Autumn 2015

Napoleonic pistols were among a treasure trove of decorative art and antiques, sold at a Sotheby’s auction An exquisite pair of bespo ...

Wed, Oct 7, 2015

A sale of an unparalleled single-owner collection of Indian miniature paintings at Sotheby’s yesterday fetched a total of £4.6 million ...

Wed, Oct 7, 2015

A unique mother-of-pearl and black lac overlaid wood tray has set a new world record of £962,500 ($1.46 million) for a piece of this type, se ...

Sun, Sep 27, 2015

A rare British-owned gstone steeped in history and intrigue sold for a record $30,000 per carat at Bonhams sale of fine jewellery in London, UK. ...

Thu, Sep 17, 2015

Sotheby’s is to offer what is described as an unparalleled collection of Indian miniature paintings from a single owner at an upcoming sale i ...

Tue, Sep 15, 2015

Sotheby’s has opened an office in India’s commercial capital Mumbai and made two strategic appointments to boost its business in the co ...

Thu, Jul 16, 2015

An exquisite pair of bespoke gold-encrusted pistols made for Napoleon’s son and heir, the three-year-old ‘King of Rome’, sold for ...

Summer 2015

Organisers of an upcoming fair in Bahrain are hoping the inaugural event will help boost Bahrain’s credentials as a destination for art ...

Summer 2015

Important watches, modern art and Orientalist paintings were all in hot dand at auctions held by Sotheby’s in the US and UK over the past f ...

Wed, Jul 1, 2015

A Sotheby’s sale of impressionist and modern art has achieved the second-highest total for any sale ever held in London, UK. spanTh ...

Wed, Jul 1, 2015

Bonhams has announced the appointment of Oliver White as the new head of its UK Islamic and Indian Art department. White has been a special ...

Sun, Jun 21, 2015

Timepieces spanning from 1760 to 2015 brought Sotheby’s its highest ever total for a various-owner watch sale of in New York, achieving $12.5 ...

Wed, Apr 22, 2015

A Sotheby’s sale of Magnificent Jewels yesterday achieved $65.1 million, marking a new record total for a jewelry auction at its New York sal ...

Wed, Apr 22, 2015

A Sotheby’s sale of contporary art in Doha, Qatar, last night achieved a strong total of $7.51 million, solidly between pre-sale expectatio ...

Wed, Apr 22, 2015

A spectacular collection of arms and armour once owned by Tipu Sultan, the last King of Mysore, was sold at Bonhams Islamic and Indian art sale yes ...