Yuanmingyuan relics lost the first rat and rabbit statue in Paris was the first price auction

Paris Time 25 evening Grand Palais in Paris, France, "organized by Yves Saint Laurent collections with hot" special auction, Yuanmingyuan relics lost the first rat and rabbit, respectively, the first statue to drop 14 million euros hammer. 2 animals were the first night by telephone to participate in the auction buyer won the bid. Beast in the end the first two were taken a few buyers as well as the buyers identity is unclear.

More than from collectors around the world attended the evening's auction. However, the rat and rabbit the first bronze statue of the first major auction in the auction were several telephone between. After several rounds of the asking price, eventually the first two animals were involved in the night of the auction by phone buyers will be taken. At present, in the end the first two animals were taken a few buyers as well as the buyers identity is unclear.
The first rat and rabbit are the first bronze statue of Yuanmingyuan, "the first 12 Lunar New Year animal" can be identified in the present are still living abroad 2. "Lunar New Year animal first 12" in the second period of the loss of the Opium War, the current has returned to have the five: the first cow, the first monkey, tiger head, the first pig, horse first, while the first five long, snake-head, the first sheep, chicken First, the first dog statue are still unaccounted for.

Was informed that the auction results, to the French court to stop the loss of Yuanmingyuan relics rat rabbit the first bronze statue of the first auction of the European Convention for the Protection petita Chinese Arts Federation President Bernard Gomez said that he was very heartbreaking. He hoped that Chinese buyers are photographed statue in these two animals first, so that objects can be returned to China. Gomez also stressed that his proposed claim, apart from hope to be able to stop the auction house Christie's auction, but also wish to remind the French people concerned about the fate of Chinese cultural objects.
Once published in the French burned the Yuanmingyuan insider expose the works of "1860: Yuanmingyuan great catastrophe," the French historian, veteran journalist Bernardalso the first to know Yuanmingyuan rat and rabbit auction results of the first statue to the Xinhua News Agency reporter Biao Shi , he can understand the feelings of Chinese people. He hoped that whoever bought the capital of these two beasts be able to respect them back to China.
In addition, 25 evening activities in the auction at the same time, some in France and the overseas Chinese students in the Grand Palais in Paris auction to be held in front of the protest activities. Them to passers-issued Yuanmingyuan and the introduction of the auction promotional materials. One student said that the first two animals for the French people are news, but it is the history of Chinese people, I hope be able to help through the protests of the French people understand the history of the Yuanmingyuan, as well as respect of these two beasts bumpy first experience living overseas.