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PAD London

Geneva is next stop for art and design fair PAD

19 May 2017

Design fair PAD is to expand to Switzerland with a new event planned for next year.

Jean-Michel Basquiat painting sold at Sotheby's

Basquiat enters top-five highest ever auction prices after $98m sale at Sotheby’s

19 May 2017

A painting Jean-Michel Basquiat set the fifth highest ever auction price in New York last night when it was knocked down for $98m (£76m) at Sotheby’s.

François Curiel of Christie's

Christie’s top man in Asia returns to Europe

19 May 2017

Christie’s chairman of the Asia Pacific region François Curiel is returning to Europe after being promoted by the company.

Lalique necklace

French auctioneers stage annual charm offensive to promote their industry

18 May 2017

‘Journées Marteau’, the annual national initiative aimed at promoting the world of auctions across France, takes place this weekend.

Theresa May

Tory 2017 manifesto: no explicit mention of ivory

18 May 2017

The Conservative's 2017 manifesto launched this morning was dominated by Brexit, social care, education and cyber security but was without the party's intentions on controlling the UK ivory trade. This is in contrast to the 2015 version, which pledged an outright ban on trade in ivory.

Christie’s auctioneer Jussi Pylkkänen

Solid selling rates in New York as Francis Bacon and Cy Twombly lead Christie’s contemporary art auction

18 May 2017

Christie’s evening sale of Post-War and Contemporary Art in New York met with a robust response last night and was led by paintings by two of the biggest names in the market: Cy Twombly (1928-2011) and Francis Bacon (1909-92).

Gaspar Bouttats' Raid on Medway map

West End dealer offers rare engraving of one of England’s worst naval defeats at London Map Fair

18 May 2017

A map showing one of the few occasions since 1066 that a part of England has been occupied by foreign forces will be offered at the London Map Fair next month.