https://www.sothebys.com/en/museums/v-a-east-museum 2026-02-26T09:29:33-05:00 https://www.sothebys.com/en/videos/can-a-composer-make-music-from-patek-philippe-watches 2025-06-03T18:58:03-04:00 https://sothebys-com.brightspotcdn.com/40/9c/3ad255234549a4bc41b108a51a64/patek-thumbnail.png We Turned a Patek Philippe Minute Repeater’s Chime Into Music The sound of a Patek Philippe minute repeater is already considered one of the finest mechanical achievements in modern horology — but what if that sound could become music? https://www.youtube.com/embed/WqqrYkWwXbQ?feature=oembed&autoplay=1 Stories & Videos https://www.sothebys.com/en/videos/raiding-a-baronesss-closet-with-celebrity-stylist-micaela-erlanger 2025-06-05T12:32:01-04:00 https://sothebys-com.brightspotcdn.com/d3/61/e1428d9747cea96fab233ce549cb/baroness-thumbnail.png Raiding a Baroness's Closet with Celebrity Stylist Micaela Erlanger Step into fashion fantasy with one of Hollywood’s most powerful stylists, Micaela Erlanger, as she explores the astonishing wardrobe vault of Baroness Alixandra Fitzwilliam-Tate Baker with Sotheby's specialist, Lucy Bishop. https://www.youtube.com/embed/uG7HqozBm7I?feature=oembed&autoplay=1 Interviews Collaborations Luxury Week Fashion Stories & Videos https://www.sothebys.com/en/videos/can-clay-come-to-life-why-axel-saltos-ceramics-still-feel-alive 2025-06-04T18:02:42-04:00 https://sothebys-com.brightspotcdn.com/60/23/645d608149a097dea87c1d4a3060/salto-thumbnail.png Can Clay Come to Life? Why Axel Salto’s Ceramics Still Feel Alive How do you define a genius who refused to be contained by any one medium? Curator and art historian, Glenn Adamson, takes us into the world of Axel Salto—ceramicist, painter, writer, philosopher—who transformed humble clay into sculptural forms that seem to breathe, bloom, and move. https://www.youtube.com/embed/BJ9zJHMYO5Q?feature=oembed&autoplay=1 Design Week Interviews Expert Voices Stories & Videos https://www.sothebys.com/en/videos/life-moves-pretty-fast-own-a-piece-of-it-the-signature-sweater-vest-from-ferris-buellers-day-off 2025-06-05T12:00:25-04:00 https://sothebys-com.brightspotcdn.com/95/8a/b6a9babc472fbe7a54276a55279c/screenshot-2025-06-05-at-9.35.14%E2%80%AFAM.png Life Moves Pretty Fast, Own a Piece of It - The Signature Sweater Vest from Ferris Bueller’s Day Off On June 5, 1985, Ferris Bueller, the most legendary truant in American film history, captivated audiences with his unforgettable day off in John Hughes’ timeless classic Ferris Bueller’s Day Off. Forty years later, Bueller remains the most popular teenager to have never existed. Now, to mark the anniversary of that eventful hooky day, one of the film’s most recognizable artifacts – the signature sweater vest worn by Matthew Broderick as Ferris Bueller – is being auctioned in a single-lot online auction at Sotheby’s New York on June 24. https://www.youtube.com/embed/TUgiviRIBDs?feature=oembed&autoplay=1 Stories & Videos https://www.sothebys.com/en/videos/a-day-in-the-life-of-a-patek-philippe-collector-at-sothebys 2025-06-06T19:54:18-04:00 https://sothebys-com.brightspotcdn.com/53/29/f95f3f4d44448e767fd6439bee06/patek-2.png A Day in the Life of a Patek Philippe Collector Always check the wrists of your friends and neighbors—and fellow bidders. At Sotheby's New York right now, you might find a Patek Philippe Nautilus 5711 with 32 baguette-cut sapphires, a ‘Tasti Tondi’, or a Reference 3448 ‘Padellone’ if you keep your eyes peeled. https://www.youtube.com/embed/J5nHAWghqKU?feature=oembed&autoplay=1 Stories & Videos https://www.sothebys.com/en/videos/turner-at-250-celebrating-the-master-of-light-with-three-rare-works 2025-06-11T07:05:35-04:00 https://i.ytimg.com/vi/vSdQh_epg7I/hqdefault.jpg Turner at 250: Celebrating the Master of Light with Three Rare Works | Sotheby's This