After four years of uneven sales, the auction houses engineered a successful season by redefining the expectations of buyers and sellers.
Category: Sotheby’s
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Can Three Auction Houses Sell $2.6 Billion Worth of Art in One Week?
Five luxury artworks hold the key to the spring season, one of the most anticipated sales in years. Major buyers are looking past female and younger artists and toward tradition.
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Ward Landrigan, Jeweler to the Stars, Dies at 84
At Sotheby’s, he provided famous diamonds to Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton before reviving Verdura, a venerable jewelry company founded by a Sicilian duke.
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At $236.4 Million, Portrait by Klimt is Second Most Expensive Painting at Auction
The portrait of Elisabeth Lederer, looted by the Nazis and spared from a blaze, was a highlight of the Sotheby’s evening sale.
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These Six Artworks Could Predict the Auction Market
The art market had a summer of closures and consolidations. But major collections, blue-chip art and guarantees have pushed expectations high for the marquee sales.
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Bob Mackie Dresses Worn by Cher and Tina Turner Head to Auction
A collection of items from Bob Mackie and other fashion greats is the latest example of how auction houses are reshaping shopping through exclusivity and provenance.
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Sotheby’s Lands a Leonard Lauder Art Collection Worth More Than $400 Million
The collector’s trove of 55 works, including Klimt, Matisse and Munch, will be auctioned in November.
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Sotheby’s Strikes Alliance With Ascendant Art Fair
Sotheby’s will host Independent 20th Century at the Breuer building in Manhattan in 2026, positioning the company as “more than an auction house.”
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The Original Birkin Sells for $10 Million
A lively bidding war led to the Hermès prototype, which was created for the actress Jane Birkin, selling for far more than expected.
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Sotheby’s to Auction a Ceratosaurus, With Millions and More on the Line
The 150-million-year-old specimen is valued at up to $6 million. Some paleontologists worry this auction and earlier ones are driving fossil market speculators.
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Ferris Bueller’s Vest Hits the Auction Block. ‘Anyone, Anyone?’
Worn by Matthew Broderick in “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off,” the vest could fetch several hundred thousand dollars, according to Sotheby’s.
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The Original Hermès Birkin Bag Prototype Is Being Auctioned in July
The original Hermès prototype for Jane Birkin’s iconic bag will be sold at auction this summer. There is no estimate for how high the bidding may go.