Sotheby’s Highest Total in 14 Years
Tonight at Sotheby’s a masterpiece
by Paul Gauguin, Maternité (II), sold for $39,208,000,
a record for the artist at auction.
Auction News
Oscar Wilde Sale Results From Sothebys
Oscar Wilde
is one of the greatest icons of modern literature. One of
the wittiest, most quoted authors in the English language,
Wilde both delighted and outraged his contemporaries.
Baseball Collectibles – Sotheby’s And Sportscards Plus To Sell Babe Ruth’s Storied Bat
On
Thursday, December 2, 2004 Sotheby’s and SportsCards Plus will
offer "The Holy Grail" of sports memorabilia, the bat
with which Babe Ruth slammed the first home run in the new Yankee
Stadium on April 18, 1923.
Sporting Life – Sotheby’s, Olympia annual Sporting Sale
On Wednesday, November 3, 2004 Sotheby’s, Olympia
will be holding its popular annual Sporting sale. Over 120
works of art, depicting scenes of hunting, fishing, racing,
shooting and general sporting life, will be presented for
sale.
Wines From The Cellars Of The Tsara
On Friday December 3, 2004,
Sotheby’s will hold an historic sale of wines from the legendary
Imperial winery at Massandra in Russia.
Photographs from the Collection of Sir Elton John
Christies
New York is is holding a sale of of over 100 photographs
from Sir Elton John’s collection.
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