year marks 250 years since the birth of Joseph Mallord William Turner, one of the most celebrated and visionary artists in British history. To honour this milestone, Sotheby’s is proud to present three remarkable works by Turner, including: His first-ever exhibited oil painting at the Royal Academy, a luminous study of a beech tree, and the majestic watercolour "Lake of Geneva from Above Vevey" – unseen at auction since 1890. https://www.youtube.com/embed/vSdQh_epg7I?feature=oembed&autoplay=1 Stories & Videos https://www.sothebys.com/en/videos/when-literature-meets-asmr-blissful-sounds-of-shakespeare-gatsby-and-more-rare-books 2025-06-16T11:06:24-04:00 https://sothebys-com.brightspotcdn.com/66/07/42a07815448e9f19b6f0de4e155b/screenshot-2025-06-13-at-4.02.53%E2%80%AFPM.png When Literature Meets ASMR: Blissful Sounds of Shakespeare, Gatsby and More Rare Books From Shakespeare’s sonnets and Darwin’s On the Origin of Species, to The Great Gatsby and The Little Prince, join Sotheby’s specialists on a soothing literary journey as they read and reflect on favorite passages from rare books and manuscripts featured in the upcoming Book Week sales across New York, London, and Paris throughout June-July 2025. https://www.youtube.com/embed/L-xxlZT_8ME?feature=oembed&autoplay=1 Expert Voices Stories & Videos https://www.sothebys.com/en/videos/collecting-to-create-a-dream-house-richter-martin-emin-more-in-the-libeert-collection 2025-06-20T09:48:18-04:00 https://sothebys-com.brightspotcdn.com/c1/f5/25b0804b449e8e201824db90c77b/libeert-web.jpg Art Collector's Dream House: See Richter, Martin, Emin & More in the Libeert Collection For more than 50 years, Mimi and Filiep Libeert have cultivated an extraordinary collection of contemporary art—bringing together artists from different generations and focusing on a diverse range of materials. From bold sculptures to vibrant paintings, the collection reflects a deep and passionate engagement with art. https://www.youtube.com/embed/yYGDwf_fTMc?feature=oembed&autoplay=1 Expert Voices Collectors Stories & Videos https://www.sothebys.com/en/videos/unveiling-napoleons-treasures-empire-power-and-exile 2025-06-17T04:09:52-04:00 https://sothebys-com.brightspotcdn.com/d2/68/0db91a9f4ee799810bbc83076ddb/napoleon-tclean.jpg Unveiling Napoleon's Treasures: Empire, Power and Exile | Sotheby's For over 40 years, Pierre‑Jean Chalençon has pursued a singular passion: assembling what is now considered one of the most important private collections in the world dedicated to Napoleon Bonaparte. In this exclusive video, the celebrated collector opens the doors to his universe—a place where history, legend, and excitement converge. https://www.youtube.com/embed/cCc1_xW19oU?feature=oembed&autoplay=1 Stories & Videos https://www.sothebys.com/en/videos/the-nude-that-defined-art-deco-tamara-de-lempickas-la-belle-rafaela 2025-06-20T09:47:46-04:00 https://sothebys-com.brightspotcdn.com/27/1f/3eab86544572a224c3f396626263/lempicka-web.jpg The Nude That Defined Art Deco: Tamara de Lempicka’s La Belle Rafaëla Tamara de Lempicka was one of the most daring and visionary female artists of the 20th century. This in-depth look at La Belle Rafaëla (1927) reveals why the painting is considered a radical and sensual pinnacle of Lempicka’s career—and a defining image of the Art Deco era. https://www.youtube.com/embed/8FqKzRqJGpU?feature=oembed&autoplay=1 Expert Voices Stories & Videos https://www.sothebys.com/en/videos/masterpieces-the-mediterranean-an-artistic-voyage-with-the-ritz-carlton-yacht-collection-1 2025-06-23T09:00:47-04:00 https://sothebys-com.brightspotcdn.com/91/3d/c1cd54e545cda79b27623f8ee0c8/rcyc-web.jpg Masterpieces & the Mediterranean: An Artistic Voyage with The Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection This fall, two guests will have