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Christie’s Trims South Asian Sails, Does Well in London

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Jun 01, 2017
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Christie’s yesterday scored at its annual early summer auction in London of South Asian modern art with sales totaling £5.9 million (US$7.66 million) with more than 90 percent of 69 lots finding buyers.

That has helped rebuild Christie’s regional reputation after a poor auction result in Mumbai last December and a subsequent cost-cutting decision to stop…

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