Planning material for looking at art: booking windows, quiet hours, free admission days, walkable gallery routes, accessibility and cloakroom logistics, and how to pace a large survey. Written as instructions rather than impressions. Useful for first-time visitors and for regulars organizing a full day.
Sotheby's and Christie's have both raised their entry-level buyer's premiums since September 2025, reshaping what collectors of lower-priced lots actually pay above the hammer price.
Sotheby's and Christie's have both raised their entry-level buyer's premiums since September 2025, reshaping what collectors of lower-priced lots actually pay above the hammer price.
An auction result is three numbers — estimate, hammer price, and premium-inclusive total — and the gaps between them carry the real information about demand, consignment, and who was actually bidding.