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Botticelli's "Man of Sorrows" was sold for $45,419,700 at a Sotheby's auction in New York. The rare portrait of Christ by the 15th century Italian old master was painted later in his life. IMAGES
Three day sale in Bervely Hills sees Beatles' drum kit sell for millions. Sarah Mills reports.
The Rock, the biggest white diamond ever auctioned, sells for a hammer price of 18.6 million Swiss francs ($18.8 million), far short of the record for such a jewel. IMAGES
London (UK), Oct 8 (EFE).-(CAMERA: Jorge Hinojosa / Claudia Sacrest) On October 15, Christie's house will auction for the first time David Hockney's work "Guest House Garden" with an estimated price of up to 7 million pounds.
New York, May 13 (EFE/EPA).- A vibrant, large-scale portrait that Pablo Picasso painted of his muse and lover Marie-Thérèse Walter fetched a huge $103.4 million on Thursday at a Christie's auction in New York.The bidding for "Femme Assise Près d’une Fenêtre (Marie-Thérèse)" started at $45 million and shortly after surpassed $55 million, the top estimate of the auction house experts, to stop at $90 million, to which fees and taxes were later added.The astronomical price was reached after an almost 20-minute battle between two phone buyers. (Camera: ARCHIVE). ARCHIVE FOOTAGE OF 'FEMME ASSISE PRÈS D’UNE FENÊTRE (MARIE-THÉRÈSE)' BY PABLO PICASSO AT CHRISTIE'S AUCTION HOUSE IN NEW YORK, NEW YORK, US.SHOT LIST:
Assam (India), Jul 23 (EFE/EPA).- (Camera: Rituraj Konwar)Torrential monsoon rains, that have been lashing India's northeast for weeks, have killed at least 93 people and affected 2.8 million residents, official sources said on Thursday. With four more deaths being registered within the last 24 hours, the death toll maintained by the Assam Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA) since late May - when the first heavy downpour took place - has climbed to 93. According to the latest bulletin of the provincial authority, the majority of the victims lost their lives due to floods, while around 20 were killed in landslides. FOOTAGE OF FLOODS IN ASSAM.