The art market: ‘When you have the right property ... you get fireworks’
Quality works of art are still attracting buyers, as demonstrated at last week’s autumn sales in New York, writes Georgina Adam
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Where is the market now?
London’s leading contemporary art fair is still a force to be reckoned with – but there are plenty of other shows and sales in town this autumn
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The art market: Abu Dhabi’s new fair
With its stellar committee the event represents a leap upwards in the quality and value of the art on offer, writes Georgina Adam
Furniture fit for a king
Susan Moore visits a rare exhibition of the innovative and opulent works of André Charles Boulle, arguably the most famous of all cabinet-makers
How Ebay compares with a flea market
Does the online auction site rival trawling through endless stalls or scouring antiques shops? Ben Luke puts Ebay to the test
Beyond the boom
As collectors, artists, curators and dealers converge for Frieze art week, the question on everyone’s lips is, ‘Where is the market now?’ says Georgina Adam
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The art market: French flair
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The art market: The talented Mr De Pury
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The art market: A week of madness
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Sale of the week
Sale of the week: Geneva jewels
Simon de Burton says the Christie’s sale includes an un-mounted ‘D flawless’ diamond weighing 62.3 carats and reported to be ‘Type IIa’
Sale of the week: The Attenboroughs’ collection
All the works on offer are by British artists and could realise a total of more than £2m, writes Simon de Burton
Sale of the week: Fallout from the fervour
The objects on offer range from what is believed to be a trial specimen of Mao Zedong’s ‘Little Red Book’ to a collection of Red Guard armbands, writes Simon de Burton
Sale of the week: Cantankerous, uncomfortable and not very fast
The growing number of events for ‘veteran’ cars – built before 1905 – and the fact that relatively few were made has caused prices to soar, writes Simon de Burton
Upcoming UK sales
The salerooms are back in full swing with a broad range of sales. Simon de Burton selects the most interesting auctions coming up in the UK
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