Simon Upton, Courtesy of Christie’s London English country style lovers, rejoice! Renowned fashion and homewares designer Jasper Conran is downsizing, trading his apartment at New Wardour Castle in Wiltshire for a smaller home in Southwest England. As part of the move, he’s auctioning off his vast collection of furniture, art, […]
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Peter Copping collaborates with Christie’s
This spring, from 29 April to 20 May, Christie’s London will be staging the Collector sales. Featuring an exquisite array of 17th-, 18th- and 19th-century furnishings, it comprises 400 lots of varying styles, from the high Rococo of Louis XVI to English Regency and into the Japanese-inspired and revivalist motifs […]
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Sotheby’s and Christie’s Look to Luxury as a Coronavirus Antidote
LONDON — Twenty years ago, Sotheby’s and Christie’s made money by auctioning art. And that was about it. Now, in a process fast-forwarded by the coronavirus pandemic, technology is transforming these venerable names into very different-looking businesses. Luxury is making that difference. Sotheby’s, under the tech-savvy ownership of […]