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Category: Sotheby’s
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As Art Sales Fall, Christie’s and Sotheby’s Pivot to Luxury
With both supply and demand for big-ticket art in a slump, Sotheby’s and Christie’s are making major bets on selling handbags, classic cars and niche experiences.
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Art Collector Who Bought a $6 Million Banana Offers to Buy 100,000 More
The vendor who sold the banana only received a quarter for the fruit. Now the buyer of the conceptual work has offered his fruit stand a bigger payday.
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Without Drama or Banana, Art Auctions Struggle
Beyond the headline-grabbing sales of the fall auction season, the market tries to soar beyond its two-year slump.
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18th-Century Perfume Bottles Come Up for Auction
The 100-piece collection has been praised for its size, variety and representation of all major European porcelain makers of the era.
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Paris Is Rising as an Art Market Hub, With Some Way Left to Go
Sotheby’s opened a new salesroom and international collectors are arriving for the inaugural Art Basel Paris fair. But visiting is one thing; buying is another.
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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.
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Apex, the Largest Stegosaurus Fossil Ever Found, Heads to Auction
The specimen, found by the paleontologist Jason Cooper, could be auctioned for millions of dollars by Sotheby’s.
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David Redden, Who Brought Ingenuity to the Auction Block, Dies at 75
He brought a P.T. Barnum-like showmanship to Sotheby’s, where he sold items like Babe Ruth’s bat and a research rover that had been left behind on the moon.
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The Night That Sotheby’s Was Crypto-Punked
The auction that was supposed to be an art world coming-out party for NFTs instead exposed the instability at the heart of the crypto world.
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Navigating the Fine Line Between Art and Luxury
The boundaries between art, fashion and luxury seem to be melting away. That’s great for brands, but what about artists — and the art?
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Art Deco Icons Lempicka and The Moore in Miami Poised for a Renaissance
Tamara de Lempicka, a painter favored by celebrities and designers, is being revisited. Plus, a historical Miami building reopens as a hotel and private club.