Auctioneering

Online edition of India's National Newspaper Thursday, Sep 21, 2006 The last price is... Auction houses for art are the in-thing nowadays. RANA SIDDIQUI finds out why HAMMERS DOWN! Artworks are fetching tremendous prices at auction houses Much before India's art market saw a boom, Christie's and Sotheby held some charity auctions in India in 1987 and 1989. Then came Bowrings, which held a couple of auctions. But despite its prestigious name Bowring's didn't get a legal space in India