Sotheby's to auction off ancient Ten Commandments tablet
One of the earliest tablets inscribed with the Ten Commandments (dating to A.D. 300-800) is scheduled to go up for auction at Sotheby's on Wednesday.
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The original 'Harry Potter' book cover art is expected to break records at auction
Sotheby's June 26 auction of Thomas Taylor's watercolor illustration for Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone is estimated to sell for $400,000-$600,000.
Michael Jordan's 'Last Dance' sneakers sell for a record-breaking $2.2 million
Jordan wore the Air Jordans during the second half of Game 2 of the NBA Finals in 1998, a historic season widely known as Jordan's "Last Dance."
A 76 million-year-old dinosaur skeleton will be auctioned in New York City
All of the other known Gorgosaurus skeletons are in museum collections, making this one the only specimen available for private ownership, Sotheby's said.
A fireproof copy of 'Handmaid's Tale' auctioned for $130,000 to help fight book bans
The special copy of Margaret Atwood's dystopian novel The Handmaid's Tale was auctioned by Sotheby's on Tuesday. Proceeds will help PEN America in its efforts to oppose book banning.
A half-shredded Banksy piece is auctioned for $25.4 million, a record for the artist
"Love is in the Bin" made history when it was created during a 2018 auction. The crowd back then was shocked when a shredder activated as soon as the sale was complete, partly shredding the piece.
A Banksy Piece Was Shredded At Auction In 2018. Now, It May Sell For Millions More
After selling for $1.4 million three years ago, the half-destroyed piece is going back up for sale with big expectations.
Sotheby's Announces Its Biggest Sale — Itself — For $3.7 Billion
The deal puts the auction house, which was founded in 1744, on a path to becoming a private company again.
Sotheby's and Bonhams Bow To Pressure, Ban The Sale of Rhino Horn Artifacts
Both companies announced they are canceling separate auctions featuring antique carvings made of the endangered species' horns. The sales would have taken place in Hong Kong this week.
At $110.5 Million, Basquiat Painting Becomes Priciest Work Ever Sold By A U.S. Artist
With the sale Thursday night in New York City, the late Jean-Michel Basquiat's 1982 untitled painting is also said to be the sixth-most expensive work sold in world history.