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.
In November 2015, a 70-year old Armenian “Ararat” brandy fetched $120,000 at Sotheby’s. At an auction dedicated to the 50th death anniversary of British Prime Minister Winston Churchill drinks, cigarettes and clothes he preferred were sold.
