Auction houses have become remarkably adept at preserving market confidence through meticulously calibrated scripts and prearranged deals, even as the world beyond the saleroom seems to be ...

The first-ever The Hundred player auction is being held on Thursday, with 247 players up for grabs at Piccadilly Lights in Central London.

During the opening sequence of the late-lamented television show Wide World of Sports (1961–98), the sports journalist Jim McKay used to intone, as athletes attempted daring feats: “The thrill of ...

Get up to speed with our list of FAQs ahead of this week's inaugural Hundred auctions ...

Blue-chip works by Moore, Bacon, Monet, Richter, Picasso and Magritte will test the resilience of the global art market after November’s multi-billion-dollar New York auctions.

Auction houses Christie’s, Sotheby’s and Bonhams have canceled sales of Russian art in London in June, part of the art market’s response to Western sanctions on Russia as punishment for its invasion ...

This week’s London auctions will be closely scrutinized. First, to see whether the British capital can retain its status as the second largest art market center in the world in spite of the ...

Items for sale include handwritten "Bohemian Rhapsody" lyrics and more. On stage with the rock band Queen, Freddie Mercury held the world in the palm of his hand. Now, a London exhibition shines a ...

LONDON, Dec 11 (Reuters) - Three dinosaur fossils from the Jurassic period will go under the hammer at a London auction on Thursday, with price estimates of millions of dollars. Christie's is offering ...

The biggest evening sales of modern and contemporary artwork in London this week delivered solid if unspectacular results with the exception of Sotheby’s sale of Gustav Klimt’s Dame mit Fächer (Lady ...

Christie’s London sale of 20th- and 21st-century art was 100% sold Thursday evening, signaling buyers remain ready and willing to pay up for top-notch contemporary art despite bleak economic ...