the opportunity to experience an idyllic Mediterranean yacht voyage with The Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection in partnership with Sotheby’s. On offer during the London Sales, this once-in-a-lifetime sojourn welcomes guests aboard Luminara, The Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection’s newest super yacht. Over seven luxurious nights, guests will sail to some of the world’s most breathtaking places, making their way from central Italy to Barcelona, Spain, while reveling in a one of a kind, highly curated artistic adventure that Sotheby’s and The Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection have come together to provide. https://www.youtube.com/embed/dfuKTGdnBu4?feature=oembed&autoplay=1 https://www.sothebys.com/en/videos/picasso-modigliani-moore-masters-of-modern-art-at-auction 2025-06-18T11:37:46-04:00 https://sothebys-com.brightspotcdn.com/95/b7/a3b482284ff0adc0a35074098fb6/modday-web.jpg Picasso, Modigliani & Moore: Masters of Modern Art at Auction Presented in partnership with The Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection, join us at Sotheby’s New Bond Street galleries this June for the Modern Day Auction — a celebration of creativity spanning 100 years of art history. From the elegance of Impressionism to the bold breakthroughs of the avant-garde, explore iconic works in painting, drawing, and sculpture that redefined the boundaries of art from the late 19th to mid-20th century. https://www.youtube.com/embed/vs--XieDHxo?feature=oembed&autoplay=1 Salvador Dali Pablo Picasso Stories & Videos https://www.sothebys.com/en/videos/elizabeth-peytons-iconic-oasis-portrait-liam-noel-at-britpops-peak 2025-06-20T09:47:15-04:00 https://sothebys-com.brightspotcdn.com/40/9f/c544477946aa8c8fe68b668bd0d3/peyton-web.jpg Elizabeth Peyton’s Iconic Oasis Portrait: Liam & Noel at Britpop’s Peak Step into the heart of 1990s Britpop with Elizabeth Peyton’s electrifying portrait Liam + Noel (Gallagher) — one of her most ambitious and emotionally complex works. Painted in 1996 at the height of Oasis’s fame, this piece captures the Gallagher brothers not as tabloid icons, but as introspective figures in a rare moment of quietude. Inspired by a promotional photo from Stefan De Batselier, Peyton's brushwork transforms casual cool into a poetic study of fame, brotherhood, and vulnerability. https://www.youtube.com/embed/ZwRdHDQv6pA?feature=oembed&autoplay=1 Stories & Videos https://www.sothebys.com/en/videos/jenny-savilles-juncture-1994-a-monumental-masterpiece-of-flesh-and-form 2025-06-20T09:46:43-04:00 https://sothebys-com.brightspotcdn.com/12/57/fd3da50d404088693cd2e067e618/saville-nude-web.jpg Jenny Saville’s Juncture (1994): A Monumental Masterpiece of Flesh and Form | Sotheby's Revel in the visceral intensity of Jenny Saville’s Juncture (1994)—a colossal, three-metre-high painting that challenges the boundaries of the human form and the painted surface. With unapologetic physicality and pigment-rich force, Saville transforms the tradition of figurative painting into something urgently present and alive. https://www.youtube.com/embed/O7ktl46hgA4?feature=oembed&autoplay=1 Expert Voices Stories & Videos https://www.sothebys.com/en/videos/how-many-portraits-can-you-count-in-this-colossal-jenny-saville-charcoal-drawing 2025-06-20T09:45:14-04:00 https://sothebys-com.brightspotcdn.com/14/54/1e55eb434f66aa0cc820cc6c63e3/saville-anatomy-web.jpg How Many Portraits Can You Count in This Colossal Jenny Saville Charcoal Drawing? Jenny Saville’s Mirror (2011–12) is a monumental charcoal drawing that redefines one of the most iconic motifs in art history: the reclining nude. Stretching more than eight feet wide, the work fuses multiple intertwined figures in a densely layered composition that nods to both Old Master