Auction houses
Louvre makes an unexpected splash at Boisgirard auctions with E2.8 million purchase of Ancient Greek horse head
The piece could be a precursor of the Parthenon sculptures
Iran takes out injunction to block Christie's sale of Palace of Xerxes relief fragment
Iran argues that the artefact was acquired through criminal means, although their failure to speak out when the fragment went to auction previously may undermine their case
China opens doors to foreign auction houses
What does this mean for auction houses and the growing number of buyers?
Auction sales of art shrank again in 2003
Figures show between 1.2% and 17% decline in turnover
Christie's Giacometti sale stopped half way through and last 12 lots revoked
Once enough money to pay off the Giacometti Association's bills had been made, the sale was brought to the close, to the chagrin of foreign buyers
How sothebys.com is cutting costs
The loss-making site is shutting down its UK offices
The traditional roles of auction houses and dealers are beginning to diminish
How the auction houses are encroaching on the dealers’ bailiwick, and why these are still in business
As France opens its auction market predictions are optimistic that “France could regain its supremacy in Europe”
Gérard Champin is the president of new regulatory body for auction sales
Sotheby’s ends auctions in Chicago
Twentieth-century decorative arts market may shift to local firms and Phillips
LVMH raises Phillips’ society profile by appointing titles to the board
Ushering in a new age of glamour on Phillips board
Drouot to close for FFr40 million revamp
Fury at likely choice of railway warehouse as temporary replacement
Christie's leads the way as auction houses expand into China
But the local market is contracting
A new head of Asian art at Phillips: Interview with Colin Sheaf
“London remains a huge centre for collectors all over Europe”
Ads for art get professional with a $6 million budget for eyestorm.com
A slick campaign of prominent ads for multiples by contemporary artists is being counted in London, New York and San Francisco
The market for antiquities is growing, unfazed by protesters
As last month’s antiquities sales boomed, The Art Newspaper surveyed leading dealers and specialists in New York
Winners and losers of the market 1996-97
The art market strengthened and the salerooms saw their profits leap, however the pre-tax profits of dealers fell
Databases of stolen art can help thwart art thieves and promote vigilance
Registering items in such databases can bring peace of mind
Are auction houses creating a bigger market for all or squeezing out the competition?
In 1998 we reflected on Sotheby's and Christie's recent move to sell cutting edge contemporary art as being a watershed moment
A strong local identity in the LA market
Twentieth-century design, Western and Latin American art, movie memorabilia and jewellery dominate the auctions
Let’s all pull together: Christie's to collaborate with The European Fine Art Fair in Basel
Unprecedented alliance between auction house and art and antiques fair
A teeny bit middle-aged: Art Basel 1997
Our correspondent warns against doing what the auction houses do just as well
Partnerships in the French auction market
Commissaire-priseurs unite in preparation for 1998
New York auction houses appeased as Monet and Giacometti achieve solid prices and Japanese bidders clinch record sales for Gris
Impressionist and modern sales '96 report
Chinese privatise their auction scene
Rapid advances as new companies model their catalogues and conditions of sale on Western models
Phillips moves into Judaica sales in New York
A difficult market now centred on Israel and Amsterdam
Don’t just berate the thieves: look at the museums and excavators too
In the last of our series which publishes talks given in London this summer, Professor Sir John Boardman, Lincoln Professor Emeritus of classical archaeology and art at Oxford, singles out three areas for concern.
Indian art generates solid sales as Persian market shows signs of life: Indian, South East Asian and Islamic sales 1995
Strong bidding from expatriate Iranians recalls pre-Revolution prices
Is New York taking over from London for Old Master drawings?
Christie's cancel a London sale and European dealers are flocking to the US to buy and sell
As more private libraries are put on the block, the question arises —are we running out of old libraries?
Some of Europe’s oldest collections have recently been broken up: are there many left, and who is buying the books?