. . "For example, it is known to offer cash advances to valued consignors, as when it gave Baron Guy Ullens $10 million to put up for sale 18 works from of his renowned collection of contemporary Chinese art in 2009. (The auction raised over $22 million.) More recently, the firm made a deal with Minsheng Banking Corporation, the largest bank in China, to offer financial services such as loans to intere" . .