painting and modernist innovation. https://www.youtube.com/embed/su-cxUDAsfs?feature=oembed&autoplay=1 Anatomy of an Artwork Stories & Videos https://www.sothebys.com/en/videos/the-emancipation-proclamation-the-13th-amendment-and-the-america-forged-by-abraham-lincolns-legacy 2025-06-21T11:04:43-04:00 https://sothebys-com.brightspotcdn.com/04/16/530a3c684b9ca003ce12aab1cadc/13ep.jpg The Emancipation Proclamation and 13th Amendment Head to Auction at Sotheby’s The Emancipation Proclamation and the 13th Amendment are two of the most important documents in American history. Sotheby’s Selby Kiffer, Dr. Cheryl Finley of Spelman College and American historian Dr. Eric Foner examine these documents—rarely seen together—that provide a profound insight into Abraham Lincoln’s vision for the legal abolition of slavery in the United States, something he considered as his most important act as president. Exceptionally rare and early copies of these documents signed by Abraham Lincoln will be offered in Sotheby’s Sale of Fine Books and Manuscripts, Including Americana. Part 1 https://www.youtube.com/embed/nuDiEFQo2sE?feature=oembed&autoplay=1 Books & Manuscripts Stories & Videos https://www.sothebys.com/zh-hant/%E8%A6%96%E9%A0%BB/%E6%8F%AD%E7%A7%98%E6%8B%BF%E7%A0%B4%E5%B4%99%E7%9A%84%E7%8F%8D%E5%AF%B6-%E5%B8%9D%E5%9C%8B-%E6%AC%8A%E5%8A%9B%E8%88%87%E6%B5%81%E4%BA%A1 2025-06-24T06:09:34-04:00 https://sothebys-com.brightspotcdn.com/d2/68/0db91a9f4ee799810bbc83076ddb/napoleon-tclean.jpg 揭秘拿破崙的珍寶：帝國、權力與流亡 逾四十年來，皮埃爾-讓·夏朗松 (Pierre-Jean Chalençon) 懷抱著一份獨特的熱情，傾力蒐羅拿破崙·波拿巴相關的藏品，如今已然匯聚成全球最重要的私人收藏之一。在這部獨家影片中，這位知名藏家敞開了他的世界大門：一個歷史、傳奇與激情交織的空間。 https://www.youtube.com/embed/ehBMxawRqKE?feature=oembed&autoplay=1 新聞及影片 https://www.sothebys.com/zh-hans/%E8%A7%86%E9%A2%91/%E6%8F%AD%E7%A7%98%E6%8B%BF%E7%A0%B4%E4%BB%91%E7%9A%84%E7%8F%8D%E5%AE%9D-%E5%B8%9D%E5%9B%BD-%E6%9D%83%E5%8A%9B%E4%B8%8E%E6%B5%81%E4%BA%A1 2025-06-24T06:09:15-04:00 https://sothebys-com.brightspotcdn.com/d2/68/0db91a9f4ee799810bbc83076ddb/napoleon-tclean.jpg 揭秘拿破仑的珍宝：帝国、权力与流亡 逾四十年来，皮埃尔-让·夏朗松 (Pierre-Jean Chalençon) 怀抱着一份独特的热情，倾力搜罗拿破仑·波拿巴相关的藏品，如今已然汇聚成全球最重要的私人收藏之一。在这部独家影片中，这位知名藏家敞开了他的世界大门：一个历史、传奇与激情交织的空间。 https://www.youtube.com/embed/RsFD0bNrAG8?feature=oembed&autoplay=1 新聞及影片 https://www.sothebys.com/en/videos/premiere-london-modern-contemporary-evening-auction-l25006 2025-06-26T06:46:47-04:00 https://sothebys-com.brightspotcdn.com/87/05/a0779be14b3c84d23015e5821bf7/auction-web.jpg AUCTION PREMIERE: Sotheby's London Modern & Contemporary Evening Auction Presented by The Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection, the Modern & Contemporary Evening Auction took place live in London on 24 June 2025. Beginning with the trailblazing innovations of the Impressionists, the sale spans the birth of Modernism through to the evolution of Abstract Expressionism and Pop Art, continuing into the 21st century with examples by many of today's most influential and celebrated artists. Highlights included major works by Claude Monet, Pablo Picasso, Tamara de Lempicka, Jean-Michel Basquiat, and Jenny Saville. The auction also saw a standout result for Marlow Moss, achieving a new world record price for the artist. https://www.youtube.com/embed/1KFyTgHGNng?feature=oembed&autoplay=1 Auction Results Stories & Videos https://www.sothebys.com/en/videos/women-who-paint-power-artemisia-gentileschis-hero-and-clara-peeters-self-reveal 2025-06-26T09:45:22-04:00 https://sothebys-com.brightspotcdn.com/fb/24/a909451541d28fe55bf374caf8d3/artemisia-cp-web.jpg Women Who Paint Power: Artemisia Gentileschi’s Hero and Clara Peeters’ Self-Reveal Art historian Andrew Graham-Dixon and Sotheby’s specialist George Gordon delve into the work of two extraordinary female Baroque painters, Artemisia Gentileschi and Clara