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Collaboration between the two spheres does not always benefit the market
Collectors seek top antiques in a market with a dwindling supply
Martin Creed installation opens 30th June
This account by the UK chairman of Sotheby’s is enthusiastic but superficial
Isabel Rawsthorne diptych on the block at Sotheby's
“Crude and brazen forgeries” of the artist's work are popping up in the market
Buyers were active in recent auctions and three new art funds have been started
Was the price forced up at Sotheby's sale?
This sales report demonstrates the intense interest in Russian late 19th-century classical paintings, early 20th-century modernist paintings, and Fabergé works
Globalisation, competition, and massive price increases are forces behind a new market
Baron Ullens is acquiring new works for his Beijing gallery
Historical works were popular
In 2006 we reported that attempts to accurately measure the market are being thwarted by auction guarantees and private sales between tight-lipped collectors
An unnamed East European collector bought several works at both Sotheby’s and Christie’s
Neither will the National Gallery’s Ambassadors which was judged too fragile to travel across London
But older decorative arts of the subcontinent fail to excite buyers
Oil-rich private collectors are dominating the salerooms and pushing aside dealers and investment funds
An anonymous Russian collector's investment in Dora Maar au Chat has lead several important works to enter the market
Trial of Marion True continues with more evidence against her presented in court
The Tate could not raise the money to buy this unique portfolio. Will a US museum save it before it is dispersed at Sotheby’s?
Most auctioneers reported increased sales in 2005
New buyer beat established collectors at Sotheby’s impressionist and modern art sales in New York
Collectors shunned many 18th- and 19th-century works
While Chinese sustain the middle market for rare but flashy cinnabar, rhinoceros horn and cloisonné
One buyer pays against the odds for Sean Scully, while new records are set for Chilida, Hockney and Baselitz, among others
American buyers have returned and Asian collectors were also active
A week of new records will leave dealers wondering how to set their prices
The painting which was bought at Sotheby's was banned from leaving the country - now what?
Christie’s follows Sotheby’s and appoints a director of restitution
But major works failed to sell