Drouot sales up 16%, Christie’s extend lead

Sales at the Hôtel Drouot in Paris rose 16 per cent in 2005 to €414m (£280m), but firms based elsewhere in the city also continued to increase their market share.

Christie’s cleared €100m in France for the first time, with sales up 33 per cent to €115m (£77.7m).

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