Sotheby's
Sotheby’s have been holding auctions since 1744. Founded in London, where they moved into salerooms on Bond Street in 1917, Sotheby’s expanded to New York in 1955 and now have salerooms and offices around the world.
Sotheby’s offer specialist sales in over 70 different categories though four major salerooms, six smaller ones and through their online bidding platform BIDnow.
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Pageantry to the fore as collection of King George III’s grandson emerges on the market
31 May 2018The honours of the previous Duke of Cambridge before Prince William will be offered at auction in London in a sale held in conjunction between Sotheby’s and medals specialist Morton & Eden.
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Long-lost Antonio Canova bust emerges at Sotheby’s
30 May 2018One of the few autograph works ever to have emerged at auction by the neo-classical sculptor Antonio Canova (1757-1821) will be offered at Sotheby’s in London this summer.
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Tribal art previews from Paris to Vienna
28 May 2018Three tribal art previews of objects being offered at auctions in Paris and Vienna.
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Previews: £30,000 plus
28 May 2018A stellar single-owner offering of works by the Scottish Colourists will be offered in a dedicated sale at Sotheby’s.
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The tribal art market's global village
28 May 2018One of the better reflections of the art world’s global reach is the tribal art market. No longer the preserve of a handful of aficionados or avant-garde early 20th century artists, the artefacts of non-European cultures are now the subject of worldwide interest and appreciation.
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Chinese vase brought into Sotheby’s in a shoebox now valued at up to £600,000
23 May 2018A Chinese vase discovered in the attic of French family home and bearing a mark for the reign of the Qianlong emperor (1736-1795) will be offered at Sotheby’s Paris next month.
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Bidders keep eyes on the prize
21 May 2018Bearing a title that translates as ‘The Book of Correction of Optics for those who have Sight and Mind’, an early 14th century Arabic manuscript made a much higher than expected £450,000 during the recent Islamic week of sales in London.
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Modigliani’s ‘Nu couché’ sold for $139m at Sotheby’s auction in New York
15 May 2018The largest painting by ever made by Amedeo Modigliani (1884-1920) became the fourth most expensive work of art ever sold at auction in New York last night, but it still sold below estimate.
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Hedge fund owner of Savile Row tailor plans online-only auction at Sotheby’s
14 May 2018Savile Row tailor Huntsman & Sons and financier Pierre Lagrange are to hold an online auction at Sotheby’s later this month.
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Oriental art experiences West to East buyer shift
14 May 2018Exotic visions are Orientalist art’s stock-in-trade. Bustling bazaars and colourful mosques, lavish harems and sun-drenched deserts populate the canvases in this field.
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Egyptian art is a modern highlight
14 May 2018Modern Egyptian art emerged as a stand-out sector during Islamic Week. The leading lot of Sotheby’s 20th Century Art/Middle East sale was a work by pioneering painter Mahmoud Said (1897-1964), dubbed the father of Egyptian modernism.
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Honours from the other Duke of Cambridge
14 May 2018The honours of the last Duke of Cambridge (before Prince William) will be in the spotlight at a London auction this summer.
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Scottish Colourists collection comes to auction at Sotheby’s
09 May 2018Paintings by the renowned Scottish Colourists have been unveiled at the Art Club in Glasgow ahead of a single-owner collection auction next month.
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Honours of the previous Duke of Cambridge before Prince William come to auction in London
08 May 2018The Duke of Cambridge, aka Prince William, has been in the news recently for obvious reasons but it is the last holder of the title before him who will be in the spotlight at London auction house Sotheby’s this summer.
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‘Informal and youthful’: candlelit painting by Joseph Wright placed under temporary export bar
05 May 2018An early painting by British artist Joseph Wright of Derby (1734-97) is at risk of being exported from the UK unless a buyer can be found to match its £7.46m asking price.
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Sotheby’s reports 19% jump in turnover after private sales and Hong Kong auctions boost
04 May 2018Auction house Sotheby’s has reported a 70% jump in private sales in the first three months of 2018 to $247m (£182m).
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Sotheby's to 'vigorously defend' sale of famous Egyptian bronze in court case
01 May 2018Sotheby’s is involved in a court case surrounding the dating of a bronze sold at auction two years ago.
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Sir Stanley Spencer’s ‘majestic’ painting of Cookham regatta to be unveiled in public for first time in 60 years
01 May 2018A Sir Stanley Spencer painting will be shown in public for the first time in more than half a century ahead of its auction at Sotheby’s.
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Powerful bidding for Islamic Week stars at auction
30 April 2018Multi-estimate sums proved the norm among the star lots during London’s Islamic Week auction series.
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Sotheby’s brokers sale of rare Juan de Zurbarán still life to National Gallery
27 April 2018Sotheby’s has negotiated the private sale of a still life by Juan de Zurbarán (1620-1649) to the National Gallery, London.
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