Central Bohemia buys rare artwork at London auction

The region of Central Bohemia has purchased a rare piece of medieval art emanating from the region for a price of 510,000 pounds (17 million crowns). The work, a 15th century miniature depicting silver mining in the Central Bohemian town of Kutná Hora, was auctioned at Sotheby’s for a starting price of 3 million crowns, and the region paid nearly double the price the auction house had originally expected. The governor of Central Bohemia, Social Democrat David Rath, who participated in the bidding, said the final price was roughly the maximum the region had been able to spend.