High Court rules in favour of Simon de Pury over ‘gentleman’s agreement’
A precedent-setting legal dispute over a $10m (£7.2m) fee relating to the 2014 sale of a $210m Paul Gauguin painting has been won by auctioneer turned art adviser Simon de Pury.
A judge in London’s High Court found that de Pury should be awarded the $10m payment plus costs an…