Sotheby's
Summary
Sotheby's is the world's fourth oldest auction house in continuous operation.The oldest auction house in operation is the Stockholms Auktionsverk founded in 1674, the second oldest is Gteborgs Auktionsverk founded in 1681 and third oldest being Uppsala Auktionskammare founded in 1731, all Swedish. Sotheby's predecessor, Baker's, was founded in London on 11 March 1744 when Samuel Baker presided over the disposal of "several hundred scarce and valuable" books from the library of a certain Rt. Hon. Sir John Stanley. This disposal however was not by means of auction and as Frank Herrmann and Brian Learmount observe, the business did not seek to auction fine arts in general until much later, their first major success in this field being the sale of a Frans Hals painting for 9 thousand guineas as late as 1913.
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Journal Register Company has its sales process approved by U.S. Bankruptcy Court
The U. S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York today approved the bid procedures, sale process and timeline for Journal Register Company's auction and sale process. The Journal Register Company is part of Digital First Media.
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Marjorie Scardino's rule: how Pearson boss shaped a company and a culture
One of Dame Marjorie Scardino's first acts as chief executive of Pearson was to sell the company's stash of Chateau Latour wine to Sotheby's. It was a sign of things to come.
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Rare Chinese porcelain bowl sells for nearly $27 million
A 900-year-old Chinese bowl has sold at an auction for nearly $27 million on Wednesday. The extremely rare item was only expected to receive a winning bid of about one-third the eventual total during a Sotheby's auction in Hong Kong, AFP reports. The purchase by an anonymous bidder breaks the previous record for the most [.
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James Murdoch Steps Down From BSkyB to Avoid Being ‘Lightning Rod’
Twelve months ago, James Murdoch was both chairman of BSkyB and heir apparent to that title at News Corp. , and the family-controlled media conglomerate was on course to take full control of the British satellite broadcaster.
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James Murdoch steps down as BSkyB chairman to avoid being ‘lightning rod’
Guardian BSkyB quotes James Murdoch in its announcement that he is stepping down as chairman of the company:.
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James Murdoch Steps Down From Another Key Post
LONDON (AP) â News Corp. executive James Murdoch, under pressure over his role in Britain's tabloid phone hacking scandal, is stepping down from the board of Sotheby's, the auction house has said.
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James Murdoch gives up another directorship
James Murdoch has given up another directorship. He will not seek re-election to the board of auction house Sotheby's, according to a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).
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Media Decoder Blog: Investor Group Again Urges Sotheby's to Remove James Murdoch From Board
The investment group CtW advised the auction house - for the third time - to remove him from its board, saying it would oppose his re-election and urge others to oppose it as well.
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Investor Group Again Urges Sotheby's to Remove James Murdoch From Board
The investment group CtW advised the auction house - for the third time - to remove him from its board, saying it would oppose his re-election and urge others to oppose it as well.
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Teamsters: Taking Money From Sotheby's Takes Jobs From New Yorkers
Teamsters Call on Museum To Cut All Ties With Auction House NEW YORK, Feb. 28, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Tonight at the Whitney Museum of American Art's exclusive Biennial opening, 42 locked-out Sotheby's art handlers will be joined by Occupy Wall Street and other members. . .
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