Auction Houses in China: Christie’s vs. PLA
Licensed to operate in mainland China earlier this year, the auction house Christie’s has...
Sep 28, 2013
Licensed to operate in mainland China earlier this year, the auction house Christie’s has...
Jun 28, 2013
Two ancient bronze animal head sculptures looted from the Summer Palace during the Second Opium War were returned to China in accordance with the offer businessman François-Henri Pinault made during his visit to the country...
Apr 28, 2013
Two zodiac sculptures stolen from the Old Summer Palace by British and French troops in 1860 will return to China later this year. The animal heads, cast in the mid-18th Century, inspired a set of replicas by artist Ai Weiwei...
Apr 10, 2013
Auction house Christie’s announced Tuesday that it had secured a license to operate independently in China, a move which will facilitate direct access into the world’s largest art and auction market. From The New...
Mar 9, 2009
Some Chinese netizens reacted to the recent sale by fine arts auction Christie’s of two looted Chinese sculptures by coming up with an online video game. From The Wall Street Journal’s China Journal blog: The foiled...