To Diversify Its Asian Art Collection, the Met Will Sell 300 Chinese Artworks at Sotheby’s for as Much as $4 Million

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To Diversify Its Asian Art Collection, the Met Will Sell 300 Chinese Artworks at Sotheby’s for as Much as $4 Million

The works heading to auction had been donated by Florence and Herbert Irving.

By Taylor Dafoe, Aug 20, 2019

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Rebecca Wei, One of Asia’s Most Powerful Auction Executives, Resigns From Christie’s Amid a Softening of the Region’s Art Market

The auction executive has been with the company since 2012.

By Sarah Cascone, Aug 20, 2019

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RM Sotheby’s Botched the $22 Million Sale of the ‘First Porsche’ Because Bidders Couldn’t Understand the Auctioneer’s Dutch Accent

It was supposed to be a historic sale. Instead, it was the auction equivalent of a car crash.

By Caroline Goldstein, Aug 19, 2019

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Banking on Banksy, Sotheby’s and Christie’s Will Hold Dueling Online Sales of the Street Artist’s Prints This Fall

The unrelated sales will offer some of the anonymous street artist's most famous images, including the one that self-destructed last fall.

By Taylor Dafoe, Aug 9, 2019

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Sotheby’s Is Hit With Its Fourth Shareholder Lawsuit in a Month Over Its Acquisition Deal With Patrick Drahi

The shareholder claims the proposed $3.7 billion acquisition violates SEC rules.

By Eileen Kinsella, Aug 6, 2019

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Sotheby’s Sales Dropped 10 Percent in the First Half of 2019 Thanks to Brexit Fears and Cautious Collectors

What may be the final earnings report before Sotheby's goes private marks the end of an era for auction transparency.

By Eileen Kinsella, Jul 31, 2019

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Sotheby’s Head of E-Commerce Explains Why the Market for Rare Sneakers Is Off to the Races, With ‘Very Serious Buyers’

A recent $1 million sneaker sale at Sotheby's shows the company's recent pivot may be working.

By Eileen Kinsella, Jul 26, 2019

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Yet Another Shareholder Has Filed a Lawsuit Against Sotheby’s Over the Company’s Acquisition Deal With Patrick Drahi

The latest shareholder suit is seeking class-action status to halt the deal.

By Eileen Kinsella, Jul 24, 2019

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Two Shareholders Are Suing Sotheby’s Over Its Proposed $3.7 Billion Acquisition Deal With Patrick Drahi

The lawsuits are demanding the auction house disclose more financial information.

By Eileen Kinsella, Jul 22, 2019

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Christie’s Apollo 11-Themed Auction Flops as Its Multimillion-Dollar Star Lot Fails to Launch

The sale didn't quite take off in the way that Christie's had hoped.

By Caroline Goldstein, Jul 18, 2019

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Sole-d to the Highest Bidder: A Canadian Businessman Buys 99 of World’s Rarest Sneakers at Sotheby’s for $850,000

You can still buy a pair of original 1972 Nike "Moon Shoes" available online through July 23.

By Caroline Goldstein, Jul 17, 2019

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The Collection of the Late Socialite Lee Radziwill, Jackie Kennedy’s Sister, Is Coming to Christie’s This Fall

A socialite who never left the shadow of her sister, Radziwill was known for refined taste and high-profile relationships.

By Taylor Dafoe, Jul 9, 2019

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Amid Protests and Steeped in Controversy, a King Tut Statue Sells at Christie’s for $6 Million

Protesters gathered outside the auction house during the controversial sale, which the Egyptian authorities attempted to halt.

By Kate Brown, Jul 5, 2019

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A Lewis Chessman, Bought for $6 and Then Tucked Away in a Drawer for Decades, Just Sold at Auction for Almost $1 Million

The rest of the Lewis trove belongs to British museums.

By Sarah Cascone, Jul 3, 2019

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David Goodman, Sotheby’s Marketing Chief Who Played a Central Role in Its Digital Expansion, Is Leaving the Auction House

Sotheby's representatives insist Goodman's departure is unrelated to its sale to Drahi, while another staffer left before that deal.

By Eileen Kinsella, Jul 2, 2019