100 kg of seeds.

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One-hundred kilograms of seeds went under the hammer for $ 560,000

17:29 • 16.02.11


In London, at Sotheby's auction for 350,000 pounds (over $ 560,000) were sold 100 kilograms of sunflower seeds, made of porcelain, transfers Korrespondent.net.

Seeds have created one of the most famous contemporary Chinese artist Ai Weiwei. As previously reported, the lot is estimated at 80,000 - 120,000 pounds sterling.

Online bidder who wished to remain incognito, bought a porcelain sunflower seeds for 349,250 pounds (over $ 560,000), nearly three times greater than the estimate. Thus, he paid per kilogram of seed 3,5 thousand pounds (about $ 5.6 million).

In addition to seed Aya Weiwei, the auction also sold works by Andy Warhol's multicolored Marilyn Nine (3.2 million pounds).

Trade has become the leader of Abstract Painting (Abstraktes Bild) by German artist Gerhard Richter - 7.2 million pounds sterling.

In addition, the auction were sold of the Spanish sculptor Juan Muñoz (Juan Munoz), paintings by American artist Christopher Wool (Christopher Wool), and the Japanese Takashi Murakami (Takashi Murakami).

Overall, the auction, which took place on the night of Wednesday 16 February, brought to the auction house Sotheby `s 44,4 million pounds ($ 72 million), reports Bloomberg.

It should be noted that the auction was for a time postponed due to protests activists Arts Against Cuts, unfolded in the hall for trade banner reading orgy rich and throw up 50-pound notes.
 
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