There are no better examples of piqué posé tortoiseshell in the world. How often may this be said of a work of art on the market?
A look at the star attractions at Sotheby's in London this November
Sotheby's purchases the Mei Moses Art Indices; top sales from TEFAF New York; and early sales at Asian Art in London
The highlight of the Asian art sales in London is a ceramic masterpiece that was created in China almost a thousand years ago
TEFAF's expansion into New York has been the talk of the art world. Can it pull it off? Meanwhile, FIAC kicks off in Paris and Christie's marks 10 years in Dubai
Christie's New York is offering two mummy portraits at auction this month. What do we know about these strange survivals from antiquity?
London's PAD stands out among the Frieze week fairs; Christie's auctions works from Leslie Waddington's collection, while Sotheby's focuses on Islamic art
Anyone scanning the headlines would have been impressed by the results of the 'classic art' auctions in London in July.
The British Pop artist is hot property at auction – and now there's a welcome exhibition of his work in London, too
From a Dutch Caravaggisti painting to 17th-century Chinese cabinets, here are our highlights from the art market this month
A round-up of this week's top art market stories: LAPADA and START Art Fair return to London, but Multiplied and Art16 are no more
June's auctions see works by Moore, Saville and Picardy exceeding expectations, while several museum-worthy pieces change hands
A round-up of this week's top art market stories, including new attributions for drawings in Brian Sewell's collection and changes in Sotheby's shareholders
What lies behind the growth of the auction house private sale, and what are its ramifications for collectors and the wider art market?
Plus: Old Masters of the Old Masters on the move | Beatrix Potter at 150 | The Leslie Waddington Collection
Our regular round-up of art market news and comment
A look at some of the highlights at Christie's and Sotheby's this week
It's been a turbulent week, but the mood at London's auction houses and art fairs is cautiously optimistic
This loose group of European artists lost out to the American Abstract Expressionists in the 1960s. But are we seeing a revival of interest?
Anna Brady on Hong Kong sales, plus a round-up of the top art market headlines
Rubens's epic painting of Lot and his Daughters treats a morally ambiguous subject with great artistic subtlety. It's bound to do well at auction
Christie's celebrates the great tradition of British painting this month
The estimate is far short of the $100m+ prices notched up in recent years – but then this is a Picasso more cerebral than sexy
Bacon, Warhol, Rothko...All the usual big-hitters appear in this month's blue-chip sales. For the sake of variety, here are a few other highlights