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Agatha Christie's world is not quite a real world, which is one of the reasons why her books have not become dated.

But in October, the British collector Charles Saatchi bought another of Mr. Zhang's pieces at Christie's in London for $1. 5 million.

That bit of mendacity is further compounded by Christie's claim that they also adhere to international law on cultural property.

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Christie's has also hired Chinese 'concierges' for client services in London and New York.

We continue to believe that sale by public auction offers the best opportunity for items to be repatriated, " Christie's statement said. "

No one was charged at Christie's, which had blown the whistle on the commission-fixing.

By comparison with that private world, Sotheby's and Christie's auction business looks like a model of transparency.

At the beginning of this year Christie's received a call from a European dealer.

A nude photo of US pop star Madonna (see photo) is expected to sell for at least $10000, Christie's auction house has said.

SACH said Tuesday that it "strongly objected" to the auction and had written to Christie's asking it to stop the auction.

In London this week, Sotheby's and Christie's put on solid performances in their new gritty genre.

Christie's could also sell the works, likely at a discounted price, to the next higher bidder or return them to Mr. Berge.

The jewellery and watch categories have taken off as well , with Sotheby's and Christie's reporting record growth in both areas .

Dubai's potential as a new base for the booming Indian art market provided Christie's with a safety net.

Three years later, a pair of circa-1820 gold, enamel and seed pearl Piguet & Meylan pocket watches went on the block at Christie's.

The next year Japanese buyers were still paying record prices for Impressionist art at Christie's.

Christie's refused to comment on whether Mr Cai was the winning bidder, nor would it say what would happen next.

Despite Christie's recovery, the Asian market has shown itself not to be untouchable.

'We came to talk about the importance, or not, of having a 'gweilo' as president for Christie's in Asia. '

Christie's, one of the two big international fine-art auctioneers, launched LIVE, an online bidding system, in 2006.

A Christie's spokeswoman would not reveal the identity of the winning bidder.

However, Christie's might be loath to prosecute Cai, who has become overnight a Chinese national hero.

Of four works auctioned at Christie's and Sotheby's in New York earlier this month, only two sold well and one failed to sell.

Mr Ruprecht avoids mentioning Christie's by name but is dismissive of his competitor's strategy.

Scarsdale wine retailer Zachys was originally Christie's local partner in New York, but now runs its own wine auctions.

The sales value was 59% higher from Christie's spring sales a year ago.

Christie's insisted on the sale despite sweeping criticism and objections from China and around the world.

Art market experts said Mr Cai was likely to be banned from future auctions at Christie's.

When Christie's acquired the firm in 2007, many doubted the health of this unconventional alliance of the primary and secondary market.

"What's happening to us is symptomatic of what's happening to the world, " says Edward Dolman, Christie's chief executive.

Christie's declined to comment on published reports that the diamond's buyer -- who bid via telephone -- came from mainland China.

Needless to say, Christie's executives are putting a positive spin on things.

And Mr Christie's budget must pass through the Democrat-controlled legislature, which may prefer tax hikes to spending cuts.

Christie's consulted its employees for strategies and settled on scissors on the advice of a director's 11-year-old daughters.

The painting resurfaced in 2006 when a Latvian, who requested anonymity, offered it for auction at Christie's.

Firstly, could you comment on the auction of bronze sculptures of rat and rabbit heads by the French auction house Christie's?

Hugh Edmeades, director of Christie's South Kensington, advises LIVE bidders to first watch and listen to a sale before joining in.

Whether he eventually took the masterpiece home remains a mystery: neither Christie's nor Chinese Estates would comment.

"Five years ago, Christie's was selling $80m to $100m a year in Asia and we were very happy. "

"Basel will change the quality of the art fair, " says Xin Li, Asia business development director at Christie's.

The skeletons are owned by a private collector, but buyers may include museums or artists, said Christie's spokeswoman Capucine Milliot.

Sales of antiques surpassed Christie's estimates during its six-day sale of Chinese ceramics, works of art, jewellery and fine wine.

Interesting sights on the journey include Agatha Christie's former home at Greenway and the local Sharpham vineyard and cheese dairy.

