投稿者: Kim Willsher in Paris
French auction house tells of build-up to bidding war that led to an expert losing his job and a seller being left ‘traumatised’In the 41 years of wielding the gavel at his auction house a stone’s throw from the royal chateau at Fontainebleau, Jean-Pie…
Tianqiuping-style porcelain sells for nearly 4,000 times its estimated value after buyers are convinced it is a rare artefactAn “ordinary” Chinese vase put up for auction in France and valued at €2,000 (£1,745) has sold for almost €8m after a ferocious…
Women forced out of jobs despite Taliban promises to allow them to keep working, survey findsFemale journalists in Afghanistan are being forced out of jobs and told to stay at home despite Taliban promises to allow them to keep working and to respect p…
Video footage of two officers at break-up at ad hoc camp in Place de la République shocks interior ministerTwo police officers are being investigated for alleged violent behaviour during an operation to break up a protest migrant camp in Paris. The pub…
Takada was the first Japanese designer to make a mark on the Paris fashion sceneWidely copied rule-breaker who shook up Paris fashion Coronavirus – latest updatesThe Japanese fashion designer Kenzo Takada has died in Paris after contracting Covid-19, a…
French health minister confirms death of man from virus that has killed more than 1,500 peopleCoronavirus: latest updates – liveEurope has recorded its first coronavirus fatality, a Chinese tourist in France, it has been confirmed.The death of the 80-y…