Luxury beliefs

Rufus Bird considers whether the market is up or down

News from the world of investments and auctions

Canny collectors should swoop in when an artist falls out of fashion–but always pay attention to quality, because even the greatest names, such as Picasso, made the odd pot-boiler

Mike Brewer on what cheaper prices say about today’s market

A snapshot of what’s happening in the world of wine

The Yellow Boy by Joshua Reynolds saw multiple peregrinations, passing even through (Romanian) royal hands for a time, before returning to London in 1981. It now headlines a selling exhibition of magnificent 18th to 20th-century works