Art works sold during the auction in Dubai collected a total 6.7 million dollars, double the value reached in the last auction held by Christie's in Dubai in April.
The two-day event concludes on Wednesday night as jewellery and watches go under the hammer. Christie's expects total sales to range between 12.9 and 17.8 million dollars.
Mustafa's "Remembrance and Gratitude" broke his own record registered in a similar auction in 2007.
Indian artist Tyeb Metha's painting "Untitled (Yellow Heads)" came second with a price of 578,500 dollars, while Turkish Burhan Dogancay's "Rift" was sold for 242,500 dollars, and Iranian Charles Hossein Zenderoudi's "Kharjee Spirit" fetched 218,500 dollars.
The jewellery highlight at the auction is expected to be a pair of diamond earrings, each weighing slightly more than 15 carats, with an estimated value of between 400,000 and 600,000 dollars.
"Despite the global economic crisis... the appetite for art in the Middle East continues to grow, and also the appetite for Middle Eastern arts," said Michael Jeha, Christie's Middle East managing director.
Jeha told reporters that since its first auction in 2006, Christie's sales in Dubai have risen by 400 percent. (AFP)
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