Posts Tagged ‘bronze’

The stolen items sold for 14 million euros each

January 11th, 2010 | Tags: , , , ,
Two Chinese antiques that have attracted controversy were sold Wednesday night for 14 million euros (17.92 million dollars) each to anonymous telephone buyer at the sale by Christie’s collection of Yves Saint Laurent and Pierre Berge at the Gran...

The heads of rat and rabbit bronze sold in Paris

January 10th, 2010 | Tags: , , , ,
heads of rat and rabbit a bronze from the zodiac fountain of the Summer Palace of Emperor Qianlong of the Qing dynasty were sold respectively to 14 million euros (excluding fees), Wednesday at the sale Auction Collection Yves Saint Laurent and Pierre ...

YSL Sale / Bergé, a Chinese professor calls to retrieve the bronze heads by diplomacy

January 9th, 2010 | Tags: , , , ,
Continued antiques lost the old Summer Palace in Beijing (the Yuanmingyuan) must continue through. This was called Wang Yunxia, a law professor at the Renmin University of China and specializes in antiquities and heritage.
In Paris, a French cou...

The two animal heads in bronze would probably be returned to China

January 4th, 2010 | Tags: , , , ,
A court in Paris has opened a hearing Monday, February 23 at 11:30 (Paris time) on the auction in case of two animal heads in bronze Park Yuanmingyuan (Garden of Perfect Clarity), reported the Daily of Guangzhou.
On 22 February the complainant, ...

The heads of rabbits and rats bronze Yuanmingyuan will be auctioned at 19:00 February 25 in Paris

January 1st, 2010 | Tags: , , , ,
An employee of the press center of the French company Christie’s has confirmed to Xinhua on February 18 that the heads of rabbits and rats bronze Yuanmingyuan swept abroad, which are part of a collection of 12 heads of animals representing all t...

The old Summer Palace in Beijing opposed the auction of bronze heads

December 29th, 2009 | Tags: , , , ,
The direction of the old Summer Palace in Beijing (Yuanmingyuan) said Tuesday it opposes auction of relics that the museum would be lost or redemption of his relics, which were looted, as is the case for both imperial bronze statues to be auctioned in...

Return of heads of rabbits and rats bronze Yuanmingyuan, a Chinese lawyer will today travel to France

December 17th, 2009 | Tags: , , , ,
“If everything goes well, after I fly tomorrow to France for preparations before bringing this case to justice,” revealed February 16 Yang Liu, Beijing lawyer and founder of the Action return of antiquities lost Yuanmingyuan. He pledged to...

The auction of animal heads in bronze garden of perfect clarity will not be open to public

December 9th, 2009 | Tags: , , , ,
Following protests from China, the auction of bronze heads of rabbit and rat the Garden of Perfect Clarity (Qian Yuan) was removed after negotiations between the seller and buyer reported on February 10 the newspaper The DailyEurope.

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