A €6m French auction record

18th century French furniture was much in evidence on both sides of the Channel at the end of last year. It was the mainstay of two single-owner collections offered at the height of the pre-Christmas season.

Christie's two-day, £18.97m London sale of the Wildenstein collection on December 14 and 15 was prec…

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