Christie's CEO Was "Panicked" Over Chinese Buyer Default, Leading to Private Sale of Ancient Bronze

Eileen Kinsella (2014). Christie's CEO Was "Panicked" Over Chinese Buyer Default, Leading to Private Sale of Ancient Bronze. ArtNet News. 21 March.

Title Christie's CEO Was "Panicked" Over Chinese Buyer Default, Leading to Private Sale of Ancient Bronze
Publication Date 21st Mar 2014
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Source ArtNet News
Country China
Region South and East Asia
Art type Antiquities
Subject Market
Comments "The Asian art department staff had been working on the sale for over a year and believed the price of the vessel could climb as high as $50 million on the auction block."
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