Sotheby’s

The freedoms it bestowed were priceless — but the Magna Carta itself will have a very definite price after it’s auctioned off tonight at Sotheby’s. Read full story

NEW YORK.- Sotheby’s sale of Israeli & International Art will be held on December 18, 2007 alongside Sotheby’s annual sale of Important Judaica. Read full story

LONDON.- Sotheby’s London announced that on Tuesday, December 18, 2007 it will offer for sale the King of Hanover’s Shield of Achilles, a rare and iconic piece of English Regency silver. Read full story

The handwritten copy of The Tales of Beedle the Bard , by J.K. Rowling, sold for almost £2 million (approximately $4.074 million) at an auction by Sotheby’s, BBC News reported. The proceeds from the book will go to Rowling’s charity, Children’s Voice. Read full story

Ten New Auction Records Set December 10 Competitive bidding at Bonhams & Butterfields on Monday night pushed the price for a 1914 oil on canvas painted by E. Charlton Fortune to a record high for the artist. The international fine arts auctioneers’ Winter sale of California and American Paintings & Sculpture established a new world … Read more