High Court rules in favour of Simon de Pury over ‘gentleman’s agreement’

A precedent-setting legal dispute over a $10m (£7.2m) fee relating to the 2014 sale of a $210m Paul Gauguin painting has been won by auctioneer turned art adviser Simon de Pury.

A judge in London’s High Court found that de Pury should be awarded the $10m payment plus costs an…

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