Sotheby’s Down Bad With Auction Giant Posting Big Losses
Summary Sotheby’s revenue dropped nearly 20 percent in 2024, posting a $248 million USD pre-tax loss as the art market slowed The auction house secured a $909 million investment from ...
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Original Hermès Birkin Sells for Staggering $10 Million USD
Summary Jane Birkin’s original Hermès bag sold for a staggering $10 million USD This makes it the most expensive handbag ever auctioned, reflecting its unique origin and cultural status The ...
Largest chunk of Mars on Earth expected to fetch up to $4M at Sotheby’s auction
This rock will put you in the red. The largest known piece of a Martian meteorite discovered on Earth is scheduled for auction at Sotheby’s on July 16 — and ...
Oasis Fever Hits Sotheby’s: ‘Liam + Noel’ Portrait Set to Fetch $2 Million USD
Summary Elizabeth Peyton’s Liam + Noel (Gallagher) (1996) is heading to Sotheby’s contemporary art sale in London on June 24 Created in the apex of the band’s fame, the “prescient” ...
The First-Ever Birkin Is Headed to Auction
Summary Jane Birkin’s original Hermès Birkin prototype is heading to Sotheby’s auction block. The design will lead the house’s Fashion Icons sale in Paris on July 10. Millionaire fashion historians, this ...
Basquiat’s Earliest Known ‘Head’ Drawing to Hit Sotheby’s Auction
Summary The earliest known example of Basquiat’s iconic “Head” motif Offered on Sotheby’s with an estimate of $100,000 to $150,000 USD Acquired directly from Basquiat and remained in same private ...
