Pinault’s gift helps to end Chinese spat with Christie’s 07 May 2013 The Pinault family, owners of Christie’s and the luxury goods group PPR, are to hand back to China the two Qianlong bronzes that caused great upset when offered for sale in Paris four years ago. NewsInternational
Piasa have designs on the Left Bank in Paris 11 February 2013 Paris auction house Piasa are making a bold leap across the Seine and opening a new saleroom on the rue du Bac, thereby becoming the first Parisian auctioneers to hold sales on the Left Bank. International
New York Contemporary sales bring back feelgood factor 19 November 2012 The Contemporary art market rose to a new level last week as both Sotheby’s and Christie’s saw record sales in New York. Art Market
Christie’s set record total for Contemporary art auction 15 November 2012 Making the most amount of money ever seen for a Contemporary art auction, Christie’s evening sale on November 14 made a staggering $363.5m (£237.6m) hammer. Art Market
Lively demand at Paris auctions for Egyptian antiquities 08 November 2012 Egyptian artefacts are one of the bullish sectors in the antiquities market and this has been reflected in sale results on both sides of the Channel last month. International
Double bill of Egyptian delights 05 November 2012 The late November antiquities double bill at Drouot held by Pierre Bergé et Associés kicks off on the 29th with a library of works on Egyptology. International
Greek gold, wreathed in $275,000 splendour 22 June 2012 ROUND UP: The pick of three lots of classic jewellery at Sotheby’s latest antiquities sale in New York from the collection built by Jan Mitchell was this 4th century BC Greek gold wreath of two olive branches bound with shoots of ribbed leaves and berries. International
Paris salerooms annual results see the top three way ahead 16 January 2012 Late December is when the Paris rooms traditionally produce their ‘bilan’ or annual sales figures. For 2011, as in 2010, there remain three front runners who are way ahead of the others. International
Mexico sparks new tribal art row in Paris 28 March 2011 A ROW has erupted after another attempt by South American interests to intervene in a tribal art sale in Paris.
Big three pull away in Paris 17 January 2011 AUCTION turnover figures for Paris in 2010 show the city’s three major firms – Christie’s, Sotheby’s and Artcurial – gaining market share at the expense of crisis-ridden Drouot.
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