A big week for Phillips, Sotheby's, and Christie's

Ten items from one collection withdrawn from New York auctions

Phillips’s chief executive says Frieze might have distracted potential buyers

Set of sheep sell for $746,500

Phillips’ international star talks about plans for the future, guarantees and what happens to those unsold pictures

Market gains ground as annual auctions bring in new collectors

Insurance for sellers or market manipulation?

Sarah Morris, Mark Bradford, and Andy Warhol are this season's London highlights

The market has recalibrated, but major pieces spark highly charged bidding wars

Houses keep their heads above water with wider international selection

Saatchi sells two Kippenberger paintings

$6m from sale of Chinese paintings, including a Zeng Fanzhi, encourages him to review his remaining collection

But Bacon brings profitable business to Christie’s and Sotheby’s

The sales include the private collection of Marino Golinelli

Eggleston peddles to a new record

The luxury goods mogul cuts his losses from auction house investment

Twentieth-century decorative arts market may shift to local firms and Phillips

Ushering in a new age of glamour on Phillips board

Gary Hume, Sam Taylor-Wood and Cecily Brown prove that it’s never too soon to be an auction star

The auction house has acquired a 5,000 square foot facility in Manhattan

“London remains a huge centre for collectors all over Europe”

A difficult market now centred on Israel and Amsterdam