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    • Thursday, 9 February, 2023
      The Art Market
      De Kooning and Richter hit the block at Phillips for £24mn

      Single-owner sale of Middle East art for Sotheby’s; Frieze alumni launch consultancy; is Bonhams for sale again?

    • Tuesday, 8 October, 2019
      InterviewWatches & Jewellery
      Auctioneer Sharon Chan on younger buyers’ growing appetite for watches

      Head of Bonhams’ Asian watch division says the house faces a challenge from retailers of pre-owned pieces

    • Sunday, 9 September, 2018
      Inside BusinessKate Burgess
      Bonhams’ future growth may be in the lap of the gods

      New private equity owners Epiris need to address online sales as mid-market stagnate

    • Tuesday, 4 September, 2018
      Life & Arts
      Bonhams snapped up by private equity group Epiris

      Auctioneer eyes market share gains from bigger rivals Christie’s and Sotheby’s

    • Friday, 19 May, 2017
      Life & Arts
      Record $110.5m Basquiat sale caps fine art market rebound

      Sotheby’s, Christie’s execs buoyed by big ticket purchases

    • Friday, 5 May, 2017
      Personal & Household Goods
      Households may be hoarding a fortune in vintage jewellery

      The value of antique and period jewellery has increased by more than 80% in the past decade, says Bonhams

    • Thursday, 23 March, 2017
      Personal & Household Goods
      As prices climb, fake watches get broader and better

      Rarer models are easier to imitate, but not everyone minds having a ‘Frankenwatch’

    • Thursday, 23 March, 2017
      Personal & Household Goods
      Novelist Jackie Collins’ jewels up for sale

      Proceeds from certain lots in the auction will go toward charities supporting young women

    • Monday, 16 January, 2017
      Personal & Household Goods
      Jewellery round-up: a book on jeweller Temple St Clair

      Tiffany & Co partners with Outset Contemporary Art Fund; Louis Vuitton’s Twist bracelet; Chopard to unveil the Garden of Kalahari

    • Monday, 26 September, 2016
      Personal & Household Goods
      Auction houses lose Hong Kong watch department heads as sales collapse

      Retail oversupply and a new love of vintage watches are to blame

    • Monday, 26 September, 2016
      Personal & Household Goods
      Star of Sotheby’s Hong Kong watch sale

      An auction on October 5 will feature a rare Patek Philippe Reference 5013P

    • Saturday, 3 September, 2016
      Personal & Household Goods
      Watches as diplomatic gifts find their time has come again

      Ambassadorial Rolexes with national insignia are back in fashion

    • Saturday, 3 September, 2016
      Personal & Household Goods
      Jeweller embraces piracy for new cufflink range

      Deakin & Francis creates new collection in celebration of its 230th anniversary

    • Wednesday, 22 June, 2016
      World
      Classic cars get top marques as high-powered assets

      Ferraris and Porsches easily outperform hedge funds and an array of other investments

    • Friday, 20 May, 2016
      The Art Market
      The Art Market: New York sales down but not out

      London gets snap-happy; ivory ban in France; Phillips raises buyers’ premium

    • Friday, 5 February, 2016
      European companies
      Rare 1957 Ferrari sold for over €32m

      Two bidders race over Le Mans 400bhp veteran

    • Friday, 5 February, 2016
      World
      Liquid asset? Whisky outperformed gold (and wine) in 2015
    • Sunday, 31 January, 2016
      World
      Nigerian art collectors rode economic boom

      Lagos has developed a vibrant art scene thanks to wealthy patrons and cultural innovators

    • Monday, 26 October, 2015
      Energy sector
      Afren’s fall brings top African art to market

      Administrators to auction oil group’s collection of leading modern artists from Nigeria and Ghana

    • Thursday, 15 October, 2015
      ReviewLife & Arts
      1:54 Contemporary African Art Fair, Somerset House, London

      A small fair that gives a powerful sense of the continent’s rich diversity

    • Monday, 28 September, 2015
      Personal & Household Goods
      Pieces with provenance: the maharaja’s jigha

      Bonhams have set an estimate of £30,000 - £40,000 for the 18th century turban ornament

    • Friday, 25 September, 2015
      The Art Market
      The Art Market: A postcard from Paris

      International auction houses in China; a new president takes the reins at ADAA; Warsaw’s ‘Art Weekend’

    • Friday, 25 September, 2015
      Retail & Consumer industry
      How to invest in whisky

      Investors cautiously toast new market opportunities

    • Thursday, 4 June, 2015
      Personal & Household Goods
      Masterclasses in appreciating the finer things in life

      Collectors are honing their expertise and learning about stones

    • Thursday, 19 February, 2015
      Life & Arts
      Bonhams auction signals signs of recovery for fine wines

      Data suggest demand stabilising after years of volatility

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