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Rare blue diamond sold for $57.5 million at Sotheby's auction in Hong Kong
Fp Staff •The massive 15.10-carat step-cut gem, also called as The De Beers Blue, was sold at the auction house after an eight minute bidding war among four hopeful buyers
Tipu Sultan painting sells for more than Rs 6.25 crore: All you need to know about the artwork depicting the Battle of Pollilur
Fp Explainers •A painting that showcases the erstwhile sultan of Mysore, Haider Ali, and his son, Tipu, riding into battle against the British troops of the East India Company has fetched about Rs 6.28 crore (£6,30,000) in an auction at Sotheby's
Rare blue diamond expected to fetch $48 million at auction: All about this precious gem
Fp Staff •The ‘De Beers Cullinan Blue', a 15.10- carat diamond, was found in the Cullinan mine, South Africa, in 2021 and has attained the highest rankings
Famed British seascape by JMV Turner to be auctioned; the painting is expected to sell at a whopping US $8 mn
•The seascape canvas is on display alongside over 650 other paintings, sculptures and decorative arts in Sotheby’s multi-roomed exhibit.
Mountbatten family's gold bracelet, enamel elephants made in India fetch over £5.6 million at London auction
•A collection of 350 personal items belonging to Patricia Mountbatten were part of an online auction by Sotheby's.
Winnie the Pooh map, illustrated by EH Shepard, sets record for most expensive book illustration at $570,000
Fp Staff •Forty years after the map was first published, it appeared in the Disney film Winnie-the-Pooh and the Honey Tree
Akbar Padamsee's 'Greek Landscape' painting sells for record Rs 19 cr
Ians •Contemporary Indian artist Akbar Padamsee set a new high at Saffronart's auction with his work Greek Landscape going under the hammer for Rs 19.19 crore, breaking his earlier record.
Picasso's 'The Rescue' auctioned for $31.5 million at Sotheby's
Fp Archives •Pablo Picasso's colorful 1932 oil painting The Rescue sold for $31.5 million at a New York auction Wednesday, far exceeding its $14 million to $18 million estimate.