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A Princeton art history professor said the figures were stolen and called on Christie’s to halt the sale, but it went ahead in Paris on Monday.

Young collectors are still viewing and buying pieces, but they’re spending far less time and money than their older counterparts once did. That’s a problem for the industry.

The auctioneer will be in London; the telephone bids will be taken around the world. Viewers will be watching everywhere but in the showroom.

The song that became “The Star-Spangled Banner” had a modest debut in a newspaper. That first dated printing will be auctioned online at Christie’s.

The sale, which includes works that were to be sold in New York in May, will be a hybrid: in-person (where allowed) and online in a format tailored for the coronavirus era.

Whether the event is live or online, there are things to know before the hammer comes down.

In response to Covid-19, Sotheby’s, Christie’s and Phillips are stepping up digital selling, but the prices don’t yet come close to those in the auction room.

The penalty is part of a settlement to avoid prosecution by the Manhattan district attorney’s office, which said the auction house did not properly collect New York sales taxes.

At Christie’s in London, he essentially created the notion that wine could be auctioned like furniture or art. He was also an influential wine writer.

Collectors know that meteorites, proof of where art and science intersect, aren’t just for museums anymore.