Art
In 1987 Feldman joined together with ex-Christies President, Geza Von Habsburg and others to form Habsburg Feldman SA. Headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland, it held major auctions in paintings, watches, jewellery, art-deco, art nouveau and objets d'arts in centers all over the world. Ranked as the world's third biggest auctioneer, the company established world records selling a Patek Phillippe watch "Le Calibre" at 5 million Swiss francs and "La Rhubarbe", a piece of Galle glass at 1.5 million Swiss francs in 1988. Feldman also established a new record for a painting by Marc Chagall at US$4.62 millions in the same year. In 1990 Feldman left the company over differing views with his associates regarding business strategies.
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