巴黎时间25日晚，在法国巴黎大皇宫举办的“伊夫·圣洛朗与皮埃尔·贝尔热珍藏”专场拍卖会上，圆明园流失文物鼠首和兔首铜像分别以1400万欧元落锤。

　　千余名来自世界各地的收藏爱好者出席了当晚的拍卖活动。不过，鼠首和兔首铜像拍卖主要在几名电话竞拍者之间进行。经过几个回合的叫价，两尊兽首最终均被通过电话参与当晚拍卖会的买家拍得。目前，两尊兽首到底被几位买家拍得以及买家身份尚不清楚。

　　鼠首和兔首铜像是圆明园“１２生肖兽首”中目前所能确定的仍流落海外的两件。“１２生肖兽首”在第二次鸦片战争时期流失，目前已经回归的有五件：牛首、猴首、虎首、猪首、马首，另外五件龙首、蛇首、羊首、鸡首、狗首铜像至今下落不明。

　　Two controversial ancient Chinese relics were auctioned off on Wednesday night for 14 million euros ($17.92 million) each by anonymous telephone bidders in Christie's sale of the collection of Yves Saint Laurent and Pierre Berge in the Grand Palace of Paris.

　　The bronze sculptures, a rat's head and a rabbit's head, were looted by invading Anglo-French expedition army in the 19th century, when the invaders burned down the royal garden of Yuanmingyuan in Beijing.