A wide range of valued jewelery valued at $ 31 million, presented by the Sotheby's auction house in Dubai, has included collections of the most important royal jewels, including the jewelry of Queen Marie Antoinette, who has not been publicized for 200 years and will be auctioned on 14 and 15 In Geneva. The exhibition, which opened yesterday at the Dar Al-Dar in the Village Gate at the Financial Center in Dubai, also held a collection of paintings to be exhibited for sale at the London auction on October 23, as well as works of Islamic art.
The jewelry department carries a prominent collection of jewelry belonging to royal and noble families, spanning centuries of European history, from the 16th Louis era until the fall of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. The collections offer a rare glimpse into one of the most important royal dynasties in Europe.
"The most prominent part of the exhibition is Queen Marie Antoinette's jewelry department, which includes a range of valuable pieces, including the brooch, which contains a distinctive piece of jewelry," said Daniela Machiti, Pearls, with an estimated value of between one million and two million dollars, which is the most expensive and the highest value in all the exhibits in the auction ». Machiti said that the collections presented contain many distinctive birchas and extraordinary designs dating back to the 18 th and 19 th centuries, which earn historical value, along with the real value of large diamond stones and pearls of rare sizes and shapes, noting that the estimated value ranges from $ 24.6 million Up to $ 37.3 million, which means that the average price of $ 31 million, and described the purchasers of these pieces, as they are the jewelers of rare and old jewelry, confirming that the number around the world is not large.
In addition to jewelry, the exhibition offers a wide range of paintings, mostly of modern art. "We are exhibiting a collection of works to be exhibited at the London auction on October 23 and 24, and we will show 10 paintings out of 66 paintings that will be on display for sale," said Mr. Baghstani, head of sales for Arab, Turkish and Iranian art at Sotheby's in London. Auction ». He pointed out that there are a lot of important works, including the work of the Iraqi artist Mahmoud Sabri, «Funeral», which dates back to 1961, it is not easy to get them, especially that the average price of the painting of the artist up to half a million dollars . He noted that the exhibition includes important paintings, including the work of artist Bahman Mahsas, as well as the sculpture of Mahmoud Mokhtar, which depicts Egyptian agriculture in a bronze sculpture dating back to 1930, explaining that «undoubtedly complete the extraordinary work with the work of Lebanese Shafiq Aboud, and Munir Farmanfarmanian ». He said that these paintings are characterized by their versatility, because they are characterized as museum paintings, and difficult to find easily.
Islamic Art
The exhibition includes a wide range of Islamic art, ranging from the Koran to paintings, as well as silk cloths with hand embroideries. The collection also includes Indian jewelry, said Edward Gibbs, president of Sotheby's Middle East. He pointed out that one of the most prominent pieces in the exhibition is a piece of the Koran written in kufic script. He noted that Islamic art is one of the arts that the West is eager to acquire. There are people from 30 countries around the world attending the auction to buy these works, especially as they are historical treasures.
- Consumers from 30 countries around the world are attending the auction to buy business.