Sotheby's

Sotheby’s Australia will auction what it calls “the most significant collection of historical international art” offered in the country later this month.

Sotheby’s is to return to holding auctions in India to take advantage of the growing wealth in the Asian nation.

Sotheby’s is retreating on its pledge to scrap fees for purchasers at its online-only auctions.

Sotheby’s spring Hong Kong series included a trio of eight-figure Chinese imperial works of art.

Auction house Sotheby’s has launched a share scheme for employees that it says will benefit 98% of its staff.

A historic diamond will appear on the market for the first time in history this spring, having remained in the same family for over three centuries.

Sotheby’s has chosen Dubai to unveil a Rubens painting it plans to offer later this summer in a bid to tap into the hoped-for demand for Old Master paintings in the Middle East.

Jeffrey Archer’s collection of political cartoons raised a total of £571,318 (including premium) at Sotheby’s as 240 original artworks went under the hammer this week.

Sotheby’s has promoted Nicolas Chow to chairman of Sotheby’s Asia. He has risen through the ranks of the company as the Chinese art market has grown rapidly since he joined Sotheby’s in 1999.

Peter Doig (b.1959) prices have been on a roll with three works sold for over £15m at auction in the last 10 months. However, the latest major painting to emerge failed to attract any notable bidding in the saleroom at Sotheby’s and was knocked down under estimate.

A rare Kangxi bowl coming onto the market for the first time in 30 years could test the auction record for Chinese ceramics.