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Early highlights from Christie's October 2009 sales in Dubai
- United Arab Emirates: Thursday, July 09 - 2009 at 12:48
- PRESS RELEASE
Each year Christie's seeks to introduce a new sale category into its Dubai sales - Turkish art was first offered in October 2008 and Saudi Arabian art featured for the first time last April.
This season, Christie's will be offering an impressive selection of works from the Indian Subcontinent including works by renowned masters such as Maqbool Fida Husain and Syed Haider Raza.
Saudi Arabian works will be included again after their success last season. A work by the Iranian photographer Shirin Neshat (born 1957) is one of the highlights.
Among the western artists whose works will be represented in the sale is an exciting group of three perspex tables by Yves Klein, filled with his trademark vivid paint colours. Led by his Table D'or, the blue, red and gold tables each carry an estimate of $15,000-20,000.
Jewels and Watches
Wednesday, 28 October, 2009 at 7pm
Jumeirah Emirates Towers Hotel, Dubai
Christie's 6th series of Jewels and Watches sales in the Middle East will be led by a selection of rare coloured gemstones, exquisite natural pearls and spectacular diamonds crafted into jewels by many of the world's leading designers including Cartier, Van Cleef and Arpels, Bulgari and Harry Winston. After the resounding success of the watches offered in April's sale, Christie's will once again be offering a selection of complicated timepieces by some of the world's leading watch brands including Patek Philippe, A Lange & Söhne and Rolex.
Early jewellery highlights include a rare diamond, ruby and pearl necklace, set with 21 antique taviz and octahedral-shaped diamonds, typical of traditional Indian jewellery estimated at $200,000-300,000; a 12.36 carat emerald ring (shown above), framed by a border of diamonds styled as a ribbon tied in a bow at each side; and a charming diamond tassel pendant set with 115 carats of briolette-cut diamonds, mounted in platinum.
Both sales are sponsored by Credit Suisse, one of the leading global providers of financial products and services in Private Banking, Investment Banking and Asset Management.
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About Christie's Middle East
Christie's commitment to the Middle East is unrivalled. Christie's was the first international auction house to have established a permanent presence in the Middle East when a representative office was opened in Dubai in April 2005 with regular sales held since 2006.
Christie's auctions in the Middle East have achieved over $127m to date, and totaled $8.8m in its most recent sales in April.
In October 2008 Christie's held their first exhibition of international highlights in Abu Dhabi in order to further develop their presence in the Middle East.
About Christie's
Christie's, the world's leading art business had global auction and private sales in 2008 that totaled £2.8 billion/$5.1bn.
Christie's is a name and place that speaks of extraordinary art, unparalleled service and expertise, as well as international glamour. Founded in 1766 by James Christie, Christie's conducted the greatest auctions of the 18th, 19th and 20th centuries, and today remains a popular showcase for the unique and the beautiful.
Christie's offers over 600 sales annually in over 80 categories, including all areas of fine and decorative arts, jewellery, photographs, collectibles, wine, and more. Prices range from $200 to over $80 million.
Christie's has 57 offices in 32 countries and 10 salerooms around the world including in London, New York, Paris, Geneva, Milan, Amsterdam, Dubai and Hong Kong.
More recently, Christie's has led the market with expanded initiatives in emerging and new markets such as Russia, China, India and the United Arab Emirates, with successful sales and exhibitions in Beijing, Mumbai and Dubai.
Credit Suisse
As one of the world's leading banks, Credit Suisse provides its clients with private banking, investment banking and asset management services worldwide.
Credit Suisse offers advisory services, comprehensive solutions and innovative products to companies, institutional clients and high-net-worth private clients globally, as well as retail clients in Switzerland.
Credit Suisse is active in over 50 countries and employs approximately 47,800 people. Credit Suisse is comprised of a number of legal entities around the world and is headquartered in Zurich. The registered shares (CSGN) of Credit Suisse's parent company, Credit Suisse Group AG, are listed in Switzerland and, in the form of American Depositary Shares (CS), in New York.
Posted by Nadeen El Ajou
Thursday, July 09 - 2009 at 12:48 UAE local time (GMT+4)
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