Mrs Trell was angry when in 1973 the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York proposed to put on sale 6, 000 coins, thus breaking up a valuable store of information for archaeologists.

ECONOMIST: Bluma Trell

Absolute control of art is her sole desire and her sole vanity, but messy life keeps breaking up the rigid mental rituals.

NEWYORKER: The Piano Teacher

All over the city, art auctions are consistently breaking records, a handful of big-name international galleries are opening up outposts and Hong Kong is preparing to host an Art Basel fair in May next year.

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