DUBAI.- Christie’s established Dubai’s place as a truly international sale centre with the introduction of a two part sale format, in line with the major auctions in London, New York and Hong Kong. The most important works of the season were offered at this evening’s auction of Modern and Contemporary Arab, Iranian and Turkish Art Part I, with a second session (150 lots) to follow offering works at a more accessible price level, encouraging a new, younger group of collectors to participate. With a pre-sale estimate of $4.5 million, this evening’s auction (Part I) realized $4,998,850 USD / AED18,360,776.