Economics

Sotheby’s banks on its galleries

The chairman and chief executive of Sotheby’s, Bill Ruprecht, has said that the auction house’s plan to open another private gallery space in London this autumn will help to boost earnings... MORE

Published online: 11 May 2013

 
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