Phillips Finds More in the Market

Still seeking growth, Phillips posted a 28% gain in Frieze Evening sale totals year over year.

Phillips Frieze Evening Sale = £25.8m ($21.78m)

Ed Dolman was ebullient. “Up 28% over last year,” the Phillips CEO was exclaiming over the heads of a post-sale gaggle of journalists, his press team, security personnel and Cheyenne Westphal, his most senior business getter and specialist, with an unbridled air of relief.

The palpable sense of uncertainty, …