Posts tagged London
London Art Sales rises
Dec 15th
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Dec. 16 (Bloomberg) — Annual sales of contemporary art slumped 75 percent at the two largest auction houses’ evening sales in 2009 after they abandoned price guarantees to sellers.
Sotheby’s and Christie’s International made a combined total of $482.3 million with fees from their five regular “Part I” sales of high-value art in New York and London this year, according to figures compiled by Bloomberg News. In 2008, the same group of flagship auctions made $1.97 billion. That compares with a record $2.4 billion in 2007, and $1.1 billion in 2006. More >
Piccadilly Restaurant Review
Dec 15th
Image by Ambrosiana Pictures (G) via Flickr
Piccadilly is a major London street, running from Hyde Park Corner in the west to Piccadilly Circus in the east. It is completely within the city of Westminster. The street is part of the A4 road, London’s second most important western artery. St. James’s lies to the south of the eastern section of the street, while the western section is built up only on the northern side and overlooks Green Park.
Here is basic info about the place:
