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Art marketarchive

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

Cambodiaarchive

Pillaged Cambodian art sold at Sotheby’s and displayed in the Met

Despite being published last year by the International Council of Museums, severed stone heads are circulating in London and New York

Art marketarchive

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?

Looted artarchive

What future for the looted Krebs Collection?

Rumours of a Sotheby’s valuation have encouraged talk of auction

Sotheby'sarchive

Sleeper found at Sotheby's found to be genuine fifteenth-century sculpture

Very few bronzes survive from this period, making the piece a remarkable find

Art marketarchive

Contemporary sale report: School of London resilient in contemporary art auctions

Francis Bacon’s “Pope” fetches top price at Sotheby’s

Raphaelarchive

Raphael re-discovered in Northumberland Collection

Raphael’s “Madonna of the Pinks” has now been firmly reattributed after cleaning

Numerous parties claim the Sevso Silver Roman hoard valued at £100m belongs to them, entrenching themselves in the New York courts

Legal complexities ensue, with deceit, conspiracy and covert dealing surrounding the treasures history becoming certain

Art marketarchive

Brodsky tables bills to restrict the freedoms of N.Y. auction houses

Populist legislation involves no more “chandelier” bids, loans to buyers, or secret reserve

Baselarchive

New branch of Sotheby’s to be located in Basel

Ruedi Staechelin appointed leadership role