Rare painting by Turkey's last caliph sold at auction
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October 12, 2013 - 11:56 PM |
ISTANBUL — A rare oil painting by Islam's last caliph, the whereabouts of which were unknown for decades, fetched 1.6 million lira ($804,000) at auction on Sunday.
An anonymous collector secured "Women in the Courtyard," by Abdulmecid II in 1899, after a hotly contested round of bidding. The asking price had been 1.2 million lira.
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