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    A brush with sophistication

    Life, Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 05/06/2019

    » On a recent Saturday in a packed James Christie Room at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, Rahul Kadakia kicked off the auction at 5.30pm sharp. From there the figures quickly rose to dizzying heights, not unlike the skyscrapers that dot the metropolis.

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    Christie's looks for more Thai bidders

    Life, Kong Rithdee, Published on 27/07/2016

    » Premier auction house Christie's is celebrating its 250th anniversary this year. In Asia, the company first held an auction in Hong Kong in 1986, clocking in nearly US$2 million. Twelve years later in 1998, Christie's Auction (Thailand) opened its doors at the then-Peninsula Plaza on Ratchadamri Road.

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    The time for art

    Life, Kong Rithdee, Published on 30/06/2016

    » Sebastian Errazuriz said that as a child he didn't recall any friends saying they wanted to grow up to become a watchmaker.

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    A master and his music

    B Magazine, Kritini U-dompol, Published on 18/01/2015

    » Turn the radio on and the chances are you will hear one of Nitipong “Dee” Honark’s songs. For the past three decades, it has been his lyrics that have influenced Thai popular music.

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    Keeping the alive story

    Life, Published on 12/02/2014

    » Opening the ancient, wooden bi-fold doors of Wik Kru Thawee Theatre is reminiscent of a scene in a mummy movie where the lead actor — perhaps an intrepid archaeologist, or explorer — pries open a long-sealed tomb. Dust stirs as the stagnant theatre air mingles with air from outside. Rays of midday sunlight beam across the darkened chamber, only instead of revealing a gilded sarcophagus flanked by riches, the only treasure to be found was row after row of wooden bench seats; the thrones of movie-goers of decades passed.

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    The right time and place

    Life, Prapai Kraisornkovit, Published on 04/10/2013

    » All roads lead to Hong Kong during Watches & Wonders 2013, Asia's first haute horlogerie exhibition, which ended on a high note last week after around 16,000 visitors, from 750 representatives of the region's media to retailers, collectors, admirers of watch mechanisms and lovers of luxury goods, enjoyed the warm and welcoming atmosphere throughout.

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