16 AUGUST 1968, page 22

City Diary

CHRISTOPHER FILDES Time was when the monthly trade figures could be forecast with complete confidence by the application of Lawson's Fourth Law: Bad figures take longer to add......

Business Viewpoint : Fine Art Finance Money

PETER WILSON Peter Wilson is chairman of Sotheby's. Before the last war the two great London auction rooms, Sotheby's and Christies, con- ducted a large number of sales every......