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Taking the business of art online, the Christie's way

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What has been locked down globally is the physical art exhibitions, the thrill of an auction saleroom and the everydayness of being part of a bustling art collector community.

But with auction houses increasingly reconfiguring and going virtual, online sales are contributing significantly in keeping the art business up and running.

A case in point is British auction house, Christie's, that not only increased the volume of its online sales by 73 percent between January and July 2020, compared with the same period in 2019, but will go on to offer a spectacular 28-carats D colour diamond ring, with an estimate of USD 1-2 million, in their Jewels online sale which opens in June -- "the highest value lot ever offered online setting a new

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