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2023 was a patchy year for auction houses and galleries but a surge in luxury goods and big-name sales softened the blow
Twice-yearly auctions are part of the house’s expansion strategy across luxury sectors and aim to attract younger buyers
From Gustav Klimt to Elizabeth Peyton, pictures of people are some of the hottest lots
Asia stalwart Patti Wong leaves Sotheby’s; Frank Auerbach on the rise; Danish hidden gem at Christie’s
New saleroom and offices will occupy six floors of Hong Kong tower block by new M+ museum
Designers are looking beyond traditional retail to the sale room
Flagship auctions beat estimates even as bidding thins out at top end of market
Christie’s, Sotheby’s and Phillips see strong bidding for trophy lots in big season sales
Sotheby’s, Christie’s execs buoyed by big ticket purchases
Christie’s reveals figures for 2016; fashion gets arty; investment in Düsseldorf
Retail oversupply and a new love of vintage watches are to blame
From a Heuer Carrera chronograph to a gold Breguet and a ‘Magician Box’
Auction houses Phillips, Christie’s and Sotheby’s turnround spring sales
London gets snap-happy; ivory ban in France; Phillips raises buyers’ premium
Sotheby’s sees bidders become sensitive to economic uncertainties despite record sale prices on art
Top lots find buyers but auction house cautions on ‘soft’ prices for lesser works
Auctioneer who transformed the market for collectable watches will go head to head with his former employer
New gallery for HK; French fillip for Christie’s; arrests in Italy
PacMan’ heads toMoMA as a feud over royalties brews in France
Miami online; Riyadh on the radar; a bespoke speedboat for ‘everyday oligarchs’
PAD’s mix of art and design is luring crossover collectors
More change in China, a powerful start to the autumn season and White Cube in Brazil
Sales of Impressionist and Modern art got off to a limp start in London but one painting sparkled
Caroline Roux on a celebration of Thomas Heatherwick’s tireless invention
Simon de Burton on a single sale of 4,363 items
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