WHEN A PASSION FOR COLLECTING EVOLVES INTO SOMETHING OF CONSIDERABLE VALUE, A NEW SET OF CONSIDERATIONS COMES IN TO PLAY. HEAR WHAT OUR PANEL HAS TO SAY ABOUT COLLECTIONS AS AN INVESTMENT CLASS, INCLUDING BEST PRACTICES AND COMMON PITFALLS AMONG COLLECTORS OF FINE ART, ANTIQUES, CLASSIC CARS, VINTAGE WINES AND OTHER STORES OF VALUE THAT

Dmitry Rybolovlev thought he’d been ripped off when he paid the Swiss art dealer Yves Bouvier $127.5 million for Leonardo da Vinci’s Salvator Mundi in 2013, once he learned Bouvier had paid between $75 and $80 million for it. But after Salvator Mundi’s sale in November at Christie’s for $450.3 million, it was hard to

CNN  —  Amid strong demand and skyrocketing prices, contemporary African art is increasingly attracting the attention of investors worldwide. While that might irk the purest at heart among some art collectors, it is a testament to the growing interest that African artists have spurred on the international markets. British auction house Bonhams has seen average

This article is more than 6 years old. Speculation and investment are two delicate subjects in the art market, but they are hardly novel topics. In a market celebrated for breath-taking prices for branded art trophies, art is seen as a potential hedge, an addition to an investment portfolio. There has been no shortage of

The fine art market continues to boom. It seems that every day, another auction record is set for “the highest price ever paid.” So what does that mean for the painting you bought to match your sofa a few years back? It may increase in worth, or it may be as salable as your kid’s