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They lived in mansions in Chelsea, shopped at Harrods and danced at Annabel's... so what became of the Russian billionaires?

This week, while some of the world’s top tennis players were in action at Wimbledon, and war continued to rage in Ukraine, Christie’s, Sothe

The prices — $36.9 million for Monet paintings, and $52.8 million for a Francis Bacon — show that even as Britain’s share of the global art market has decreased, it’s an important player.

There were few fireworks to report at Sotheby's London summer auctions, suggesting the market is beginning to feel the recession downwind.

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