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Western collectors still paying highest prices for top lots of Asian art
While Chinese sustain the middle market for rare but flashy cinnabar, rhinoceros horn and cloisonné
Contemporary auction sales report: Boom continues, leading to some inexplicable results
One buyer pays against the odds for Sean Scully, while new records are set for Chilida, Hockney and Baselitz, among others
New Ukrainian buyer spends £12 million on Modern paintings
American buyers have returned and Asian collectors were also active
Two plump catalogues prove the major auction houses can drive the contemporary market
A week of new records will leave dealers wondering how to set their prices
Reynolds’ Portrait of Omai to remain in the UK, but in private hands
The painting which was bought at Sotheby's was banned from leaving the country - now what?
War provenance art: a growing source of supply in the market
Christie’s follows Sotheby’s and appoints a director of restitution
London Impressionist and Modern art sales report: Modigliani and Matisse overtake soft-focus Impressionists
Renoir, Sisley, Pissarro and Degas are yesterday’s stars
Contemporary auction sales report: British art makes the great leap
Bacon and Auerbach triumphed as Sotheby’s and Christie’s racked up impressive totals
1933-1948—the dangerous years: how Sotheby's check art for tainted provenance
A Sotheby’s lawyer describes the work of its provenance research team
The market for Irish art has matured: collectors are buying more selectively and hunting for bargains
Yeats and Orpen run out of steam
British auction houses develop ties with Cambodia
Sotheby's and Christie'shave been working with Cambodian authorities and organisations in the art world
¡Viva España! Spanish market comes of age alongside strengthening economy
Interest in the field is surging as new collectors enter the fray
Rothschild sale brought British collectors out
Sotheby's sale lands within estimate at £1.3 million
New York auction season report: Strong bidding, powerful prices
Sotheby’s cuts losses, sells London Institute
Strong demand for Old Master paintings from private collectors boosted prices in summer sales
Rediscovered Rembrandt made £6.9 million
Both Christie’s and Sotheby’s walk away from their contemporary sales claiming to have bettered their rival
Sotheby’s scored a superior strike rate, but marginally lower proceeds
Contemporary sales report: Storm warnings prove inaccurate
Problematic Warhols hinder Christie’s but Sotheby’s sparkles with Richter Riley, Barceló and Flanaghan
Sotheby’s to close online art sales site in May
Just a year after Sotheby’s announced a strategic alliance with the giant auction site eBay, it has thrown in the towel and will stop online sales of art and antiques, from May
The supply of surrealism on the art market means that collectors can still tap into this movement
The Surrealism sections of the February sales in London were the only to produce sparkling results
Decorative arts today: Where to find that coffee-filter ballgown
Contemporary applied crafts on show at Sotheby’s
Partial success for Japanese woodblock prints at the Bérès sale
Hokusai is now hotter than Sharaku
Works of St Ives School artists continuously increasing in popularity
Leading the pack are Nicholson and Hepworth, while prices for Lanyon, Hilton and Heron are rising dramatically
The latest auction results show a boom in figurative art (of the right kind)
Collectors of Modern art are paying fancy prices for Richter, Barceló and Doig
Demand for early oak furniture has fluctuated throughout the 20th century, and even though prices have risen sharply in recent years, pieces are still "very underpriced"
Minimalist interiors are being decorated with showy accent pieces
Hervé Poulain and Reneé Le Fur make surprise announcement that the pair are joining Artcurial-Briest group
The Sotheby’s-friendly team is joining Artcurial
Post-War and Contemporary sale report: where have all the Warhols gone?
Record prices for Andreas Gursky, Peter Doig, Luciano Fabro and Douglas Gordon
How sothebys.com is cutting costs
The loss-making site is shutting down its UK offices
Sotheby’s and Christie’s kick off the long awaited now open French auction market
Inaugural sales do well
1991-2001: a mini-guide to a decade in the art market
From a game-changing Japanese scandal to price-fixing at the world's leading auction houses, we look at the most significant developments over the past ten years