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Today, I interview my good friend and colleague Christian Huhnt, who has spent the past couple of years looking for innovative ways to interact within the Art World while also trying to come up with timesaving and innovative solutions for conducting research.
The issues pertaining to provenance and authenticity of luxury goods extend beyond fine art, watches and jewellery. Classic cars feature prominently as an alternative investment and a good ‘buy’ can yield astronomically high dividends. According to the Knight Frank Luxury Investment Index, the 10-year return of investment in this class of assets is estimated at 289% beating art, jewellery and watches.
With a large display of pea-green bound Country Life issues as background, Lynda McLeod, Head Librarian and Associate Director at Christie’s, sits at her antique mahogany desk to talk about her role across the auction house, private interests and academia, and sheds light on the future of provenance in the art .
