Bonhams Holds First Middle East Auction Featuring Some Of The Biggest Names In Modern Arab Iranian And Indian Art
Published January 8th, 2008
Bonhams, the international fine art auction house established in the UK since 1793, will hold its first Middle East auction sale in Dubai. The auction will be held March 2 to 4 at Dubai’s Royal Mirage Hotel. Featuring some works from some of the biggest names in modern and contemporary Arab, Iranian, Indian and Pakistani art including India’s Francis Newton Souza, Syria’s Louay Kayyali and Iran’s Nasser Ovissi. Fine jewellery and watches will also be included in the sale.
“We have a well-established reputation in sales of Indian and Pakistani art in London, where we recently achieved a world-record of £602,400 for the auction of an historic Raj painting by Raja Ravi Varma,” said Claire Penhallurick, Bonhams’ Director of Islamic and Indian Art.
“We are expecting an encouraging and positive response from our first auction in the region. It is early days for the local art scene and difficult to predict the potential of the market, however the opportunity for development is vast.”
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