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Chinese Collectors Buoyed Smaller Auction Houses In 2010
It turns out that a rising tide of Chinese collectors lifted all ships (in the auction world) last year. Read MoreRecords Tumble At Sotheby’s Asian Art Auction Series In Hong Kong
Sotheby's pulled in a record-breaking grand total of HK$3.08 billion (US$400 million) this week in Hong Kong, more than its spring and autumn 2009 auctions combined. Read MoreArtTactic’s Chinese Contemporary Art Market Confidence Survey Shows Continued Strong Recovery
Over the past 18 months, the emergence of the mainland Chinese auction house as a strong regional force and the growing clout of new Chinese collectors has led ArtTactic to conclude that Chinese contemporary art volume in 2010 could approach 2007 pre-crisis levels. Read MoreHong Kong On Course To Become World’s Top Wine Auction Market Within Year
Hong Kong has emerged as Asia's wine auction hub over the past two years, driven by the enthusiasm of local wine lovers or new mainland Chinese wine collectors, but on the strength of wine auctions from the first six months of this year it appears that Hong Kong is on track to become the largest wine auction market in the world. Read MoreVideo: Edward Dolman Discusses The Auction Market’s Eastward Shift
The Financial Times has posted an interview with Edward Dolman, Christie's International chief executive, in which Dolman explains the eastward shift in the auction industry. Read More