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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.

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