Friday, February 27, 2009

Chinese heads sold at YSL auction

Chinese heads sold at YSL auction

A bronze rabbit's head is auctioned in Paris, 25 February 2009
China had urged Christie's to halt the auction of the Qing dynasty sculptures

Two 18th-Century statues claimed by China have been sold at the Paris auction of late fashion designer Yves Saint Laurent's collection.

The two bronze sculptures of a rabbit and a rat, looted from Beijing's Old Summer Palace in 1860, sold for a total of more than 31m euros (

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