It turns out that the auction for the bronze fountain heads held by Christie’s was sabotaged by a Chinese “patriot” who now says that he refuses to pay. BBC NEWS | Asia-Pacific | China ‘patriot’ sabotages auction. It will be interesting to see how this plays out. Share on Facebook
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Chinese patriot sabotages auction
Monday, March 2nd, 2009China sanctions Christie’s – Cultural property or political property?
Thursday, February 26th, 2009According to a Bloomberg report “China said it will tighten control on the activities of Christie’s International, hours after the auction house sold a pair of Qing Dynasty bronzes in Paris for 31.4 million euros ($40 million), ignoring calls to return them.” For starters, the heads were designed by an Italian creator. Add to this Continue reading →