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Asia Week auctions reveal breadth of the market
Christie’s and Sotheby’s dominate in terms of value but smaller firms can compete in the field of Asian art, with the internet’s help
Podcast episode 12: Old Masters after the Leonardo and Art Basel in Miami Beach
We talk Titian, Constable, Veneziano, Wright of Derby, Van Dyck and, yes, Leonardo, with art historian Bendor Grosvenor. And we get Judd Tully’s views on Miami’s annual art fair.
Three highlights from London's Old Master auctions
Rothschild's El Greco, a candlelit scene by Joseph Wright of Derby and an out of season crucifixion scene lead pre-Christmas sales
Hungary takes control of half of Sevso silver
Budapest government strengthens claim for rest of long-disputed hoard after handing over €15m
Catalogues raisonnés rivals dispute Bonhams’s Modigliani
The authenticity of Jeune Fille aux Cheveux Noirs is questioned, but only by some experts
Turkish artists get more international exposure following art sale at UK auction houses
A careful look at the catalogues unveils some of the peculiar dynamics of the market for Turkish contemporary art
Collectors pay top prices for the highest quality work of Islamic classics
Christie’s totals higher, but Sotheby’s had the standout individual piece
Lukewarm reception of US's first Iranian contemporary art sale a reflection of tentative market
Experts blame poor sales on a dearth of representation in US museums
For sale: works seized by Stasi
The East German intelligence service confiscated hundreds of items in the 1970s and 1980s, which are now being returned to their rightful owners and their heirs
Hungary wants to negotiate with Lord Northampton over Sevso silver
Based on its belief that the Sevso silver rightfully belongs to Hungary, the Hungarian government is seeking an out-of-court settlement with Lord Northampton
Bonhams u-turns on no-sale of Sevso silver
Last month the auction house told us it would not sell the hoard, but now it says it might
Bonhams to show Sevso silver in first exhibition since its discovery
Scholars, curators, dealers and collectors have been invited to the private exhibition of the treasure known for its astonishing provenance
LVMH’s Bernard Arnault pulls out of Bonhams
The luxury-goods mogul had owned a 49.9% stake in the auction house
Mayfair gallery unveiling show, titled “Ape artists of the 1950s”
Dolphins, horses, dogs and elephants are redefining the notion of “art brut”
London Impressionist and Modern art sales report: Modigliani and Matisse overtake soft-focus Impressionists
Renoir, Sisley, Pissarro and Degas are yesterday’s stars
There has been a softening in the middle-range of the art market
Percentage rates are down in many areas for the first half of the season
Contemporary decorative arts at Bonhams for £50 to £48,000
The 'futures' department aims at spotting the antiques of tomorrow
The Charles E. Lees collection of 100 portrait miniatures is being sold at Bonhams
100 to be sold, including Thomas Cromwell from the studio of Hans Holbein
Have the salerooms killed off London as a major player in the Asian art market?
Top dealer Giuseppe Eskenazi blames the auction houses
Benin bronzes take limelight at sales of tribal art in London
Tribal art expected to do well at upcoming sales