Sotheby’s outpaces Christie’s across ‘transformative’ year

Sotheby’s edged ahead of Christie’s in terms of annual turnover in 2020, with private and online sales helping both firms offset declines in totals from live auctions.

Sotheby’s reported turnover for the year at $5bn (£3.6bn), a 4% rise on 2019 – when total sales we…

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