Tag Archives: Sotheby

To an untrained eye, it might have looked like a grungy old box: The wider industry impact

PC: Sotheby's

In 1946, a collector bought a Ming-era cloisonné pomegranate box for £19; 77 years later, it was

In 1946, a collector bought a Ming-era cloisonné pomegranate box for £19; 77 years later, [...]

In 2003, a New York woman pulled a painting from trash on Manhattan’s Upper West Side; four years

"Tres Personajes" by Mexican artist Rufi

Because she admired the artwork, but because she wanted to reuse its canvas for one of her own

Because she admired the artwork, but because she wanted to reuse its canvas for one [...]

For years, Silicon Valley investor AJ Scaramucci quietly assembled: The wider industry impact

AJ Scaramucci, founder of Solari Capital (Image: Solari)

A pair of gold Jordans was donated to an Oregon shelter; later found to be custom-made for Spike

James Free holds the rare gold Air Jordan 3s (AP)/Spike Lee (Wikipedia)

A Connecticut man paid $35 for a bowl at a yard sale in 2020; experts revealed it was a rare

Image: AP

A New Jersey woman paid $25 for a mouldy table at a garage sale; 30 years later, it was identified

A New Jersey schoolteacher who bought a mouldy, pitch-black table at a garage sale for [...]

Jane Birkin’s original Hermès Birkin prototype, created for the actress and singer

Here are 10 of the world's most expensive and extraordinary handbags, based on reported valuations, [...]

An English artist paid £2,090 for a painting listed only as ‘in the style of’ Helen McNicoll

Helen Galloway McNicoll, The Bean Harvest, estimated £150,000-250,000. Sold for £174,000