Dealing

Seller beware

Sotheby’s new fee structure favours the auctioneer

Bits and pieces

Can the digital age can demystify the art world?

So many art fairs, so little time

On the forums that bring together dealer and buyer

Out with the old and in with the new

People are asking why the classic art market has declined — and will it recover?

Fine art versus luxury goods

The auction houses’ love expensive brands

Is a guaranteed sale fair?

Auction house practices may be distorting the picture

The tides of taste

Quality is as desirable as ever

Singles club

There’s a strange delight in the commercially unviable single chair

Bring home the bacon

The humble bacon sandwich is the only possible choice for breakfast

It’s all in the mix

Modern office furniture can now happily sit alongside Queen Anne walnut