When the priceless is soldAuctioned Armenian masterpieces Armenian art pieces are not only displayed at museums across the globe but are also part of collections bought at prestigious actions Sotheby’s and Christie's. These are mostly medieval manuscripts and miniatures. May 17, 2016 PanARMENIAN.Net - Four Gospels, glazed paper, New Jugha, 1695. Written and illustrated at Surb Amenaprkich church by Azaria Jughayetsi. Sold at Sotheby’s for £30,000. Estimate £12,000-18,000.
Armenian carpet, Tavush. Sold for £3,500 Handwritten Gospel, 17th century. Sold for £13,750 at Sotheby’s. 271-page parchment manuscript with the pictures of birds, animals and humans. Estimate £4000-6000.
Gospel, 1656-1658, consisting of 265 pages, presumably copied by Azaria Jughayetsi in the 17th century. Sold at Sotheby’s for £8,125.
Handwritten prayer book decorated with miniatures, consisting of 147 pages, 16th century, origin unknown. Sold for £4,750.
Gospel, 9th-12th century, parchment. Sold for £8,750.
The most expensive painting by Armenian artist ever sold at Sotheby’s was Arshille Gorky’s (Vostanik Adoyan) “Impatience” (1945) canvass auctioned for $6.802.500.
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