Sotheby's
Sign in to save'''Sotheby's''' ( ) is a British-founded multinational corporation with headquarters in New York City. It is one of the world's largest brokers of fine and decorative art, jewellery, and collectibles. It has 80 locations in 40 countries, and maintains a significant presence in the UK.
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- Sotheby's
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- 200px
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- Sotheby's worldwide headquarters on York Avenue, on the Upper East Side of Manhattan
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- 200px
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- Private
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- in London, England
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- Samuel Baker
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- New York City
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- U.S.
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- 1334 York Avenue
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- 80 locations in 40 countries (as of 2021)
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- Worldwide
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- Charles F. Stewart (CEO)
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- Fine arts, rare objects
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- Auctions, financial services
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- History
- Beginnings (18th and 19th century)
- 20th century
- 21st century
- History of public and private ownership
- Auction process
- Buying
- Selling
- Service categories
- Partners and subsidiaries
- Sotheby's Institute of Art
- Sotheby's International Realty
- RM Sotheby's
- Sotheby's Prize
- Notable sales
- Auctioned artwork
- Sneaker sales
- Fossils
- Jewellery
- Porcelain
- Controversies
- Illegal antiquities
- 1990s scandal
- Cambodian statue (2012)
- Price-fixing scandal (2000)
- Auction error (2011)
- Artists' authorship rights (2012)
- Activist investor dispute (2013–2014)
- Industrial dispute (2015)
- Controversies involving Yves Bouvier (2016–2023)
- Secrecy on Nazi-looted art
- See also
- References
- Further reading
- External links
'''Sotheby's''' ( ) is a British-founded multinational corporation with headquarters in New York City. It is one of the world's largest brokers of fine and decorative art, jewellery, and collectibles. It has 80 locations in 40 countries, and maintains a significant presence in the UK.
Sotheby's was established on 11 March 1744 in London by Samuel Baker, a bookseller. In 1767, the firm became Baker & Leigh, after George Leigh became a partner, and was renamed to Leigh and Sotheby in 1778 after Baker's death when his nephew, John Sotheby, inherited Baker's share. Other former names include: Leigh, Sotheby and Wilkinson; Sotheby, Wilkinson and Hodge (1864–1924); Sotheby and Company (1924–83); Mssrs Sotheby; Sotheby & Wilkinson; Sotheby Mak van Waay; and '''Sotheby's & Co.
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