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Private Sales Channels Transform Into Primary Liquidity Venues for Cartier and Heritage Assets
As market cycles compress, sophisticated collectors are bypassing public auction volatility in favor of structured, off-market private-treaty transactions.
Private sales channels at major auction houses have transformed from a secondary backroom service into a primary liquidity venue for elite collectors trading heritage assets. This structural realignment reflects a broader desire among sophisticated market participants to bypass the public volatility of the traditional hammer, opting instead for the discretion and immediacy of private-treaty transactions. As market…
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