Measuring 7 cm (just under 3 inches) squared, "Head of a Bear" is a silverpoint drawing on a pink-beige paper. It will lead Christie's "Exceptional Sale" on July 8 in London with a price estimate of 8 million to 12 million pounds($11.14 million - $16.71 million). That could beat the 2001 sale for Da Vinci's "Horse and Rider" for more than 8 million pounds, a record for a drawing by the Italian Renaissance master, according to Christie's. He sold it to Christie’s in 1860 for 2.50 pounds ($3.50), according to the auction house. "Head of a Bear" will go on display at Christie's in New York on Saturday, then in Hong Kong later in the month before going on show in London in June.

Source: bd News24 May 08, 2021 07:52 UTC