Christie’s to auction 15th century work that set out the principles of double-entry bookkeeping

As France’s archetypal screen goddess auctions off her couture wardrobe, she talks film, frocks — and her career-defining friendship with Yves Saint Laurent

Economist’s personal copy of pioneering work set to fetch £500,000 to £800,000

‘Portrait of an Artist (Pool with Two Figures)’ sells for $90.3m at Christie’s auction

Ebsworth collection of American artists nets $317m at Christie’s auction

Designers are looking beyond traditional retail to the sale room

Flagship auctions beat estimates even as bidding thins out at top end of market

Artwork sold for $626,000 in 2013 has estimate of £3m-£5m at Christie’s

These two women are reshaping how the companies sell watches and jewellery

Personal information is the life blood of galleries and auction houses

The chief executive of Christie’s explains why sales are rising at the auction house

Items reveal the idiosyncratic taste of the FT’s late columnist and Agony Uncle

Houses can achieve higher prices for top wines than in the saleroom

Christie’s, Sotheby’s and Phillips see strong bidding for trophy lots in big season sales

Art market speculates on identity of secret buyer of ‘Salvator Mundi’

Renaissance master’s rediscovered portrait of Jesus becomes most expensive artwork ever

Van Gogh ‘Farmer’ picture sells for $81.3m with fees, just shy of record

Amassed over two generations, the artefacts are the ‘last pearls’ of the collection

The artist’s last work in private hands goes up for auction

‘Salvator Mundi’ to go up for auction at Christie’s with estimated price tag of $100m

The auction house is adapting to a customer base buying from home or the beach house

Sale of art from late billionaire philanthropist’s estate could raise more than $500m

Sotheby’s, Christie’s execs buoyed by big ticket purchases