HISTORICAL FACTS: 14 | History Defined

Oldest Privately Owned Book Sells For GBP3mn At UK Sale

The world's oldest book in a private collection, and one of the earliest books in existence, sold at auction in London on Tuesday for more than GBP3 million.

International Business Times · Jun 12, 2024

Franz Kafka letter shows author’s anguished struggle with writer’s block

Letter to friend and publisher Albert Ehrenstein, to be auctioned in June, details struggle to write at time of tuberculosis diagnosis

The Guardian - UK · Jun 3, 2024

‘Virtually complete’ Stegosaurus fossil to be auctioned at Sotheby’s geek week

The 11ft and tall and 20ft long fossil, nicknamed Apex, could fetch up to $6m as it’s celebrated as ‘one of the best unearthed’

The Guardian - UK · May 29, 2024

Sotheby's summer show: creatives from Grayson Perry to Bella Freud on the art event celebrating London

To celebrate a new exhibition at Sotheby’s, art and design leaders pick their favourite works from a mix of masterpieces and reveal why they think London inspires so many artists

Evening Standard · May 24, 2024

Rare cigars and at-home spas: Meet the man who can get billionaires whatever they want

Ever wondered who it is that fixes up billionaires with everything their hearts desire? Will Hosie meets Marcus O’Brien, who heads up a new division at UK Sotheby’s International Realty that can arrange anything, from the rarest cigar to London’s most expensive house

Evening Standard · May 21, 2024

Painting by surrealist painter Leonora Carrington fetches $28m at auction

Late British painter’s Les Distractions de Dagobert, ‘the apotheosis of Carrington’s oeuvre’, was inspired by Hieronymus Bosch

The Guardian - US · May 16, 2024

Leonora Carrington painting auctioned for £22.5m in record for UK-born female artist

Les Distractions de Dagobert was the surrealist’s ‘definitive masterpiece’, says Sotheby’s expert in New York

The Guardian - UK · May 16, 2024

Monet Painting Fetches $35 Million At New York Auction

A Monet sold for nearly $35 million at auction Wednesday evening, Sotheby's said, marking a solid start to New York's spring art sales.

International Business Times · May 16, 2024

The Dalmore and Zaha Hadid Architects’ whisky collaboration up for auction

The Dalmore 49 Year Old Luminary No.2 The Rare, a collaboration with Zaha Hadid Architects is to be auctioned at Sotheby’s

Wallpaper · May 14, 2024

Art gallery or home? Iconic minimalist house designed to display art for sale in Mayfair

The property on Hays Mews was commissioned by Doris Lockhart Saatchi in 1987 and later owned by art collector Ralph I. Goldenberg

Evening Standard · May 14, 2024