Christie's Top In French Art

Christie's International, the auction house owned by French billionaire François Pinault, racked up more sales in France than any other house for the third year in a row, Bloomberg reports. Christie's had French sales of €115 million ($136.7 million) in 2005, up thirty-three percent from €86.4 million ($102.7 million) last year. It is now selling 2.6 times more art in France than Sotheby's Holdings Inc., the second-highest selling auction house. The gap highlights the opposed tactics of the two international rivals in France as well as Christie's pursuit of market share around the world. For the full story - click the title Irish Art