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Sotheby’s auction house announced sales of more than 315 million dollars at a late Wednesday auction of contemporary art, hailing a 17-year record after worries that sales would slip due to the weaker US economy.Read full story

Led by a record-breaking Jeff Koons sculpture and a $46 million Francis Bacon canvas, Sotheby’s roared back from a dismal Impressionist sale to score the highest total in its history at a contemporary and postwar art auction on Wednesday.Read full story

The art world continued its shopping spree Wednesday night at Sotheby’s.Read full story

Shares of Sotheby’s rose Thursday morning, after an analyst upgraded the stock following the auction house’s contemporary art auction that showed demand for art remains strong.Read full story

AuctionPublicity.com – 27 November 2007 at 7pm (local time) – The inaugural watch auction will feature over 100 lots, with the majority being highly sought-after contemporary wristwatches. They include Richard Mille’s complication tourbillon watches, Audemars Piguet’s unique and limited edition Royal Oak timepieces, Patek Philippe’s perpetual calendar watch, a vintage Rolex chronograph watch and other … Read more