Charles I’s secret message discovered in 400-year-old poetry book
A 400-year-old poetry book containing a secret message written by King Charles I as he awaited execution has sold for $140,000 at Sotheby’s in London. The Latin motto “Dum spiro […]
2018-07-10
EH Shepard’s Hundred Acre Wood map sets new record
EH Shepard’s original map of Hundred Acre Wood, home to Winnie the Pooh and friends, has sold for £430,000 ($569,762). That’s a record for a drawing by Shepard, soaring past […]
By Tom Meyrick
Florence Nightingale nursing treatise sells for $18,000
A first edition copy of a major treatise on nursing by Florence Nightingale has sold for almost double its estimate at Sotheby’s. The book is titled Notes on Matters Affecting […]
By Tom Meyrick
2018-07-09
1815 panorama of London makes $330,500 at auction
An 1815 panorama of London sold for £250,000 ($330,375) in Sotheby’s July 4 Old Master & British Works on Paper sale. The full title of the enormous 6m painting is […]
By Tom Meyrick
2018-07-05
Ancient Egyptian limestone stele to make $237,000?
An Ancient Egyptian limestone stele will star in an antiquities auction at Sotheby’s London on July 3 with a valuation of £120,000-180,000 ($158,011-237,017). The beautifully preserved lot is covered in […]
By Tom Meyrick
2018-07-02
Bruce Springsteen’s Born to Run manuscript makes $250,000
Bruce Springsteen’s original lyrics to his breakout hit Born to Run (1975) realised $250,000 in an online auction at Sotheby’s that closed on June 28. That’s a solid increase on […]
By Tom Meyrick
2018-06-29
Lucian Freud nude portrait reaches $26 million in London auction
Lucian Freud’s acclaimed nude portraits have become hugely sought after over the past couple of years. The trend was bolstered earlier this week when Nude on a White Cover (2002-2003), […]
By Tom Meyrick
2018-06-27
Horatio Nelson’s Battle of Trafalgar pocket watch to sell at Sotheby’s
The gold pocket watch worn by Admiral Horatio Nelson at the Battle of Trafalgar will be offered for sale at Sotheby’s next month, where it’s expected to sell for up […]
2018-06-26
Victoria Beckham’s old master exhibition hosted in London
Sotheby’s will collaborate with fashion designer and former pop star Victoria Beckham on an intriguing exhibition of old master portraits in London. The 16 works, including canvases by Peter Paul […]
By Tom Meyrick
Frank Dunphy’s Damien Hirst auction will be held at Sotheby’s
Damien Hirst’s former business manager Frank Dunphy is to auction off 200 pieces from his extensive art collection in a pair of sales at Sotheby’s. Rare works from Hirst and […]
By Tom Meyrick
2018-06-22
Bourbon Parma family jewels to sell in October
Sotheby’s will offer a selection of jewellery from the Bourbon Parma family in a dedicated sale at Sotheby’s Geneva on October 12. This historically important sale will feature more than […]
By Tom Meyrick
2018-06-13
Paul Guillaume’s Fang reliquary head to be offered in France
This rare Fang reliquary head once belonged to French art dealer Paul Guillaume, who played a major role in popularising African art in Europe during the early 20th century. It’s […]
By Tom Meyrick
2018-06-12
Matisse’s Mary Hutchinson drawing could sell for $4 million
A drawing of the writer and socialite Mary Hutchinson by Henri Matisse will sell with an estimate of £2m-3m ($2.6m-4m) at Sotheby’s on June 19. Hutchinson was a member of […]
By Tom Meyrick
2018-06-04
EH Shepard’s Hundred Acre Wood map to make $200,000?
EH Shepard’s original map of Hundred Acre Wood, home to bear and honey fan Winnie-the-Pooh, will star in an English literature auction at Sotheby’s London. This is the first time […]
By Tom Meyrick
2018-05-31
HMS Victory Union Jack from the Battle of Trafalgar tops $400,000
Part of the Union Jack flag that flew from the HMS Victory during the battle of Trafalgar has sold for more than $400,000 at auction in London. The historic relic […]
