Arts and antiques auction houses

Auctions of King Charles bank notes raise $1.2 billion for charity

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Auctions of King Charles bank notes raise .2 billion for charity

A person holds some of the newly released banknotes, featuring the King’s portrait, outside the Bank of England, London. Lucy North – Pa Images | Pa Images | Getty Images LONDON — Auctions of King Charles III bank notes with low serial numbers have raised £914,127 ($1.17 million) for charity, according to the Bank of … Read more

Asia’s young and rich are fueling art demand — what are they collecting?

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Asia’s young and rich are fueling art demand — what are they collecting?

Auctioneer Victoire Gineste gestures as she adjudicates for 20 million euros ($21.9 million) a recently rediscovered drawing by Michelangelo, the artist’s first known nude, at the Christie’s auction house in Paris on May 18, 2022. Emmanuel Dunand | Afp | Getty Images Wealthy, young collectors in Asia have been fueling demand for art — particularly … Read more