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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
Contemporary sales report, London: Infectious enthusiasm pulls in bidders at Sotheby's
Bacon, Kitaj, Warhol and Richter attract keen competition
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
Low totals, but dealers' worst fears assuaged: Impressionist and Modern sales '94, New York
Reasonable results, with collectors looking lively
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?
What future for the looted Krebs Collection?
Rumours of a Sotheby’s valuation have encouraged talk of auction
Unexpected success in contemporary auctions, where unidentified Californian collector buys $3.5 million Gorky and $925,000 Hockney
Despite lukewarm predictions and no blockbuster items there was increased buyer confidence
Contemporary art sales 1994: Poor stock meets fittingly lukewarm response, exemplified by Sotheby's Warhol fiasco
Contemporary art sales '94 auction report
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
Sotheby’s President Michael Ainslie discusses the 1991 figures
Decorative arts no longer the Cinderella
Buyer confidence returns at Impressionist and Modern paintings sales as collectors - not speculators - drive the market
The auction houses bring out six long-held major estates to tempt collectors
Contemporary sale report: School of London resilient in contemporary art auctions
Francis Bacon’s “Pope” fetches top price at Sotheby’s
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
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
New branch of Sotheby’s to be located in Basel
Ruedi Staechelin appointed leadership role
Rauschenberg’s fifteen minutes: an assessment of the artist's impact as he takes over New York
After Warhol and Johns, it’s the turn of the globe-trotting