Sotheby’s has reported an 88% plunge in its core earnings and a 25% decline in auction sales, as a chill in the art market hits one of the industry’s most famous brokers.

First-half figures at Sotheby’s main auction business have revealed the extent of the financial pressure the group came under before it struck an investment deal with Abu Dhabi earlier this month.

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