Silly Money Centre

In an "unprecedented" week of sales, not only did London's premier auction houses, Christie’s and Sotheby’s, both break the record price for a work by a living artist, but they proved that London is where Silly Money comes to fill its vaults with dubious treasures. Christie’s alone flogged gear to the value of £237,055,980 ($470,408,453), a record total for any week of art sales in Europe. Whatever you think of Moneybags Hirst - one of this week's record breakers: see yesterday's post -, you must admit he paints a neat pill. Not as good as a Fabergé egg, of course, but he's still learning his trade....