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Rockefeller auction plus leap in private and online sales drive 26% increase
A “purr-fect” ending to the story of the missing pottery object found in the collection of the artist’s secret granddaughter
Tacca's Hercules is star of the bronzes, while Carracci's military portrait and Rembrandt's print find favour where Rubens's daughter flounders in £31.1m sale
No big hitters, but overall quality and new buyers from Asia and Latin America buoyed £42.6m auction, with £5.3m record for Canova set in day sale
Veteran Old Master dealer will join the auction house in New York at the end of the summer, months after selling his inventory there
Bronze and marble take centre stage during Old Masters sales week, although Dresden Mars returns home without going on the block at Sotheby's
Christie’s introduces day sale format and established names give way to new talent
Artist was 80 years old when he began the painting of a former Tate cataloguer
The Romanian painter’s prices have increased 160-fold over the past decade. But who, or what, is behind this steep rise?
Sotheby's sale fell below estimate while Christie’s provided some cheer, showing there is still money in Monet – but only the right one
Anny Shaw asks if auction houses and dealers should pay their dues to the artists from whom they profit
Object was returned to consigner not museum from where it was looted at the end of Second World War
Aguttes sold the fossil to an anonymous buyer, who may name the new species, despite protests from paleontologists
Hostile relations between Russia and the West following attempted poisoning of former MI6 spy may dampen bidding at London's Russian sales
Villa Grisebach says price is the highest paid for any work in a German auction
Still no evening auction, but blue-chip artists make way for fresh talent in new day sale format
Blaming an ingrained culture, auction houses vow to correct imbalance in women’s pay and representation in the highest ranks
Advisory group NM Rothschild has reportedly been brought in to oversee a possible sale of the British auction house
Highlights include works by Cady Noland, Kerry James Marshall and Lyonel Feininger
The heads of Christie's, Bonhams and Phillips speak on market shifts, challenges and why they believe their model will succeed
Our pick of highlights from upcoming auctions
Dealers will be compelled to verify identity of customers buying art for €10,000 or more
Our pick of highlights from upcoming auctions
Our pick of highlights from upcoming auctions
Announcement comes days after auction house reinstates buyer's premium in online sales
Our pick of highlights from upcoming auctions
Painting of artist’s lover and muse comes to auction for the first time at Christie’s New York in May
Discrepancy comes under scrutiny as more than 10,000 companies submit figures to the Government Equalities Office
Our pick of highlights from upcoming auctions
