Chinese auction market impacting Australia

ArtsHub speaks with Sotheby’s London Head of Chinese Ceramics & Works during his Australian visit about the status of the market.
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This 15th-century gilt-bronze Buddha sold for $US30 million last year. Photo: Bloomberg

Robert Bradlow is setting his sights on Chinese works of art om Australia’s private collections. Who’d have thought such holdings locally would drag Sotheby’s London Director and Head of Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art department to our shores.

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Gina Fairley is ArtsHub's Senior Contributor, after 12 years in the role as National Visual Arts Editor. She has worked for extended periods in America and Southeast Asia, as gallerist, arts administrator and regional contributing editor for a number of magazines, including Hong Kong based Asian Art News and World Sculpture News. She is an Art Tour leader for the AGNSW Members, and lectures regularly on the state of the arts. She is based in Mittagong, regional NSW. Instagram: fairleygina