$75m worth of artworks & watches for sale at Christie’s Auction

More than 200 pieces of artworks and luxury watches, estimated to be worth of $7.5 million (Dh25 million) are expected to go under the hammer at Christie’s auctions in Dubai this week. The London auction house will sell a total of 157 paintings, sculptures, drawings and other modern and contemporary Arab, Iranian and Turkish artworks on March 19 at the Jumeirah Emirates Towers Hotel. The artworks have a combined pre-auction value of $5.5 million, while the watches carry a pre-sale estimate of $2 million. Christie’s auctions seek to cater to buyers and collectors at all levels, with estimates ranging from $2,000 to $200,000 for artworks and $1,000 to $350,000 for timepieces.