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Sotheby's Facebook Wall - These ruby and diamond earrings sold for over two times their high estimate in o...
These ruby and diamond earrings sold for over two times their high estimate in our last Magnificent Jewels sale in Geneva. Are you curious to know what your jewels are worth? As our Jewelry specialists travel across Europe during the next couple of months ahead of our next auction in May, contact us and find out when they’ll be in your area: Geneva +41 22 908 4849 or London +44 (0)207 293 6409.
Pair of Ruby and Diamond Pendent Ear Clips, Van Cleef & Arpels, circa 1980
Estimate: CHF 19/29,000
Sold for CHF 74,500
Sotheby’s Geneva
Magnificent Jewels
15 November 2011
 - We are honored to announce that we will offer one of the world’s most famous mas...
We are honored to announce that we will offer one of the world’s most famous masterpieces at auction in May 2012: Edvard Munch’s ‘The Scream’. The iconic work is one of the most instantly recognizable images in both art history and pop culture, and one of the most important pieces of art still in private hands.
Here is more from the New York Times: http://nyti.ms/yK74sO
 - With bidders from no fewer than 42 countries – including Sweden and Denmark - ac...
With bidders from no fewer than 42 countries – including Sweden and Denmark - across four continents in this week's Evening and Day Auctions of Contemporary Art, this category continues to command interest from collectors on a global scale. Captured on camera during the Day Sale was Peder Isacson, Head of Sotheby's Scandinavia, executing a telephone bid on behalf of one of his clients.
 - Our Contemporary Art Auctions concluded this afternoon in London, bringing the c...
Our Contemporary Art Auctions concluded this afternoon in London, bringing the consolidated total for Sotheby’s Contemporary series this season to £66,074,225/ $103,781,615/ €79,150,330. Watch some of the highlights from last night’s sale here:
Post Sale Report: Contemporary Art, February 2012
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Join Sotheby's specialists as they discuss the results of the Contemporary Art Evening Auction in London. - A Spectacular Century – join us for a look back at masterpieces of 19th century...
A Spectacular Century – join us for a look back at masterpieces of 19th century European art that have crossed our auction block since 2007:
The Spectacular 19th Century
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View highlights from past Sotheby's New York sales of 19th Century European Art. - Sotheby’s Vice Chairman David Redden holds the Fifty Excelentes, a highlight of...
Sotheby’s Vice Chairman David Redden holds the Fifty Excelentes, a highlight of the Archer M. Huntington Collection of nearly 38,000 coins relating to the history of Spain. The Collection is on view through 24 February in our New York galleries and will be offered in a sealed bid auction, ending 8 March. Read more about the collection from AFP:
Massive Spain coin collection in New York auction
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NEW YORK (AFP) - A collection of 37,895 Spanish coins including rare examples from the 15th century went on display Tuesday in New York for an auction organized by Sotheby's next month. - Our Contemporary Art experts in London have revealed the invisible truth behind...
Our Contemporary Art experts in London have revealed the invisible truth behind Jean-Michel Basquiat's working process – the discovery of the artist’s signature in invisible ink on his painting ‘Orange Sports Figure,’ the top lot in our Contemporary Art Evening Sale tomorrow. Read more about the work, which carries an estimate of £3/4 million, from the Associated Press via Huffington Post:
Sotheby's Finds Hidden Signature On Basquiat Work
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LONDON — Sotheby's says it has discovered that grafitti artist Jean-Michel Basquiat secretly signed one of his paintings in invisible ink. The auction house is selling "Orange Sports Figure," estimated to be worth between 3 million pounds and 4 million pounds ($4.7 million and $6.3 million). - Are you in Milan this week? If so, join us on Wednesday at 6:30pm at the Palazzo...
Are you in Milan this week? If so, join us on Wednesday at 6:30pm at the Palazzo Broggi for a lecture by art historian Angela Caròla-Perrotti as she discusses the highly Important European Porcelain Collection of Giovanni & Gabriella Barilla. Ms. Caròla-Perrotti will be introduced by Mario Tavella, Sotheby’s Europe Deputy Chairman, and Francesco Morroni, Sotheby’s Decorative Arts specialist.
 - Our watch experts are traveling across North America for the next month – everyw...
Our watch experts are traveling across North America for the next month – everywhere from Motor City to Mile High City to Sin City – conducting free and confidential appraisals. We invite you to make an appointment to value your watch, clock or other timepiece: http://bit.ly/zcQxut
 - As we prepare for our Hong Kong spring sales, which will take place from 31 Marc...
As we prepare for our Hong Kong spring sales, which will take place from 31 March to 4 April, have a look at a few of the highlights from across the categories. The 5-day sale series will include Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, Fine Chinese Paintings, Contemporary Asian Art, 20th Century Chinese Art, Modern and Contemporary Southeast Asian Paintings, Jewellery, Watches and Wines.
Hong Kong Spring Sale Series, 31 March - 4 April 2012
Highlights from our spring sale series in Hong Kong, to take place from 31 March to 4 April 2012. - Today is Gerhard Richter’s 80th birthday! His ‘Abstraktes Bild’ from 1992 is on...
Today is Gerhard Richter’s 80th birthday! His ‘Abstraktes Bild’ from 1992 is one of several superb works that will be included in our Evening Sale of Contemporary Art in London on 15 February.
Lot 52
Gerhard Richter
Abstraktes Bild
signed, dated 1992 and numbered 768-4 on the reverse
oil on canvas
200 by 160cm.
78 3/4 by 63in.
Est. £3/4 million
Sotheby’s London
Contemporary Art Evening Auction
15 February 2012
 - London Calling: Join Oliver Barker, Sotheby’s Deputy Chairman Europe, for a look...
London Calling: Join Oliver Barker, Sotheby’s Deputy Chairman Europe, for a look back at the exciting movement in art history knows as the ‘School of London’ and a preview of works by Francis Bacon, Lucian Freud and Leon Kossoff.
School of London - Sale Highlights
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Join Sotheby's expert, Oliver Barker, as he discusses works by School of London artists - Bacon, Freud and Kossoff - key pieces from the Contemporary Art sal... - ‘Hommage to Galerie Lacloche,’ the exhibition celebrating renowned dealer Jacque...
‘Hommage to Galerie Lacloche,’ the exhibition celebrating renowned dealer Jacques Lacloche, is currently on view in our Paris galleries and is open to the public through 17 February, with the exception of 11-12 February. Have a look at the exhibition during a reception that was held last week, and read more about the exhibition (in French) in Artinfo France: http://bit.ly/A7mWVE.
Reception for 'Hommage to Galerie Lacloche,' Sotheby's Paris
A reception held for 'Hommage to Galerie Lacloche' at Sotheby's Paris - Won’t be in London for our Impressionist & Modern Art Evening Sale tomorrow even...
Won’t be in London for our Impressionist & Modern Art Evening Sale tomorrow evening? Download the Sotheby’s catalogue iPad app and follow along during the sale without leaving your home - search for key works, take notes on individual lots, and watch as final sale prices are posted within minutes of the fall of the gavel: http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/sothebys-catalogue/id471593295?ls=1&mt=8
 - Preview a group of stunning Art Nouveau jewelry by masters René Lalique and Geor...
Preview a group of stunning Art Nouveau jewelry by masters René Lalique and Georges Fouquet that will highlight our Important Jewels auction this Thursday in New York. Art Nouveau jewels were crafted at the turn of the 20th century for an avant-garde clientele who expected unique and exotic pieces, with designs inspired by nature in all its forms:
Important Jewels, New York, 9 February 2012
Art Nouveau highlights from the Important Jewels sale, to be held in New York on 9 February 2012.
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