Old masters, recovered as a result of one of the world’s largest Nazi restitution claims, net $20m

Buyers were active in recent auctions and three new art funds have been started

This sales report demonstrates the intense interest in Russian late 19th-century classical paintings, early 20th-century modernist paintings, and Fabergé works

Last month the auction house told us it would not sell the hoard, but now it says it might

Scholars, curators, dealers and collectors have been invited to the private exhibition of the treasure known for its astonishing provenance

Five years ago, France finally allowed outsiders to hold auctions in the country by ending the 400-year-old monopoly of state-appointed auctioneers

Robert Crumb, the creator, is now a cult figure in the contemporary art market

The Merrin brothers are accused of defrauding clients out of millions of dollars

Figures show between 1.2% and 17% decline in turnover

Eggleston peddles to a new record

Only a quarter of the lots are selling, mostly at prices under $5000

Fetish figures, tribal shields and masks command attention