Promised
a member of the royal family of Qatar is the world's most expensive watches and
other memorabilia worth nearly $ 83 million, Sotheby's (BID), the auction houses
of debt, according to court documents.
Ben Mohamed Ben Ali Sheikh Saud Al-Thani, cousin of the emir of Qatar, tribal art and jewelry with diamonds antique table design, Patek Philippe of Geneva, Switzerland, the auction house Sotheby's, the auction house said for the record, in the October 12 New York Department of State. Replica Watches including one called Supercomplication tomb of Henry, a record $ 11 million, Sotheby in 1999 to buy a pocket watch anonymous.
Al-Thani, has been playing since the end of September, two causes, one of which is known as the leaders failed to pay $ 1.98 million in coins ancient Greek, was called in January. A British court, a judge today to extend a freeze on $ 15 million in capital requirements Emirate coin dealer, Al-Thani said, seems to have left at least 11 auction houses and dealers in the last 18 months free of charge, including 42 $ 10,000 yuan against Sotheby 's.
Al-Thani, it was not possible to reach for a comment. Al-Thani said that a man who finds himself in the head office in London Portman Square, near the residential complex is out of the country a month of private sector employees. Andrew ravines, based in New York, the auction house Sotheby spokesman said the company does not comment on private trade arrangements.
Ben Mohamed Ben Ali Sheikh Saud Al-Thani, cousin of the emir of Qatar, tribal art and jewelry with diamonds antique table design, Patek Philippe of Geneva, Switzerland, the auction house Sotheby's, the auction house said for the record, in the October 12 New York Department of State. Replica Watches including one called Supercomplication tomb of Henry, a record $ 11 million, Sotheby in 1999 to buy a pocket watch anonymous.
Al-Thani, has been playing since the end of September, two causes, one of which is known as the leaders failed to pay $ 1.98 million in coins ancient Greek, was called in January. A British court, a judge today to extend a freeze on $ 15 million in capital requirements Emirate coin dealer, Al-Thani said, seems to have left at least 11 auction houses and dealers in the last 18 months free of charge, including 42 $ 10,000 yuan against Sotheby 's.
Al-Thani, it was not possible to reach for a comment. Al-Thani said that a man who finds himself in the head office in London Portman Square, near the residential complex is out of the country a month of private sector employees. Andrew ravines, based in New York, the auction house Sotheby spokesman said the company does not comment on private trade arrangements.
House rules
"It is not unheard of in the auction business, when the client is running in the funding problems, the auction house, to take the property instead of paying," said Michael standing, one of the founders of Artvest of a new office in New York, to provide former Chief Operating Officer of the art market and the financial services arm of investment advisory at Christie's auction house. Plummer said he did not know the specific circumstances of the Al-Thani.
Al-Thani family, once established Qatar, while his grandfather and uncle as emir of the Gulf countries, according to David Roberts, held in Doha, the Royal United Services Institute deputy director. Al-Thani, previously backed National Committee of Qatar, culture, arts and heritage, where he led a national effort to create a new museum to spend more than $ 150 million works of art and collectibles, at the end the 2005 decade, the Art News.
2005 arrests
His attempt to capture the iconic photographs retro works for himself and Qatar, to pay $ 15 million to $ 136, including the work of the late Alfred Stieglitz, and $ 88,000 USD birds John Austrian DuPont in the United States, Bristol, UK , according to Daniel Wade, the editor of a news website run by Paul Fraser stars
Already in 2005, was arrested Al-Thani, the Qatari capital Doha, the alleged misuse of public funds, according to the magazine Art News Herald and the Telegraph in the UK there is no official records on whether Al-Thani, Qatar Embassy in Washington to talk The man did not respond to phone calls a reporter seeking comment.
Chiefs comeback in the art market, after several years, the Arts and Crafts name as one of the world's best 10 collectors in August 2011. At the time of publication Al-Thani is estimated to have spent tens of billions of dollars, the art of the past two years.
"It 's an expert, said:" Peter is thin, thin arms and armours, his list of websites for clients such as the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York and London, Victoria and Albert Museum in London dealers. Finer, Al-Thani, has been selling products since 1990, at one point, a huge sum of money, "and complete the emirate has been to conduct their own impeccable.
Greek coins
Al-Thani in January, successfully bid for the money, $ 3.25 million, including a gold single from the ancient Greek city Pantikapaion bring the head of a bearded satyr, according to the lawsuit filed in Washington , DC, October 9, by AH Baldwin & Sons Washington and Dmitry Markov Coins and Medals, London, New York, M & M coin limited liability company. Al-Thani, also did not pay any money Actresses emirate charge monthly interest rate of 2%, according to the judgment in London today, to expand the freezing of assets and $ 15 million procedures in the United States.
The contract of sale between Al-Thani and coin dealers is necessary to resolve all disputes to be in Washington, DC, the judge, the applicant requested the frozen assets in the United Kingdom, as the leaders have the property.
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