Christie's business has since expanded hugely, partly thanks to Mr Pinault's pivotal position in the international art world.

Christie's approach may sound implausible in the US, where crime is far more prevalent than in his home of Norway.

In Britain Matthew Carey-Williams will become the gallery's director, having previously left Haunch for Christie's.

The auctioneer Christiane zu Rantzau, chairman of Christie's Germany, said of the bottles: "I'm sure they're a good investment. "

A collection of jewels owned by late actress Dame Elizabeth Taylor is being auctioned at Christie's in New York.

For the first time at Christie's in Paris, bidders will be able to remotely bid online.

China has criticized the sale of two looted bronze sculptures at Christie's.

Only the works of William Shakespeare and the Bible have sold more copies than Agatha Christie's novels.

'I'm quite surprised that the Asian market has become very mature, ' said Eric Chang, an expert in Chinese art at Christie's.

Christie's will be anxious about whether this momentum can be sustained.

After Mrs Brody died last November, Christie's and Sotheby's fought to win the mandate for the sale.

Once a buyer chooses a name, it is informally announced to the industry, says Vickie Sek, Christie's Asia head of jewelry.

More than 200 people showed up for the auction and more interested buyers bid by telephone through 27 Christie's employees.

The two main auction houses, Christie's and Sotheby's, fared quite differently last week.

'It brings wine clients deeper into the sale and helps keeps a high profile for Christie's, ' said Mr. Curtis.

During most of Agatha Christie's life, England had the death penalty for murder.

In February this year, Christie's also bought a contemporary art gallery, Haunch of Venison.

Christie's, which has long been especially strong in the Far East, has put a lot of effort into China.

While auction houses like Christie's and Sotheby's report prices paid, they're a secondary market.

Christie's is confident that online bidding has huge potential that can be unlocked at modest cost.

"For each and every item in this collection there is a clear legal title, " Christie's said in a statement.

Sensing a market opportunity, Christie's held its first auction in Dubai in 2006, and nearly doubled its sales expectations.

Sotheby's is a quoted company whereas Christie's, once listed, was taken private in 1999 by its current owner, Mr Pinault.

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The ACE also features Christie's Vista Spyder, a versatile video processor.

But now that the scale of Mr Christie's ambition is clear, some Jerseyites are having second thoughts.

The Chinese government has repeatedly demanded Christie's halt the sale of the two bronzes and return them to China.

On the one hand, it gave the relatively small start-up access to Christie's database and global client list.

Christie's marketed the diamond as "Love At First Sight, " and released it for viewing on Valentine's Day.

Christie's also provided respectable sell-through, with only five of their 41 lots going unsold.

Christie's Chinese sales in New York last month were its biggest ever.

Welcome to Christie's and tonight's sale of impressionist and modern art.

Christie's was incredible, they understood the situation. The sale was withdrawn, and I am terribly grateful to them.

Christie's also has high hopes for archaic Chinese bronzes; some lots are expected to bring in upwards of $1 million apiece.

Christie's officials were quick to downplay the failed sales.

Catalogue illustrations can cost as much as GBP 500 for a full cover page, according to Christie's .

Both Christie's and Sotheby's raised the premium paid on art works this month.

According to Americans for Tax Reform, a conservative group, Mr Christie's budget relies on 55% less stimulus spending than this year's.

On top of the auction price, buyers must pay Christie's an additional 20 percent.

Christie's top lot, an atmospheric landscape by Claude Lorraine, went for $326, 500, which hovers near its low estimate.

This would lead to Sotheby's choosing paper, to beat rock, meaning Christie's should opt for scissors.

In 2008 the two main auction houses, Christie's and Sotheby's, sold just under $700m worth of Old Master paintings.

Christie's said that the value bought at its auctions by Chinese buyers leapt 94% in 2009 compared with the previous year.

The prices of diamonds and coloured jewels have gone up 20% over the past year, according to the auction house Christie's.

