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Trades Antiques

In London, were bidding "Impressionists and modernists" Sotheby `s and Christie` s. According to the records of auction houses, and prices, and the mood in the room were completely pre-crisis: sold 76%and 83%of lots, respectively, and set a new record for a sculpture by Edgar Degas. The details - TATIANA b-Markin.
"In the hall reigned energetic, even rush atmosphere, - said the" Y "after the auction director of work with Russian customers Christie` s Sandra Nedvetskaya .- There was a lot of new members, very active behaved American collectors: is a pound, compared with the dollar weak, and for them this bargain. Russia's buyers also participated in the auction, and from the hall, and on the phone. During the crisis, art serves as a haven for big business - this truth is confirmed in the Great Depression, and during the oil wars, and during the flight from the market of Japanese collectors. Three months later, the financial crisis intensified, and auctions again yield multimillion-dollar results.
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