The auction house also supported a ban on the supply of luxury goods to these countries.
Christie's auction house has banned customers from Russia and Belarus from bidding. In addition, he supported the ban on the supply of luxury goods to these countries, according to Interfax, citing a representative of the auction house.
“We fully comply with the ban on the export of luxury goods to customers physically located in Russia or Belarus, and the export (direct or indirect) of luxury goods to any address in Russia or Belarus,” – said the source.
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The auction house Sotheby's reported that the policy of this auction house remains unchanged. “We strictly monitor the current sanctions and comply with all established rules, closely monitoring their updating,” they said.
Prior to that, there was information that Sotheby's will deprive the right to participate in the bidding of Russians, whose main source of income is related to Russia. A similar decision was made by the German auction house Ketterer Kunst.
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