According to Christie's, Lennon gave Renard some mementos, including the lyrics, telling her: "One day they will be worth something. "

Art sales peaked in 2007, when Sotheby's and its main competitor, Christie's, sold a combined $11. 3 billion worth.

Christie's sold the painting for in excess of $40m to the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York in 2004.

The lyrics are being sold as part of Christie's Rock and Pop Memorabilia sale on July 10.

Christie's, the region's leading auctioneer, has been braver.

Pinault also owns art auction house Christie's.

Each season, Christie's presents a range of 19th-century timepieces made especially for the Chinese market.

Agatha Christie's real name was Agatha Miller.

In May 2006, Christie's held the first sale in the region, mainly of Middle Eastern and Indian art.

Christie's thinks Asia could again account for 30-35 per cent of the market within five years.

The 10. 95-carat blue diamond is the largest of its kind ever to come to auction, according to Christie's.

Christie's total sales thus far in its week of auctions amount to HK$1. 36 billion; its total sales estimate is HK$1. 7 billion.

Jewelry sales at Christie's also broke records, surpassing $426. 4 million for the year, a 56% increase from 2009.

Christie's clients bid on the internet for commodities items such as watches, wine, prints and jewellery.

Between 1992 and 2003 he was Christie's London consultant for vintage film posters.

Sellers' commissions at Christie's ranges from 15% on the first GBP 3, 000 to a negligible fee on anything higher than GBP 3m.

This painting came under the hammer at Christie's today.

Charles Frodshan, a London book and manuscript dealer, bought the map for 545, 600 pounds during bidding at Christie's.

Christie's bought Haunch in February 2007.

'It is named the 'Perfect Pink' because it is perfect, ' says Christie's spokeswoman Olivia Lo.

Christie's expects about $56 million, up more than $19 million from 2009.

And in their tracks came stories and novels, such as Agatha Christie's 1934 novel Murder on the Orient Express.

Christie's wine sale totaled HK$80. 3 million.

In 2007 private deals accounted for 8. 7% of Christie's business.

Another pair sold at Christie's auction house in 2000 for $666, 000.

Christie's, which was founded in England in 1766, chose the city for its foray into Greater China, holding its first auction here in 1994.

Yet at Christie's on Tuesday night, "Country Nurse" sold for £ 1. 7m ($2. 8m).

"Les Deux Filles" (estimate £ 3. 5-5. 5m) is part of Christie's Impressionist and Modern sale the following evening.

It is expected to fetch $3, 000 to $4, 000 when it is sold in New York on April 10, according to the Christie's web site.

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ois Pinault, a luxury-goods billionaire who is also a noted collector of contemporary art and the owner of Christie's.

Indeed, out of a staff of 130 members in Christie's Hong Kong, less than 10 are non-Chinese.

A total of 150 rare and vintage pocket watches will be up for auction at Christie's in Hong Kong later this month.

But as the latest fine wine auction at Christie's in Hong Kong last week showed Chinese interest in the market remains unsatiated.

In recent years, Christie's auctions in Hong Kong have seen record figures across multiple categories.

Including its spring auction, Christie's recorded total sales of $466m for the year in Hong Kong.

The watches are among 150 rare and vintage watches up for auction on May 30 in Hong Kong at Christie's.

Last year, combined global sales of Russian art at Christie's and Sotheby's were up 45 per cent on 2006.

Earlier this month, Christie's said its sales in Hong Kong so far in 2011 were up 60% from 2010.

David Elswood, the top wine man at Christie's, says that Hong Kong has become more important than New York and London combined.

Christie's counts Hong Kong as its third-biggest auction market after New York and London.

Christie's, an international art retailer, expects Hong Kong will become a top market for global sales in 5-10 years, Reuters reported.

An anonymous bidder paid the record sum for the 14. 23 carat diamond which was up for auction at Christie's in Hong Kong.

(In June, Christie's auction of works from his estate yielded more than $8 million. )

"Mask Series 1996, No 6" by Zeng Fanzhi sold for $9. 7m, a new high, at Christie's in Hong Kong in May 2008.

At Christie's autumn sale in Hong Kong last year, mainland buyers bought the most expensive items in six of the 11 categories.

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