Arts and entertainment
June 2, 2020
Christie's embraces digital auctions as the world remains closed. Image courtesy of Sotheby's
By Dianna Dilworth
Auction houses Christie’s and Sotheby’s are seeing record online sales as they have adapted their business for pandemic times, not expecting this momentum to end any time soon.
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