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Sotheby's

Sotheby's (/ˈsʌðəbiz/ SUDH-ə-beez) is a British multinational corporation with headquarters in New York City. It is one of the world's oldest and largest brokers of fine and decorative art, jewellery, and collectibles. It has 80 locations in 40 countries, and maintains a significant presence in the UK.

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Founded
11 March 1744 (282 years ago) (1744-03-11) in London, England
Industry
Fine arts, rare objects
Owner
Patrick Drahi
Headquarters
1334 York Avenue, New York City, U.S.
Area served
Worldwide
Founder
Samuel Baker

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Auction process

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Sotheby's Prize

Notable sales

Controversies

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Sotheby's

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Sotheby's

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related to Auctioned artwork · 75
Sotheby's → Abstraktes Bild, Abstraktes Bilder, Alberto Giacometti, Artemis, Balloon, Banksy, Banksy's Girl, Bard, Beedle, Bin, Bohemian Rhapsody, Chat, Christie's, Claude Monet's Meules, Cubist, David Bowie, December, Each, February, Freddie Mercury
related to Further reading · 31
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related to Porcelain · 29
Sotheby's → April, British Museum, Chenghua, Chicken Cup, Chinese, Chinese Porcelain, Earlier, HK, Hong Kong, Hong Kong Dollars, In, It, Japanese, Liu Yiqian, London, Meiyintang, Mr, Mrs Alfred Clark, October, On
related to 20th century · 28
Sotheby's → Christie's, Co, Company, Frans Hals, Hodge, Hong Kong, In, Leigh, London, Los Angeles, Madison Avenue, Moscow, Mssrs Sotheby, New Bond Street, New York, Other, Paris, Parke-Bernet, Sotheby, Sotheby Mak
related to 21st century · 25
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related to Beginnings (18th and 19th century) · 23
Sotheby's → After Baker's, Baker, Baronet, Benjamin Heywood Bright, Buckingham, Devonshire, Dukes, George Leigh, Grangegorman, In, John Sotheby, John Stanley, John Wilkes, Leigh, London, March, Napoleon, Samuel Baker, Samuel Baker's, Sotheby
related to Price-fixing scandal (2000) · 23
Sotheby's → Alfred Taubman, Brooks, CEO, Christie's, Dede, Diana, Growing, He, In, In December, In February, In October, Justice, New York, New York City, No, Southern District, Taubman, The, The FBI
related to Controversies involving Yves Bouvier (2016–2023) · 20
Sotheby's → According, Adelson Galleries, After, Alexander Parish, Bouvier, Bouvier Affair, Dmitry Rybolovlev, In, Leonardo, Monaco, New York, New York-based, Robert Simon, Russian, Rybolovlev, Swiss, Switzerland, Vinci's Salvator Mundi, Warren Adelson, Yves Bouvier
related to Industrial dispute (2015) · 19
Sotheby's → After CCML, Andy Warhol, CCML, Contract Cleaning, Early Day Motion, Four, Francis Bacon, In, Limited, London, Maintenance, Members, MPs, Parliament, Servest, Sotheby's London, This, UVW, UVW's
related to Artists' authorship rights (2012) · 17
Sotheby's → AARA, Both Sotheby's, Cady Noland, Cowboys Milking, In, Jancou, Marc Jancou, New York, New York's Artists' Authorship, Noland, Rights Act, State, Supreme Court, The, US, VARA, Visual Artists Rights Act

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Sotheby'sArea servedWorldwide1.00infobox
Sotheby'sFounded11 March 1744 (282 years ago) (1744-03-11) in London, England1.00infobox
Sotheby'sFounderSamuel Baker1.00infobox
Sotheby'sHeadquarters1334 York Avenue, New York City, U.S.1.00infobox
Sotheby'sIndustryFine arts, rare objects1.00infobox
Sotheby'sKey peopleCharles F. Stewart (CEO)1.00infobox
Sotheby'sNumber of locations80 locations in 40 countries (as of 2021)1.00infobox
Sotheby'sOwnerPatrick Drahi1.00infobox
Sotheby'sServicesAuctions, financial services1.00infobox
Sotheby'sSubsidiariesSotheby's Institute of Art, Sotheby's International Realty, RM Sotheby's1.00infobox
Sotheby'sTypePrivate1.00infobox
Sotheby'sWebsitesothebys.com1.00infobox

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