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Linford Christie's niece forced to return Miss England crown after brawl

06.11.09

Miss England hands back her crown after alleged nightclub brawl with fellow beauty queen over her boyfriend... more

King Kong: Why Hong Kong is booming again

06.11.09

Hong Kong used to be the place to go to seek your fortune when you'd failed in the City. But now only the most successful Londoners can afford to brave the high-risk, high-rise island... more

Raphael drawing for Vatican frescoes set to fetch record Ł16 million at sale

20.10.09

Study by the Renaissance master Raphael for one of his frescoes in the Vatican is set to smash records when it is sold next month... more

Art buyers put their money on Doig as the next Hockney

01.07.09

Christie's defied the chill of recession to stage a Ł19million auction of contemporary art in London - with 86 per cent of the lots selling... more

Picasso matador makes a dashing Ł7m at Sotheby's

25.06.09

The Alice in Wonderland world of art defied reality as Picassos climbed to Ł7million and a Monet to Ł6.3 million at Sotheby's and Christie's summer Impressionist and Modern Painting sales in Mayfair and St James's... more

Picasso's two musketeers: One for almost Ł7m and all for Ł15m

18.06.09

Two paintings by Pablo Picasso created on successive days will be sold by rival auction houses for a total upper estimate of Ł15million this month... more

Desperate Housewife bidders set Ł5 million record for a Hockney

14.05.09

An auction record for a David Hockney picture was set at Christie’s in New York when his Beverly Hills Housewife sold for Ł5.28 million... more

Huge home for the Haunch

11.03.09

The Haunch of Venison, one of London's most successful private galleries, has set up shop in the former Museum of Mankind.... more

St Laurent's Deco armchair sells for a record Ł19m

26.02.09

The three-day sale in Paris of the paintings, furniture and objets d’art of Yves St Laurent ended last night in record prices and a stampede out of money into art... more

Monet-spinner boosts Ł63m sale

05.02.09

The art market was left in confusion at Christie’s when its big London winter auction of Impressionist and Modern Pictures turned into a totally unexpected Ł63 million roaring success... more

Impressionist greats on show before Ł60m sale

12.01.09

Art not seen at auction for generations has gone on view in the run-up to a Ł60 million sale next month... more

Portrait of a lady leads a stampede at Ł14.8m winter sale of Old Masters Ł14.98 winter sale

03.12.08

London's Ł14.8 million winter sale of Important Old Master Paintings shrugged off the credit crunch with a "situation normal" sign posted at Christie's in St James's... more

Rothko and Manet fail to sell as art hits a prices wall

06.11.08

A key work by Mark Rothko failed to fetch its $20 million-plus asking price at Christie's in New York as the economic downturn hits the art market... more

Parachutes and rivets in avant-garde fashion sale

24.10.08

From space-age garments to pop art-inspired outfits, a collection of 20th century fashion is to go under the hammer at Christie's... more

The Ł12m Venice souvenir

24.10.08

Two classic views of Venice by the Italian master Canaletto are to go on show in London... more

Freud's portrait of Bacon only makes low estimate of Ł5.4m

20.10.08

The last surviving portrait of Francis Bacon by his friend and fellow artist Lucian Freud has failed to reach its upper estimate at auction... more

Art & design

08.10.08

London has recently underlined its status as the global capital of contemporary art. These are the key players in the world’s most exciting market. ... more

Ł5m 'lost' Watteau goes on show

04.07.08

Long lost paintings are going back on public view for the first time in nearly two centuries... more

Monet masterpiece sells for record Ł40m

25.06.08

High drama at Christie's in London sent the largest Monet Waterlilies ever sold to an astonishing £40.1 million - a record price for the artist... more

Christie's opens its doors to 300 years of Brit art and furniture

30.05.08

Some £20 million of British art, including works by JMW Turner, LS Lowry, Barbara Hepworth and Henry Moore, has gone on show in London before a string of auctions next week... more

Big art month kicks off with Ł100m auction

05.02.08

Paintings worth more than Ł100 million have been sold at auction on the first day of London's most expensive month of art sales.... more

Don't drop that egg, it's worth Ł9million

22.11.07

The most valuable sales of Russian treasures seen in London will take place next week.... more

Art brings home the Bacon in Ł38m sale

15.11.07

The American love affair with 20th-century British art saw Ł38 million spent on two paintings by Francis Bacon at Sotheby's in New York.... more

Raphael's blind date portrait

21.05.07

A masterpiece by Renaissance artist Raphael is set to fetch up to Ł15million when it is auctioned at Christies ... more

Warhol sets new record price ... for 15 minutes?

17.05.07

Nearly £200 million of art went under the hammer at Christie's in New York with an Andy Warhol painting of a car crash selling for a record £36.04 million.... more

Ł14m Bacon sale crowns record auction week

09.02.07

An American art dealer helped send art records tumbling yet again when he paid £14 million for a Francis Bacon painting at Christie's.... more

Let the Welsh pay for their own gallery

15.01.07

The principality has put a ragbag of its pictures briefly on show at Christie's - and brought the begging bowls too, says Brian Sewell.... more

Knowledge is free in London's secret galleries

04.12.06

Sales such as Christie's Old Master Pictures are not just for buyers. The auction houses offer a unique opportunity to glimpse paintings rarely seen in public, says Brian Sewell.... more

The Ł30,000 crucifixion of Andrew and Fergie

17.10.06

A picture depicting Prince Andrew and Sarah Ferguson nailed to crosses by transvestite potter Grayson Perry is to go under the hammer.... more

Beam me up, Christie's

02.08.06

Film news: Star Trek memorabilia worth millions of pounds is to go on sale at Christie's. As well as the captain's chair from the Enterprise, there are various phasers and uniforms - including Captain Picard's jumpsuit.... more