The main representative of this auction house in India appointed an expert on the art business JUNEJO Gayatri (Gayatri Juneja)

On Bonhams auction in London
Source: artinfo.com

Just a few months had passed since then, as Bonhams held a number of important appointments in their offices in Southeast Asia, and now restless auction house decided to do the same in India. Last week, while many thousands of collectors and Art lovers be worn out heels on the resulting Fair India Art Fair, Bonhams announced the appointment of Gayatri JUNEJO (Gayatri Juneja) as its new representative in India, New Delhi. JUNEJO Indian woman, a professional education in the art business in the UK and Switzerland, will be one of the the world's leading auction houses on the market, the volume of which, according to recent data, approximately $ 400 million.

JUNEJO in 2009 led his own business in sales of luxury goods, and Bonhams expects its experience will help to establish important connections in India. "Her previous work has taught her to deal in luxury goods markets and art in Britain, and her Indian upbringing Bonhams will make new acquaintances in this country," - said the auction house on the site.

Of course, this is not the first step Bonhams at the Indian art market. The auction house sells Islamic and Indian art for over 25 years, passed through its halls many works of exquisite miniatures of the Mughal Empire to Mamluk or Ottoman works on metal. In the mid-1990s Bonhams diversified its product range to include modern and contemporary South Asian art. But with the appointment of Dzhanedzhi auction house moves into a phase of "presence on the spot," which foreshadows its increasing role in the region . This summer, Bonhams will hold its first auction of modernist and contemporary artists, dedicated to South Asia.

so much further moves Bonhams, strengthening its presence in Southeast Asia, and hiring a new representative in India? Point destination may well be the neighbor of India, Pakistan. The whole world is watching with interest the development of art of this country, which is rising rapidly in price, it becomes more and more popular, but it still did not survive his auction boom. But then things can change. According to head of the Middle East Bonhams Mehrin Rizvi (Mehreen Rizvi), Pakistani art - the next most popular after Iran.

Prepared by Mary Onuchina, AI < /em>

Sources : artinvestment.ru