Private Sales

Auctioneers conducting private sales was once an almost unthinkable practice in the art and antiques trade. But since around 2000 it become an increasingly notable part of the business, especially for Sotheby’s, Christie’s and other of the world’s leading salerooms.


Private treaty sale beats auction record for violin

03 March 2008

Sotheby’s have announced the private treaty sale of a Guarneri del Gesu violin to the Russian businessman and collector, Maxim Viktorov.

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