Sotheby's
Klimt portrait fetches US$236.4 million at auction, becomes 2nd most expensive artwork sold
The most expensive painting ever sold at auction remains the ‘Salvator Mundi’
Rolex used in a historic swim to resurface at Sotheby’s auction
Mercedes Gleitze’s Rolex Oyster could fetch over US$1.3 million at the Nov 9 auction
Sotheby’s sells New York City office to Weill Cornell for US$510 million
The auction house is set to relocate to the Breuer building at 945 Madison Ave, which formerly housed the Whitney Museum of American Art
Winning bidder pays S$18,900 to dine with DBS CEO Tan Su Shan in charity auction
The event, part of National Gallery Singapore’s 2025 auction, is a rare instance of a fundraising in Asia featuring a leading corporate executive
Hong Kong tycoon Albert Yeung fetches HK$17.7 million in wine auction
The collection includes selections from Domaine de la Romanee-Conti, Petrus and Chateau Palmer
Martian meteorite sells for record US$5.3 million at Sotheby’s
There are about 400 officially recognised Martian meteorites on Earth, of which NWA 16788 is by far the largest
Original Birkin bag sells at auction for record 8.6 million euros
The first one, which has Birkin’s JB initials on the flap and, unlike its descendants, has a strap that cannot be removed, was bought by a private Japanese buyer over the phone, Sotheby’s says
Hong Kong developer sought loans backed by Picasso, Warhol art
Parkview has been looking for new sources of funding
Sotheby’s postpones historical gems auction after India backlash
Indian authorities say an inscription on one of the caskets confirms the contents – which include bone fragments – as “relics of the Buddha, deposited by the Sakya clan”
London gets a taste of New York’s cut-throat real estate culture
Sotheby’s agents earn a net fee of 20% on each deal, and once they hit £500,000 worth of fees in a year, that rate doubles to 40%
