Egypt
- Antiquities: Downturn In Antiquity Sales
PR Newswire Swansea archaeologist David Gill has been analyzing the sale of antiquities in New York since 1999. Some $300 million worth of antiquities have been sold at Sotheby's and Christie's since 1998. There are normally two sales a year for...
- Antiquities Reveal Surprising Strength At Lower End Of Market
International Herald Tribune (Souren Melikian) Certain sales stand out as landmarks by unexpectedly shedding new light on the forces that truly drive the art market. A daylong auction of antiquities at Bonhams this week was one of those enlightening events....
- Egyptian Islamic Ewer Mistakenly Sold As French Jug
United Press International A piece billed as a French claret jug at a Crewkerne, England, auction has turned out to be a medieval Egyptian ewer worth $10 million. The item, which was purchased by an unknown buyer for about $430,000, was described in the...
- Sarcophagus To Go On Sale At Christie's
http://www.artdaily.com/section/news/index.asp?int_sec=2&int_new=17925"The leading lot in Christie’s sale of Antiquities, to take place on December 7, is an Egyptian painted wood sarcophagus and mummy for Neskhons, Third Intermediate Period, Dynasty...
- More On The Outcome Of The Christie's Auction
http://tinyurl.com/bcgx6This brief article on the Daily Star website provides a little more information on the limestone statue purchased by the Kimbell Art Museum, but also this coverage of the purchase of the statue of Nefertari: "Separately, Christie's...
Egypt
$1mn-mummy sold in New York
http://www.metimes.com/storyview.php?StoryID=20061208-070713-7962r
"While many New Yorkers were hunting for bargains in the pre-Christmas sales Thursday, one anonymous buyer opted for a more unusual purchase, picking up a 3,000-year-old mummy at auction. The unnamed, private collector paid $1.1 million for the ancient Egyptian sarcophagus, believed to date from 990 to 940 BC. . . . Christie's did not say what the unidentified buyer intended to do with his new purchase."
Sorry Kat - I know how you feel about this one!
- Antiquities: Downturn In Antiquity Sales
PR Newswire Swansea archaeologist David Gill has been analyzing the sale of antiquities in New York since 1999. Some $300 million worth of antiquities have been sold at Sotheby's and Christie's since 1998. There are normally two sales a year for...
- Antiquities Reveal Surprising Strength At Lower End Of Market
International Herald Tribune (Souren Melikian) Certain sales stand out as landmarks by unexpectedly shedding new light on the forces that truly drive the art market. A daylong auction of antiquities at Bonhams this week was one of those enlightening events....
- Egyptian Islamic Ewer Mistakenly Sold As French Jug
United Press International A piece billed as a French claret jug at a Crewkerne, England, auction has turned out to be a medieval Egyptian ewer worth $10 million. The item, which was purchased by an unknown buyer for about $430,000, was described in the...
- Sarcophagus To Go On Sale At Christie's
http://www.artdaily.com/section/news/index.asp?int_sec=2&int_new=17925"The leading lot in Christie’s sale of Antiquities, to take place on December 7, is an Egyptian painted wood sarcophagus and mummy for Neskhons, Third Intermediate Period, Dynasty...
- More On The Outcome Of The Christie's Auction
http://tinyurl.com/bcgx6This brief article on the Daily Star website provides a little more information on the limestone statue purchased by the Kimbell Art Museum, but also this coverage of the purchase of the statue of Nefertari: "Separately, Christie's...