Henry Moore Festival of Britain bronze expected to break auction records Exclusive: work that has divided opinion will be sold by Sotheby’s with estimate of $30m-$40m The Guardian - UK · Oct 3, 2022
Hermès handbag sells for record-breaking £312,000 at Sotheby’s auction The 28cm, crocodile-skin bag is described by devotees of the luxury brand as one of the most desirable in the world The Independent UK · Sep 30, 2022
Do multimillion-dollar dinosaur auctions erode trust in science? Dinosaurs are in the news these days, but it’s not just for groundbreaking discoveries. The Conversation · Sep 30, 2022
Lucian Freud’s portrait of Wolseley founder Jeremy King expected to sell for £350,000 King is selling the work from his own personal collection at Sotheby’s, on October 15 Evening Standard · Sep 28, 2022
‘World’s oldest whisky’ with £200k price tag up for auction at Sotheby’s The rare single malt whisky was distilled in 1940 and comes with its own bronze sculpture Evening Standard · Sep 28, 2022
Lucian Freud’s etching of Wolseley restaurant creator to be sold Artist dined at Mayfair restaurant almost every night in later years, and would sometimes share a table with co-founder Jeremy King The Guardian - UK · Sep 28, 2022
September design news: Francis Bacon and fry-up chic Green graduates set to save the future, turning scraps into kitchen knives and new art from director Mark Cousins The Guardian - UK · Sep 26, 2022
Sebastião Salgado: ‘I was transformed into an environmentalist’ The famed photographer is mounting a large-scale exhibition to raise funds for his ecological center in Brazil The Guardian - US · Sep 26, 2022
Robert Pattinson launches his collaboration with Sotheby’s ACTOR Robert Pattinson has teamed up with Sotheby’s auction house in New York to work as a curator. The Batman star, from Barnes, helped select six paintings for a sale in New York next week. Evening Standard · Sep 22, 2022
Subversive art duo Gilbert and George’s tribute for King Charles ARTIST duo Gilbert and George are planning a tribute to King Charles III in their new gallery space in east London. Evening Standard · Sep 22, 2022
Anarchy in the auction house: the Sex Pistols ephemera that’s pogoing, going, gone Fancy a Never Mind the Bollocks poster stained with blood from Sid Vicious’s syringe? Two canny collectors are unloading artefacts that reveal the Pistols to be an art project as much as a punk band The Guardian - UK · Sep 21, 2022
A Michael Jordan jersey is sold for over $10 million, setting a new record The basketball legend wore the jersey during the 1998 NBA finals, which would cap the Chicago Bulls' historic championship run in the 1990s. The sale price set a record for game-worn collectibles. WEKU · Sep 16, 2022
Michael Jordan 'Last Dance' jersey sells for £8.8m eclipsing Diego Maradona shirt Michael Jordan's iconic Chicago Bulls jersey worn in his final NBA championship run in 1998 has eclipsed Diego Maradona's 'Hand of God' shirt as the most expensive piece of game-worn sports memorabilia Daily Mirror · Sep 16, 2022
Michael Jordan Jersey From 1998 NBA Finals Fetches Record Price “The Last Dance” jersey broke three sports memorabilia records on Thursday. Sports Illustrated · Sep 15, 2022
Al Jazeera · Sep 15, 2022 Michael Jordan’s 1998 NBA Finals jersey sells for record $10.1M Basketball jersey from Jordan’s famed ‘Last Dance’ season with the Chicago Bulls sets record for game-worn memorabilia.
The Guardian - US · Sep 15, 2022 Michael Jordan’s ‘Last Dance’ Chicago Bulls jersey sells for record $10.1m A jersey worn by Michael Jordan during the 1998 NBA finals – a period chronicled in the hit Netflix documentary The Last Dance – has attracted a record price of $10.091m at auction
The Guardian - UK · Sep 13, 2022 Folio from ‘world masterpiece’ illuminated manuscript goes up for auction Section of the Shah Tahmasp Shahnameh is expected to fetch between £4m and £6m at auction next month
Daily Mirror · Sep 7, 2022 FA Cup wondergoal hero sells medal for double the price it was expected to fetch Former Arsenal striker Alan Sunderland has sold his 1979 FA Cup final medal for £21,000 after previously saying he was considering the sale to “make life a little easier "
Wales Online · Aug 31, 2022 One of the ‘purest, pinkest diamonds’ expected to fetch £18 million at auction The 11.15 carat cushion-shaped stone is the second largest internally flawless fancy vivid pink diamond to ever appear at auction
The Independent UK · Aug 31, 2022 One of the ‘purest, pinkest diamonds’ to go under the hammer The Williamson Pink Star has the potential to set a new per carat price record for a fancy vivid pink diamond on October 5 in Hong Kong.
The Guardian - UK · Aug 29, 2022 Artist with synaesthesia puts Greta Thunberg’s Davos speech on canvas Northern Irish painter Jack Coulter used the climate activist’s words and music by the 1975 to create the piece
The Guardian - UK · Aug 29, 2022 British Museum receives major bequest of Chinese porcelain and jades Sir Joseph Hotung’s gift is ‘one of the most generous ever received’ by museum
Daily Mirror · Aug 22, 2022 10 most expensive pieces of sport memorabilia as Michael Jordan jersey up for sale A jersey worn by Michael Jordan during the 1998 NBA Finals as the Chicago Bulls defeated the Utah Jazz in six games is set to be auctioned next month and is expected to be one of the most expensive pieces of sports memorabilia in history
The Guardian - UK · Aug 21, 2022 Paris mansion’s contents at auction in house clearance par excellence Hôtel Lambert auction includes a silver tureen given by Catherine the Great and the Duke and Duchess of Windsor’s sofa
Asharq Al-Awsat · Aug 11, 2022 Michael Jordan 'Last Dance' Jersey to Be Auctioned in September A jersey worn by basketball legend Michael Jordan during Game 1 of the 1998 NBA Finals, his last title victory, is set to be auctioned off in September for an estimated $3-5 million, Sotheby's announced Wednesday. The iconic red Chicago Bulls jersey, with Jordan's number 23 on the back, is…