The global art market was valued at $67.4 billion in 2018, the second highest year ever.
Sotheby’s
artists
Gallery: A constellation of art from the Middle East
A selection of 20th century paintings from art masters of the region is set to be auctioned by Sotheby’s London on October 22
1939 Porsche Type 64
Gallery: The oldest surviving 1939 Porsche Type 64 up for auction
The car is on view at Sotheby’s in London from 21st – 24th May prior to being offered for sale by RM Sotheby’s in Monterey, California, 15-17th August 2019, with an estimate in excess of $20 million.
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Al Ula Saudi Arabia
Sotheby’s exploring desert arts hub with Saudi government
The Saudi cultural centre would be established in the Al-Ula region, home to the Mada’in Salih Unesco world heritage site
Auction
First Sotheby’s watch auction in Dubai raises $2.6m
Inaugural Dubai watch sale attracts participants from 25 different countries, with a quarter being new to Sotheby’s
Auction
Sotheby’s to hold first watch auction in the Middle East
Auction house Sotheby’s says first regional watch sale to take place at its Dubai premises
antiques
UK court to hear case of $16m Islamic jar ‘bought in Dubai’
Two antique collectors are disputing the ownership of an early Islamic crystal jar
Arts
Arts of the Islamic World auction in London – in pictures
Sotheby’s Arts of the Islamic World auction on 25 April covers over 200 works of art produced under the aegis of multiple Islamic Empires, spread over three continents over a period of over 1,200 years.
Arts
Sales at Sotheby’s Dubai auction reach $3.6m
English-speaking footage of the pilgrimage to Makkah from 1948 sells for $62,500
Makkah
70-year-old Makkah Hajj footage to be auctioned in Dubai
Footage is part of the film titled Pelerins de La Mecque and includes scenes taken by non-Muslims of the annual pilgrimage
70th anniversary
In pictures: Monaco Grand Prix winning Ferrari F2001 to be auctioned in New York
Michael Schumacher’s Monaco Grand Prix winning Ferrari F2001 will be offered at Sothebys Contemporary Art Evening Auction on 16 November in New York, the first collector car ever to be offered in a Sothebys art sale.
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Art
Sotheby’s Dubai to host first ever auction in November
Auction house also announced plans to host free valuation of jewels and valuables on a weekly basis
diamond
Video: 1,109-carat diamond sells for 53 million dollars
1,109-carat diamond found in Botswana has sold for a whopping 53 million dollars at Sotheby’s.