Six heritage items go for Rs 1.75 cr at Paris auction
In yet another jolt to the UT Administration, heritage furniture of the city has been auctioned abroad. This time, six heritage items were sold for a record Rs 1.75 crore during an auction conducted by Sotheby’s, an auction house, at Paris on November 27.
Among the six items auctioned was an illuminated reading table from the Panjab University Library, which fetched Rs 89 lakh.
This is the third biggest auction in over a month in which the heritage items were sold for crores.
The last two auctions were held in the USA and London in the last week of October.
Earlier, three items were sold for around Rs 1. 50 crore during an auction conducted by Phillips, an auction house, in London on October 24.