Peeters. https://www.youtube.com/embed/qEH8-a5QZNw?feature=oembed&autoplay=1 Expert Voices Stories & Videos https://www.sothebys.com/en/videos/blood-sweat-and-tears-literally-frank-everett-tells-his-sothebys-story 2025-06-27T23:25:41-04:00 https://sothebys-com.brightspotcdn.com/d5/57/f3450847419694c7bcf9eb27e893/frank-thumb.png Blood, Sweat, and Tears… Literally | Frank Everett Tells His Sotheby’s Story On this episode of Sotheby’s Stories, Frank Everett tells the tale of a sale so sharp it left a mark — literally. It’s 2017, Shaun Leane’s avant-garde jewels are about to hit the block, and one rogue Crown of Thorns turns the install into a full-contact sport. https://www.youtube.com/embed/-ovMhFRqzO8?feature=oembed&autoplay=1 Frank's Files Fashion Sotheby's Stories Jewelry Stories & Videos https://www.sothebys.com/en/videos/the-very-first-birkin-bag-jane-birkins-original-hermes-up-for-auction 2025-06-30T07:01:25-04:00 https://sothebys-com.brightspotcdn.com/a4/e5/9302a927448fb920702d5e96c76d/birkin-web.jpg The Very First Birkin Bag: Jane Birkin’s Original Hermès Up for Auction Step into fashion history with the legendary original Birkin bag, now available at auction. This is the very model born from a chance encounter between Jane Birkin and Hermès artistic director Jean-Louis Dumas on an Air France flight in the early 1980s. Birkin, traveling with her daughter, expressed a need for a stylish yet functional bag — and Dumas delivered. In 1985, Hermès offered her a bespoke handbag that would go on to become one of the most iconic and sought-after fashion pieces in the world: the Birkin. https://www.youtube.com/embed/gjzw2gIsydo?feature=oembed&autoplay=1 Luxury Week Expert Voices Handbags & Accessories Stories & Videos https://www.sothebys.com/en/articles/sothebys-financial-services-partnering-with-your-trusted-advisors 2025-10-21T12:44:08-04:00 https://www.sothebys.com/en/articles/entrepreneurs-unlock-liquidity-without-compromise 2025-10-21T12:43:55-04:00 https://www.sothebys.com/en/articles/jane-birkins-original-birkin-to-be-sold-by-sothebys-the-prototype-that-launched-a-handbag-phenomenon-will-be-auctioned-in-july 2025-06-05T09:59:38-04:00 https://www.sothebys.com/fr/articles/le-premier-birkin-de-jane-birkin-sera-vendu-a-paris-par-sothebys 2025-06-05T10:02:05-04:00 https://www.sothebys.com/en/articles/ferris-buellers-iconic-sweater-vest-up-for-auction-at-sothebys 2025-06-05T10:54:08-04:00 https://www.sothebys.com/en/articles/rediscovered-turner-the-first-oil-painting-he-ever-exhibited-heads-to-sothebys 2025-06-06T09:30:01-04:00 https://www.sothebys.com/en/articles/spectacular-surreal-sothebys-to-present-the-london-collection-of-pauline-karpidas 2025-10-22T13:06:50-04:00 https://www.sothebys.com/en/articles/seductive-masterpiece-by-tamara-de-lempicka-to-star-at-sothebys 2025-10-22T13:06:55-04:00 https://www.sothebys.com/en/articles/one-of-a-kind-juvenile-ceratosaurus-to-be-auctioned-at-sothebys-this-july 2025-10-22T13:07:03-04:00 https://www.sothebys.com/en/articles/sothebys-spring-design-sales-surpass-75-million-across-new-york-and-paris 2025-10-22T13:07:20-04:00 https://www.sothebys.com/en/articles/records-for-patek-and-rolex-lead-sothebys-20-4-million-important-watches-sale-in-new-york 2025-10-22T13:07:25-04:00 https://www.sothebys.com/en/articles/rare-lincoln-signed-thirteenth-amendment-emancipation-proclamation-at-sothebys-new-york 2025-10-22T13:07:29-04:00 https://www.sothebys.com/en/articles/sothebys-sale-of-high-jewelry-in-new-york-achieves-31-4-million-95-lots-sold 2025-10-22T13:07:41-04:00 https://www.sothebys.com/en/articles/women-take-centre-stage-in-sothebys-modern-contemporary-evening-auction 2025-10-22T13:07:47-04:00 https://www.sothebys.com/en/articles/paris-napoleonic-auction-brings-total-of-8-7m-against-a-pre-sale-estimate-in-the-region-of-6m 2025-10-22T13:07:51-04:00