Posted inArt Auctions Christie's Ertegun, Mica Manhattan (NYC) Philanthropy The Final Hours of a Tastemaker’s Trove The society fixture, decorator and philanthropist Mica Ertegun helped define the tastes of an era. Now her great collections are going on the block. Posted by By Guy Trebay
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Posted inAuctions Dinosaurs Fossils Phyllis Kao Sotheby's TikTok (ByteDance) Phyllis Kao, an Auctioneer at Sotheby’s, Sold the Most Valuable Fossil Ever Phyllis Kao, an auctioneer at Sotheby’s, captivated audiences when she sold the fossil of a stegosaurus for $44.6 million. Posted by By Rachel Sherman
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