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Investing in art better than money in the bank

Jane Phare
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Senior journalist, NZ Herald·NZ Herald·
9 mins to read

Webb's head of art Charles Ninow cut his teeth by auctioning off mattresses and box lots. Now he auctions off hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of iconic artwork. He talks to Jane Phare about the art of selling, how auction houses have changed and what makes a good investment.

The teachers at Auckland's Rangitoto College ought to have guessed where young Charles Ninow would end up. He rarely took notes; instead he doodled, scribbling drawings all over his books

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