Auctions LeBron James’s 2013 NBA Finals Jersey Set to Score at Sotheby’s ‘The One’ Sale, Among Other Singular Objects From History The basketball star’s game-worn shirt is estimated to bring in $3-$5 million at a Sotheby's sale celebrating human achievement. By Lisa Ferber, Dec 15, 2022
Auctions Sotheby’s Has Brokered $6.4 Billion in Sales So Far in 2022, Down 7 Percent on Last Year’s Total Stellar single-owner collections and luxury goods help boost the bottom line. By Eileen Kinsella, Dec 14, 2022
Auctions Sotheby’s Continues Its Expansion in Asia, With a New Salesroom and Headquarters Opening in Hong Kong in 2024 The auction house will join Christie's and Phillips in opening new headquarters in Hong Kong, signaling a vote of confidence in the city. By Vivienne Chow, Dec 14, 2022
Auctions Possibly the Oldest Pair of Levi’s Jeans, Salvaged From an 1857 Shipwreck, Just Auctioned for a Deep-Pocketed $114,000 What may be the earliest known Levi Strauss pants went for double their estimate at auction. By Vittoria Benzine, Dec 12, 2022
Auctions Sotheby’s Auction of a T. Rex Skull, Expected to Fetch $20 Million, Sold for a Not-So-Kingly $6.1 Million After a marquee year for dinosaur auction sales, enthusiasm may be ebbing. By Richard Whiddington, Dec 9, 2022
Auctions Christie’s and Phillips Are Closing Their Sprawling Outposts in Southampton As recently as August 2022, the auction houses touted their lasting commitment to the enclave. By Caroline Goldstein, Dec 9, 2022
Auctions One Year After a DAO Tried and Failed to Buy a Copy of the Constitution, a Second One Will Try Its Luck at Sotheby’s UnumDAO has formed to acquire another first-edition copy of the U.S. Constitution at auction. By Richard Whiddington, Dec 8, 2022
Auctions Christie’s Smashed Its Design Sale Record With an Eye-Popping $77 Million Lalanne Auction Most lots sold well above their high estimates, with 18 lots selling for more than $1 million. By Lisa Ferber, Dec 8, 2022
Auctions A Mint-Condition Copy of the 1981 ‘Rolling Stone’ Issue Featuring That Iconic John Lennon and Yoko Ono Cover Goes Up for Auction Annie Leibovitz snapped the image just hours before the tragedy outside Manhattan's Dakota building in 1980. By Vittoria Benzine, Dec 7, 2022
Auctions Sotheby’s $35 Million Auction of Ron Perelman’s Art Deco and Modernist Design Collection Shatters Expectations The vast majority of the 117 lots sold for two-thirds above their high estimates. By Richard Whiddington, Dec 7, 2022
Auctions New York City Auction Houses Are Offering Tiffany, Lalanne, and Other Delights in Their Winter Interior Design Sales Christie's, Sotheby's, Phillips, and Bonhams give you good reason to redecorate this month. By Lisa Ferber, Dec 7, 2022
Auctions Marie Antoinette’s ‘Trianon Guitar,’ Which She Gifted to a Musical Member of Her Entourage, Is Up for Auction The guitar is estimated to fetch between €60,000 and €80,000 at Aguttes auction house in France. By Devorah Lauter, Dec 5, 2022
Auctions Elvis Presley’s Dilapidated Private Jet Will Go Up for Auction and Is Not Likely to Fetch a Kingly Sum It was recently rescued from 30 years sitting on an uncovered tarmac in Roswell, New Mexico. By Vittoria Benzine, Dec 2, 2022
Auctions This Symbolist Masterpiece Was Expected to Be the Priciest Painting Ever Sold in Poland. Now, Police Are Trying (and Failing) to Seize It Authorities believe the work may have been stolen. So far the seizure has been thwarted by a lack of proper packing materials. By Jo Lawson-Tancred, Dec 2, 2022
Auctions Phillips’ New Partnership With a Beijing Auction House Brings in a Modest $33.6 Million During Its First Evening Sale in Hong Kong The sale is a collaboration with Yongle auction house and follows Phillips' partnership with Poly Auction. By Vivienne Chow, Dec 2, 2022
