid a staggering $106.5 million at Christie’s.

  The big-bucks battle to own “Nude, Green Leaves and Bust” was fought out by eight art lovers, though six dropped out when the bids topped $88 million, the New York Post reported.

  The remaining two — one bidding by phone and the other in person at the Rockefeller Center auction house — pushed the price to $95 million. With fees and commissions, the price tag was $106,482,500.

  That bests the prior record, held by an Alberto Giacometti bronze bust sold for $104.3 million at Sotheby’s in London in February. (More …)