At its peak in 2007 it was worth some $65 billion, reckons Clare McAndrew, founder of Arts Economics, a research firm—double the figure five years earlier.
Arts Economics 研究公司的创始人克莱尔·麦克安德鲁估算，在2007年的巅峰期，它的价值约为650亿美元，是五年前的两倍。
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Several of the Chinese auction houses Ms McAndrew polled reported that 2009 was their best year ever, and that they expected 2010 to surpass that.
麦克安德鲁调查的几家中国拍卖行表示，2009年是他们最好的一年，而且他们期望2010年有所超越。
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"We're motivated to seek out this kind of stimulation to explore new possibilities, to find new sources of food, better places to live and good Allies," McAndrew said.