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- Revenue
- Dec 31 2007
- $917.7M
- Profit
- Dec 31 2007
- $213.1M
- Market Cap
- Sep 03 2008
- $1.7B
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15 Value Hedge Funds Portfolio Update
Mebane Faber submits: Are the top value hedge funds going to beat the market every quarter, or just outperform when the market is going up? Maybe we should ask Will Ferrell, errr, I mean Robert Goulet: by Mebane Faber
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OMEGA's Unique Pagoda Collection to Benefit CAEF
Gymnastics legend Li Ning, sports stars and top management from OMEGA and Sotheby's announce planned charity auction BEIJING, Aug. 26 /PRNewswire/ -- A star-studded special event was held at the OMEGA Pavilion on the Olympic Green to announce OMEGA's plans to offer its Beijing 2008, Unique No....
Legal battle looms over late artist's drawings
A legal battle has erupted over who owns 17 drawings by Martin Ramirez, whose artworks, created while he lived in California state mental institutions until his death in 1963, now fetch six-figure sums. Is Maureen Hammond, a widowed, retired schoolteacher living in Needles, Calif., a multimillion-dollar art...
In a crunch, don't forget the classics
First-half results this year for banks might be depressing reading, but it's a different story for the auction houses, which are notching up ever increasing sales in their best-selling categories - including art, furniture and jewellery. As equity markets plunge and rising inflation erodes the value of cash savings, alternative...
Luxury Institute Survey: Wealthy U.S. Consumers Rate the Most Prestigious Real Estate Companies: Sotheby's International Realty, Christie's Great Estates and Corcoran Group
High net-worth consumers rated Sotheby'sInternational Realty the most prestigious real estate company in the 2008Luxury Brand Status Index LBSI survey from the independent New YorkCity-based Luxury Institute ( www.LuxuryInstitute.com ). Respondents whowould recommend Sotheby's International Realty say they have "high-endproperties," "exclusive listings," "great customer service," and an"excellent reputation." Christie's Great...
Hirst tries to turn a Pounds 20,000 doodle into Pounds 2m
NEW WORKS by Damien Hirst, including a sheep with a golden horn and a zebra in formaldehyde, are expected to fetch 65m when they go under the hammer at Sotheby's in September. The collection, Beautiful Inside My Head Forever, is the first by a major living artist...
Sawbuck Realty Wins Most Innovative Brokerage Award From Inman News Service
Start-up Company Cited for Innovative Business Model SAN FRANCISCO, July 28 /PRNewswire/ -- Sawbuck Realty (http://www.sawbuckrealty.com/) was named the Most Innovative Brokerage of 2008 by Inman News Service at its Real Estate Connect Conference. The prestigious Inman Innovator Awards honor forward-thinking technologies, Web services, business models...
Hirst auction expected to fetch 65 million pounds
LONDON AFP — A unicorn, a zebra and a calf in formaldehyde are set to highlight a sale in September of more than 200 works by Damien Hirst, auction house Sotheby's said Monday. The two-day auction, titled "Beautiful Inside My Head Forever", of 223 works by the 43-year-old...
Itzhaki Properties
Joseph Armano has been named a managing partner at Itzhaki Properties where he will be focused on building the company's exclusive listing business. Prior to Itzhaki, Armano was a principal at Joseph Armano Real Estate where he brokered commercial properties and consulted in new development projects. He had previously managed...
What I read
Interior designer Vicente Wolf is CEO of Vicente Wolf Associates, which operates VW Home, a luxury retail outlet that sells household furnishings and accessories that Wolf collects during his frequent travels around the world. Three all-time favorite books: I love to read books that...
Architectural Digest and Sotheby's International Realty® Brand Release Exclusive Survey Findings on Luxury Real Estate Market Consumer Trends
Survey Findings Contradict Media Perceptions in the Marketplace NEW YORK -- Despite media reports to the contrary, real estate is still considered a sound investment and affluent consumers are confident both in the current housing market and that the value of their home has remained...
Murakami works help set European contemporary art auction record
LONDON, July 2 Kyodo Three pieces by contemporary Japanese artist Takashi Murakami that were sold at auction in central London on Tuesday evening helped break the record for the most successful summer sale of contemporary art in Europe. Generating more than 94.5 million...
Sir Trevor's weakness for fine wines sparks a health warning
ALCOHOL Veteran newsreader risks serious harm with after-work burgundy and champagne breakfasts, campaigners say Alcohol campaigners warned last night that the veteran newsreader Sir Trevor McDonald is endangering his health after he revealed he often drinks a bottle of...
'There's never been a great woman artist'
So says the critic Brian Sewell, and the art market seems to agree, with men's work commanding millions more at auction. By Andrew Johnson Women artists face prejudice and discrimination, with their works selling for a fraction of the price of their male...
Rare J.K. Rowling book goes on display in Tokyo
TOKYO AFP — Online bookseller Amazon on Thursday gave Japanese fans a glimpse of J.K. Rowling's first book since the phenomenally successful Harry Potter series, which it bought for four million dollars. "The Tales of Beedle the Bard" is one of seven handmade books by the...
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- Incorporated: 1983
- CEO: Mr. William F. Ruprecht
Sotheby's and its subsidiaries are auctioneers of authenticated fine art, antiques and decorative art, jewelry and collectibles. Co.'s main role as an auctioneer is to identify, evaluate and appraise works of art; to stimulate purchaser interest; and to match sellers and buyers through the auction process. In addition to auctioneering, Co.'s Auction segment is engaged in a number of related activities, such as the brokering of private purchases and sales of fine art, jewelry and collectibles. Co. also operates as a dealer in works of art via its Dealer segment, conducts art-related financing activities via its Finance segment and is engaged, to a lesser extent, in licensing activities.
Sotheby's Company Info
Board of Directors
Mr. Michael I. Sovern
Chairman
Mr. Dennis M. Weibling
Mr. Robin G. Woodhead
The Duke of Devonshi
Deputy Chairman
Mr. John M. Angelo
Lord Michael Blakenham
Mr. Allen Questrom
Mr. William F. Ruprecht
Mr. Donald M. Stewart
Mr. Robert S. Taubman
Ms. Diana L. Taylor
Contact Information
38500 Woodward Avenue
Suite 100
Bloomfield Hills, MI
248 646-2400
