Picasso’s “Hommes Assis” sells for 9.6 million RMB ($1.57 million) at Christie’s first mainland China auction. SHANGHAI — Gathered beneath a cloud of crystals in the ballroom of the Jing’an Shangri-La Hotel, bidders spent 154 million RMB ($25 million) at Christie’s first independent auction in mainland China. “It was a perfect storm of positivity,” said … More Christie’s First Shanghai Sale Moves $25 Million in Jewelry and Art