Hong Kong auctions spring to life in reboot for global art market

Return of saleroom activity also brings healthy prices despite impact of pandemic

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A Christie's auctioneer takes bids in Hong Kong on July 8. Major auction houses are reporting robust sales, in spite of the coronavirus outbreak and global economic uncertainty. © Christie's Images Ltd.

DEAN NAPOLITANO, Nikkei Asian Review deputy editor

HONG KONG -- Gavels are falling once again in Hong Kong art rooms this week as auctions resume live public sales for the first time in months, in a further sign of recovery from the coronavirus pandemic.

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