Sales at Christie’s Hong Kong show the strength of the Chinese and Asian markets.  Running from November 23rd through November 28th everything from fine wine to rare jewels and watches were available for sale.  The quality provided prove Hong Kong as a leading auction center.  You can read the highlights of the sales provided by Chrisitie’s here: http://campaign.r20.constantcontact.com/

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The following is a press release provided to the Hansen Ohana by our affiliate’s at Christie’s:

RECORD WEEK FOR CHRISTIE’S

NOVEMBER POST-WAR AND CONTEMPORARY ART EVENING AND DAY SALES,

INCLUDING THE FIRST SALE OF WARHOL FOUNDATION, AT CHRISTIE’S NEW YORK

TOTAL $525 MILLION   

ANDY WARHOL LEADS THE WEEK WITH A TOTAL OF WORKS SOLD FOR $ 100.1 MILLION

CHRISTIE’S DAY SALES FETCH A COMBINED $96 MILLION

New York – Christie’s two-day sales series devoted to the finest in Post-War and Contemporary Art realized a combined total of $508 million. Including the results of the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts with three single-artist sales, which realized $17 million on November 12th, the grand total for the week of Post-War and Contemporary Art is $ 525 Million.

Throughout the sales, strong results were achieved for works by Pop artists, Abstract Expressionists, and  Cutting-Edge Contemporary artists. Following the historic evening sale which became the most valuable auction ever in the category, at $412.3 million, Christie’s achieved a combined $96 million during the two sessions on Thursday. ‪

“Christie’s sales of Post war and Contemporary art this week in New York showed tremendous strength and energy, with a record combined result of $ 525 million.  The incredible response we saw from bidders this week is a testament to the increasing depth and diversity of this collecting category. With our $412 million Evening Sale on Wednesday and our $96 million Day sales on Thursday, we witnessed strong prices for works of art across all mediums and price levels and reached an exciting new threshold for the auction market globally “ analyses Brett Gorvy, Chairman and International Head of Post-War and Contemporary Art.

Rare gems and watches went up for auction on November 12th at the Chrisitie’s Geneva Auction.  New auction records were set in the purchase of a colorless diamond in the amount of $21.5 million as well as a Patek Philippe Platinum Wristwatch that sold for $3.9 million.  You can read the entire Christie’s News Alert article.  The Hansen Ohana is a proud affiliate of Christie’s International Real Estate.