Christie's had record art sales of $7.13 billion in 2013, prompted by a 30 percent increase in new buyers including strong participation from growing markets such as China. Along with the auction house's extended presence in China and India, its Asian art sales experienced continuous demand to gross $940.6 million — a 42 percent increase. More...
Top ten lots sold at auction at Christie's in 2013:
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1. Francis Bacon, Three Studies Of Lucian Freud, oil on canvas, in 3 parts, painted in 1969, sold at $142,405,000.
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