Sotheby’s

July 18, 2024
Published by Rachel Sherman at July 18, 2024
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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. The $44.6 million stegosaurus, the most valuable […]
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April 8, 2024
Published by MING LIU at April 8, 2024
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A Maverick Watch Magazine Lends Some Edge to Sotheby’s

Heist-out, a feisty publication that debuted last year, is working with the auction house on an “underground” sale (scheduled in a wine cellar). Frustration is often […]
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October 19, 2023
Published by Rachel Felder and Emon Hassan at October 19, 2023
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Watches, Fans and a Giant Blue Whale. It’s RollieFest 2023.

Geoffrey Hess invited what he described as ‘the crème de la crème of the collectors’ community’ to a weekend in Manhattan. On a rainy Saturday evening […]
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September 7, 2023
Published by MILENA LAZAZZERA at September 7, 2023
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A German Noble Family’s Pearls and Diamonds to Be Auctioned

Sotheby’s has scheduled a November sale in Geneva for more than 200 pieces from the House of Württemberg. More than 200 jewels and precious objects from […]
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March 12, 2023
Published by Tanya Dukes at March 12, 2023
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The Cross Returns as a Style Choice in Jewelry

Remember Madonna’s look for “Like a Virgin”? Well, it’s back. Even now, 25 years after her death, Diana may still be the alpha influencer. An amethyst […]
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January 22, 2023
Published by MILENA LAZAZZERA at January 22, 2023
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The Paris Opera to Stage Its First Auction

Lots donated to the institution’s fund-raiser range from an Anselm Kiefer painting to a Chaumet diamond and pearl necklace. For the first time since its founding […]
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August 10, 2022
Published by SIMON DE BURTON at August 10, 2022
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A Story About Paul Newman, Three Rolexes and the Sound Barrier

The watches are linked to a land speed attempt. And Newman, the star whose own Daytona still holds an auction record, gave two of them to […]
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March 24, 2022
Published by VIVIAN MORELLI at March 24, 2022
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5 Women at the Heart of the Jewelry World

“I tell women they’ve got to have thick skin in order to exist in some worlds,” one of them said. It may seem logical that an […]
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March 3, 2022
Published by Blake Gopnik at March 3, 2022
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The NFT Has Changed Artists. Has it Changed Art?

Around 1425, the Florentine artist Masaccio painted the first major works in one-point perspective. That revolutionized what artists could do ever after. In Paris in 1839, […]
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March 3, 2022
Published by Blake Gopnik at March 3, 2022
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One Year After Beeple, the NFT Has Changed Artists. Has It Changed Art?

Around 1425, the Florentine artist Masaccio painted the first major works in one-point perspective. That revolutionized what artists could do ever after. In Paris in 1839, […]
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