The History and Records of Sotheby's Auction House

Sotheby's auction house Sotheby's, one of the world's largest and oldest auction houses, holds 250 auctions every year, working with over 70 categories of works of art In 1744, London bookseller Samuel Baker held the first-ever sale and opened a permanent auction hall in 1754. His nephew and heir, John Sotheby, was the eponym of the auction house. Sotheby's has been entrusted with the sale of many world treasures, like Napoleon's library on St. Helena, the Duchess of Windsor's jewelry, the estate of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, and the paintings of Rembrandt, Rubens, Picasso and others. Sotheby's has 90 offices in 40 countries. K LONDON PARIS ZURICH MILAN GENEVĀ TORONTO NEW YORK РОНА HONG KONG - countries with Sotheby's offices DOHA - cities where auctions are held Sotheby's world records (auction sales) 2004 2006 2007 2007 2008 2010 "Triptych" by Francis Bacon. 1976 "Boy with a Pipe" by Pablo Picasso. 1905 "Dora Maar with Cat" by Pablo Picasso. 1941 "The Guenoll Lioness." Mesopotamia, 3rd millennium B.C. Roman bronze "Walking Man" by Alberto Giacometti. sculpture "Artemis and Deer. 1st 1961 century A.D. $104,2min $95,2min $57mln $28,6mln $86,3min $103,7 min mln Most expensive painting sold Second most Second most expensive sculpture Most expensive Most expensive of Most expensive sculpture expensive painting antiquity piece contemporary art GRIANOVOSTI © 2011 WwW.RIA.RU