Antiquities took centre stage at auction in London this July. Despite the excitement about the re-discovered Vermeer, the market for Old Masters remained unsettled.(Market Review)

Apollo | September 1, 2004| | Copyright

It has been some time since anyone had to fight their way into a London saleroom. But at Sotheby's on the evening of 7 July it seemed that the art world was out in force to witness the sale of Vermeer's A young woman at the virginals. Every seat in the house was taken, the crush at the back and sides of the room--and the heat generated by the TV cameras and the body mass of spectators was almost unbearable. Everyone was curious to see what late would befall one of the most enigmatic--and problematic--'rediscoveries' to land on the art market in years.

It had taken ...

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