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Sotheby’s Confirms $1b Investment From ADQ

International auction house Sotheby’s today (October 30th 2024) confirmed its investment of $1b from Abu Dhabi-based sovereign wealth fund ADQ. A statement from Charles F. Stewart, Chief Executive Officer, Sotheby’s, read: “We are delighted to announce that we’ve just closed our $1 billion investment from the Abu Dhabi-based sovereign wealth fund ADQ, who joins us as a minority shareholder alongside majority owner Patrick Drahi. “This represents the largest investment in the global art industry in...

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Why The Best Antique Investment is Something You Love

Arts & Collections

Mary Claire Boyd, Fair Director of the Summer Art & Antiques Fair, passes on essential advice for investing in antiques. Investing in antiques can be rewarding and educational, but don’t expect an instant profit! Antiques are a medium- to long-term investment, but you will certainly enjoy living with them, and not many assets can make that claim. All antiques dealers will say, rightly, to buy what you love. But you can certainly follow a few...

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Art as a New Currency

Arts & Collections

An art historian and former dealer in antique art, Thomas González was always passionate about art. He considers himself as a translator between the finance and the art world. Both live in their own realities and both are convinced that their view is the only real and firm access to reality. Yet together with his network of strong financial partners and private banks, he was able to pay out art loans of over one hundred...

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The Comprehensive Guide To Investing in Whisky Bottles

Manny Berhanu

As interest rises regarding the collection and investment of rare whiskey bottles, and signs of an unsustainable ‘bubble’ develop around some of the most popular releases, a whisky broker has launched what’s claimed to be the first-ever comprehensive guide to help inform up-and-coming investors. The Whiskey Bottle Investment Guide, an 80-page guidebook full of tips and tricks, has been created by prominent UK whiskey broker Mark Littler to “cut through the hyperbole and bust some...

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How Whisky Could Pay For Your Future

Arts & Collections

Rare whisky is the best performing collectable over a ten year period, according to the Knight Frank Wealth report, gaining an average annual rise of 54% in value. Since 2011, the award-winning Vintage Acquisitions have been building valued relationships and an outstanding reputation in the buying, selling and management of investment-grade whisky casks, securing their position as the UK’s market leader of this lucrative and tax-free sector. With decades of combined experience, Vintage Acquisitions offers...

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Why Cask Whisky is the Investment of Choice

Chris Jenkins

Cask whisky has proved to be one of the most reliable and rewarding ways to invest. Simon Aron of Cask Trade explains why Results of the recent Knight Frank Wealth Report’s new unique luxury investment index revealed whisky was one of the most coveted objects of desire in 2019. The report published in February 2020 says that Rare Whisky has grown in value the most over the last 10 years at 564 percent and increased...

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ARTCELS Announces Shares Release and Coronavirus Strategy

Chris Jenkins

Following the launch and sell-out of its initial share offering, digital art investments platform ARTCELS now plans to release 400 additional shares on 8th April 2020, and during the coronavirus pandemic plans to create bespoke virtual art experiences to allow shareholders to enjoy their art assets from the safety of their homes. ARTCELS opened in London with ‘XXI’, the first ever asset-based contemporary art exhibition, which featured rare and unseen works by blue-chip artists like...

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Fine Wine Investment Advice From Founder of Vin-X

Robyn White

Is fine wine best enjoyed in a glass, or stored away as an investment? Arts & Collections asks Peter Shakeshaft of wine investment advisors Vin-X for a taste of his insider knowledge. In these days of economic and political upheaval, it would be good to know of a reliable investment available to anyone with a little specialist knowledge. But does fine wine qualify? We asked Peter Shakeshaft, Founder and Chairman of Vin-X Limited for some...

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Art Collector Olyvia Kwok Shares The Secrets To Her Investment Success

Chris Jenkins

Olyvia Kwok made her debut in the art world when she purchased a Chinese scroll painting at an auction for $33,000 and later sold it at a Hong Kong auction house for $220,000. She was just 22 years old at the time. Today, Kwok has accumulated over 15 years experience in art collection and has founded her own firm, Willstone Management, where she now offers bespoke art investment services. In this exclusive interview, Olyvia Kwok...

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How Can You Make the Most Out of Your Art Move?

Arts & Collections

There’s a particular exhilaration that comes from being the winning bidder – the new owner of something valuable and unique. It may well linger until you next see your artwork installed in your home, your office, a gallery or a museum. Between this moment and that, it will need to move. Besides the physical challenges involved in transporting it from A to B, there’s a maze of admin tasks to manoeuvre through too: insurance, taxes, custom...

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Investment Archives - Arts & Collections

Sotheby’s Confirms $1b Investment From ADQ

Why The Best Antique Investment is Something You Love

Art as a New Currency

The Comprehensive Guide To Investing in Whisky Bottles

How Whisky Could Pay For Your Future

Why Cask Whisky is the Investment of Choice

ARTCELS Announces Shares Release and Coronavirus Strategy

Fine Wine Investment Advice From Founder of Vin-X

Art Collector Olyvia Kwok Shares The Secrets To Her Investment Success

How Can You Make the Most Out of Your Art Move?

Cask Whisky: a Stable Investment

Noor Riyadh 2024: Illuminating the City Through Art and Connection

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