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Oct 28, 2019, 08:45 ET Sotheby's Names Charles F. Stewart Chief Executive Officer

Sotheby's today announced the appointment of Charles F. Stewart as Chief Executive Officer, effective immediately. Mr. Stewart joins Sotheby's from...

Oct 15, 2019, 14:15 ET Sotheby's announces settlement of Change of Control Offer for its $400,000,000 4.875% Senior Notes due 2025

Following the acquisition of Sotheby's by BidFair USA Inc. ("Bidfair") through the merger of BidFair MergeRight Inc. with and into Sotheby's (with...

Oct 03, 2019, 09:08 ET Sotheby's Announces Closing Of Acquisition By Patrick Drahi

Sotheby's announced today that ownership of the Company has officially transferred to Patrick Drahi. The acquisition, which was announced in June of...

Sep 19, 2019, 10:00 ET Sotheby's Announces Regulatory Approvals and Planned Closing Date of Acquisition by Patrick Drahi

Sotheby's (NYSE: BID) announced today that all regulatory approvals required for the acquisition of the Company by BidFair USA, an entity wholly...

Sep 05, 2019, 09:35 ET Sotheby's Shareholders Approve Proposed Acquisition by Patrick Drahi

At a special meeting held in New York today, Sotheby's (NYSE: BID) shareholders approved the proposed acquisition of the Company by BidFair USA, an...

Jun 17, 2019, 09:00 ET Sotheby's Announces Definitive Agreement to be Acquired by Patrick Drahi

Sotheby's (NYSE: BID) today announced that it has signed a definitive merger agreement to be acquired by BidFair USA, an entity wholly owned by media ...

May 20, 2019, 09:00 ET From Monet to KAWS: A $900+ Million Week of Auctions at Sotheby's Worldwide

Tad Smith, Sotheby's (NYSE: BID) CEO, commented: "It was an incredibly exciting and successful week at Sotheby's worldwide, which saw a number of...

May 10, 2019, 09:00 ET Michael J. Wolf Appointed To Sotheby's Board Of Directors

Sotheby's (NYSE: BID) announced today that Michael J. Wolf has been unanimously elected to join the Company's Board of Directors. Mr. Wolf is the...

Apr 03, 2019, 10:24 ET SOTHEBY'S SPRING 2019 HONG KONG SALES TOTAL $482 MILLION - Second Highest Total in Company History

Sotheby's (NYSE: BID) Spring 2019 Hong Kong auction series concluded today with a grand total of $482 million, exceeding the pre-sale high estimate...

Apr 01, 2019, 14:14 ET Sotheby's Hong Kong Contemporary Art Sales Realise HK$802 Million / US$102 Million

Today's sales of Contemporary Art in Hong Kong have just concluded, bringing the total for Contemporary Art sold at Sotheby's to HK$802 million /...

Apr 01, 2019, 09:00 ET Tran-scend-ent Wines Smashes Record For Private Wine Collection Sold At Auction - Achieving $30 Million

A new record for a private wine collection sold at auction was set at Sotheby's (NYSE: BID) in Hong Kong last night, when a three-day sale of...

Apr 01, 2019, 09:00 ET Sotheby's Modern Art Evening Sale and Modern & Contemporary Southeast Asian Art Evening Sale in Hong Kong Achieve Exceptional Results: $114.7 Million Total

Last night in in Hong Kong, Sotheby's (NYSE: BID) Modern Art Evening Sale and Modern & Contemporary Southeast Asian Art Evening Sale both achieved...

Mar 20, 2019, 09:00 ET A New Record for Any Item Sold in an Online-Only sale at Sotheby's to Date: The Nobel Memorial Prize for Economic Science Awarded to Friedrich von Hayek - One of the greatest minds of the 20th-Century - Sells for $1.5 million

A new record for any item sold in an online-only sale at Sotheby's (NYSE: BID) was set yesterday when Friedrich von Hayek's Nobel Memorial Prize for...

Mar 11, 2019, 09:00 ET Sotheby's Celebrates 275 Years of History & Innovation

Today Sotheby's (NYSE: BID) turns 275. WATCH AND EMBED VIDEO Sotheby's first sale was held on 11 March 1744 in London at Exeter Exchange on The...

Mar 06, 2019, 14:12 ET Sotheby's Contemporary Art Sales This Week in London Total $144 Million

Sotheby's (NYSE: BID) spring sale series of Contemporary Art achieved a total of $144 million, well above the low estimate of $117 million. The...

Mar 04, 2019, 09:00 ET Stellar Results for Sotheby's First Contemporary Art Auction of 2019: Contemporary Curated Achieves $36.8 Million In New York - Highest-Ever Total for the Sotheby's Series

On Friday in New York, Sotheby's first Contemporary Art auction of the spring season totaled an exceptional $36.8 million – well exceeding its $30.8...

Feb 27, 2019, 17:05 ET Sotheby's Impressionist, Modern & Surrealist Art Sales This Week in London Total $143.7 Million

Sotheby's (NYSE: BID) two-day sale series of Impressionist, Modern and Surrealist Art achieved a combined total of $143.7 million, above the low...

Feb 22, 2019, 09:00 ET Sotheby's Expands And Reimagines Its New York Galleries With A Forward-Looking Design By Shohei Shigematsu Of OMA

Sotheby's (NYSE: BID) today announced that it will unveil a dramatic expansion and reimagining of its New York City galleries on 3 May 2019. Designed ...

Feb 21, 2019, 10:00 ET Sotheby's to Present The First Contemporary Art Auction of the Season on March 1, 2019: CONTEMPORARY CURATED - With Co-Curators Agnes Gund & Oprah Winfrey

Sotheby's (NYSE: BID) is pleased to open our 2019 auctions of Contemporary Art with Contemporary Curated on 1 March in New York. Reflecting a diverse ...

Feb 08, 2019, 09:00 ET Sotheby's Successfully Launches New Online Bidding Platform During Masters Week Sales Series

This past weekend, Sotheby's (NYSE: BID) successfully conducted the first live auction on its new online bidding platform. The sale opened with two...

Feb 04, 2019, 10:47 ET Success for Female Artists Drives Sotheby's 2019 Masters Week Sales To $100 Million

620+ Works Sold Across Five Auctions With Nearly 50% of Sold Lots Achieving Prices Above Expectations The Female Triumphant: Works by Trailblazing...

Jan 31, 2019, 10:18 ET Day One Of Sotheby's Ongoing Masters Week Sales Totals $67.8 Million

Sotheby's (NYSE:BID) annual Masters Week sales series kicked off yesterday in New York, with 170 paintings and drawings sold across two auctions for...

Jan 28, 2019, 11:03 ET Sotheby's Wine Presents The Highest-Estimated Wine Auction In History

Sotheby's is proud to present Transcendent Wines, the highest-estimated wine auction in history, from 29 to 31 March 2019, in Hong Kong. Estimated to ...

Jan 28, 2019, 08:30 ET A Complete Archive Of Supreme Skate Decks Sells For $800,000 At Sotheby's

The only complete archive of Supreme skate decks in private hands sold for $800,000 at Sotheby's on Friday. Diligently and passionately assembled...

Jan 25, 2019, 11:58 ET Sotheby's Americana Week Auctions Total $21.3 Million In New York

Sotheby's 2019 Americana Week auctions concluded yesterday in New York with an outstanding total of $21.3 million – our highest Americana Week series ...