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Looking Back: London

December 22, 2008 by Marion Maneker

Colin Gleadell picks the top ten moments of 2008 in the art market. His ten are in chronological order describing an arc of triumph into fear:

9 In November, Prince Nikita Lobanov-Rostovsky picks up bargain of the year at
Christie’s Russian art sale in London when a drawing, estimated at 2,000 to
3,000 pounds is knocked down to him for just 13 pounds.

Ten Art Market Moments of 2008 (Telegraph)

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