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Is the Chinese collector luxury’s savior?

October 4, 2021

As collectors search for appealing investments, a new generation of young Chinese want luxury goods as alternative assets that also reflect individuality and status. Image credit: LVMH As collectors search for appealing investments, a new generation of young Chinese want luxury goods as alternative assets that also reflect individuality and status. Image credit: LVMH

 

By Glyn Atwal

Demand for collectibles — whether for fine art, jewelry, or fine wines — is healthy among China’s wealthy consumers. Remarkably, the Art Basel and UBS Global Art Market Report 2021 found that Greater China accounted for 21 percent of the $50.1 billion global art and antique market in 2020.

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