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    Auction houses have record-smashing year

    Jan 01, 2022 4 minutes
    BY KRIS MANTY
    Courtesy of Sotheby’s

    A lot of collectors are staying close to home these days and finding joy in adding pieces to their collections or furnishing their homes in a way that hasn’t been seen for a long time.

    Auction houses in particular report that they have been attracting more new buyers, and some of their longtime buyers are getting better at navigating online bidding. The result has created a strong market and a big year for auctions in 2021, with houses setting results records and individual lots breaking numerous records in various collecting areas.

    We could, in fact, fill this whole issue with the choice antiques and collectibles that have sold for record-setting prices, but we’re going to mostly

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