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Salvator Mundi will break Old Master auction record as seller dispute rumbles on
Pent-up demand for top material kicks off New York's key auction week, with a $81.3m Van Gogh and records for Léger, Magritte, Man Ray and Vuillard
Discretionary sellers gain confidence in the market and Christie's leads its contemporary sale with Da Vinci—but recent overreaches sound a cautionary note
At HK$294.3m, the Ru ware piece set a record for a Chinese ceramic at Sotheby's during Hong Kong's busy autumn auction and fair series
Market’s appetite shows no signs of flagging for fresh works that are correctly priced
Christie’s moves October auction to London as rival plans first sale in the UAE
Collectrium is a digital multi-tool for art collection
While Sotheby's struggled with Little Electric Chair, Christie's had no such problems
The colour white proves particularly popular as Sotheby’s expert heralds “a new dawn for Italian art”
The works are being sold by Westdeutsche Spielbanken to raise funds for restructuring
In 2014 we noted that market speculation can offer rich rewards, but in the long term, it may do collectors more harm than good
The restitution of Cambodian statues by major museums and auction houses is an encouraging sign
Zhang Lan bought Little Electric Chair for $10.5m
Cambodian officials believe the last two looted works out of seven are in Denver Art Museum and the Cleveland Museum of Art
The restitution of Cambodian statues by major museums and auction houses is an encouraging sign
A selection of objects with exceptional histories
Christie's finds itself caught up in the ongoing forgery scandal
A big week for Phillips, Sotheby's, and Christie's
The return of objects is not just an international issue—domestic claims can also offer insights.
Ten items from one collection withdrawn from New York auctions
Uncertainty over whether the work—once owned by Goering—was looted has apparently left it unsaleable
The auction attracted 263 bidders, and 1,500 bids from 36 countries
Raphael’s Head of a Young Apostle was the centre of attention during London’s Old Master week last month
Identifying forgeries being sold on websites is not enough to tackle the problem
The inaugural sale made $17m last month
A new breed of buyer is crossing over from modern and contemporary art and acquiring the top pieces in every field
Record price for early work sends late graffiti artist into “super blue-chip” territory as demand—and prices—soar
Set of sheep sell for $746,500
