luxury thrives while impressionist art collapses

At £32 million, the 17.61-carat Bleu Royal diamond was the most expensive jewel of 2023 – Christie’s Figures from the world’s most important art auctions confirm that 2023 was a testing year for the art market, or, as Christie’s CEO Guillaume Cerutti put it when reconciling the minuses with pluses, a “paradoxical” year. Sotheby’s came … Read more