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Sotheby’s beats most of Russian tycoon’s fraud suit

NEW YORK — Sotheby’s won dismissal of most claims by a Russian billionaire who accused the auction house of helping to defraud him in the purchase of a world-class art collection featuring works by Pablo Picasso, Auguste Rodin and Henri Matisse.

Tribune News Service · Mar 7, 2023

Nazi-stolen Kandinsky recovered by Holocaust victims’ heirs sells for record £37m

‘Murnau with Church II’ set a record price for the Russian artist

The Independent UK · Mar 3, 2023

Kandinsky painting stolen by Nazis fetches record £37.2m at auction

London sale comes after descendants of the owners, one of whom was murdered at Auschwitz, were reunited with work found in Dutch museum

The Guardian - UK · Mar 3, 2023

Luxury lets: from vanishing swimming pools to glass car displays — the opulent world of ultra-wealthy London renters

Inside London’s ultra high-end rental market, where the very best homes can cost more than you earn in a year — and there seems to be no ceiling

Evening Standard · Feb 22, 2023

World's oldest Hebrew Bible expected to sell for record-breaking $50 million

A Hebrew Bible more than 1,000 years old is set to fetch a record-breaking price when it goes up for auction in New York in May, Sotheby's auction house announced this week.

Radio France Internationale · Feb 17, 2023

Ancient copy of Hebrew Bible expected to fetch up to £41.5m at auction

Codex Sassoon, which dates back to the ninth or tenth century, is due to come up for auction in May for the first time in more than 30 years.

The Independent UK · Feb 16, 2023

Oldest complete Hebrew Bible expected to break auction records

Ninth-century Codex Sassoon, critical link between Dead Sea scrolls and today’s Bible, will have estimate of $30m-$50m

The Guardian - UK · Feb 15, 2023

Kobe Bryant jersey sold for $5.8 million at auction

NBA legend Kobe Bryant died in a tragic helicopter crash three years ago, but the love of his fans will never fade away.

The Times of India · Feb 10, 2023

Fugitive Hong Kong Mogul Auctions Up to $2 Million in Luxury Handbags

Joseph Lau Luen-hung is selling 77 rare Hermès bags in the largest single-owner handbag sale ever held in Asia, according to Sotheby’s

Caixin Global · Feb 4, 2023

Dress worn by Princess Diana sells for nearly £500,000 at auction

The evening gown was first worn by her during an official portrait in 1991

The Independent UK · Jan 27, 2023