Scott Reyburn

Aurélie Vassy, Sotheby’s head of handbag and fashion sales in Europe, holds a Hermès mini Kelly Bags in front of a Claude Monet painting, at the auction house’s new Paris headquarters on Oct 12, 2024.

Paris is rising as an art market hub, with some way left to go

Sotheby’s opened a new salesroom and international collectors are arriving for the inaugural Art Basel Paris fair. But visiting is one thing;...