Courtesy Christie's

Parviz Tanavoli, "The Wall and the Script" (2007)

Courtesy Christie's

C.F. Martin & Co. guitar, made in the 1930s

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DUBAI—Top lot: The Wall and the Script, 2007, a sculpture by the Iranian artist Parviz Tanavoli that combines traditional Persian calligraphy with modern Minimalist form, brought $218,500 in a sale dominated by Middle Eastern buyers.

NEW YORK—Top lot: Once owned by TV’s singing cowboy Roy Rogers, this C. F. Martin & Co. guitar, made in the 1930s, brought a record price of $554,500. Rogers was still just an average Joe going by the name Leonard Slye when he paid $30 for the guitar at a California pawnshop in 1933.

"In Brief: Christie's" originally appeared in the July/August 2009 issue of Art+Auction. For a complete list of articles from this issue available on ARTINFO, see Art+Auction's July/August 2009 Table of Contents.