eBay, Sotheby's launch new online auctions platform

Last Updated: Tuesday, March 17, 2015, 10:38

Going, going, gone! Sold to the highest bidder at the auction, on the phone or on a new eBay platform that will stream Sotheby`s New York auctions live beginning next month.

Duchess of Windsor jewels fetch $1,016,137

Last Updated: Saturday, December 14, 2013, 14:56

Jewels from the personal collection of the Duke and the Duchess of Windsor that went under the hammer here at Sotheby`s and fetched a whopping $1,016,137, much above its estimates.

Chance to win $1 million Picasso for just $135 in online raffle

Last Updated: Wednesday, December 4, 2013, 11:49

The UNESCO-registered charity has issued 50,000 tickets at 100 euros ($135) each for the first-of-its-kind tombola on December 18 at Sotheby`s in Paris, hoping to raise $5 million.

18th century ivory furniture on sale at Sotheby`s

Last Updated: Saturday, November 30, 2013, 08:48

Two pairs of 18th century chairs and a settee from the same era, custom-made for Warren Hastings, governor general of Bengal from 1772 to 1785, will go under the hammer at Sotheby`s here Dec 4. The furniture is made of ivory.

Painting sold for $4.8 mn in New York

Last Updated: Tuesday, November 12, 2013, 08:22

A painting by a Spanish artist has been auctioned here at the Sotheby`s for $4.8 million, making it his highest priced work ever sold in the US.

Indian betel box fetches 662,000 pounds at Sotheby`s

Last Updated: Saturday, October 12, 2013, 09:00

An 18th century diamond-set, enamelled gold paandan - a small ornamented box Indians use for keeping their betel leaf and assortments - was sold for a staggering 662,500 pounds at Sotheby`s first auction of the Imperial India collection here.

Exquisite pieces from Imperial India on sale at Sotheby`s

Last Updated: Thursday, October 3, 2013, 12:04

A sword of Tipu Sultan, a bejewelled gold tray from the Mughal era, a miniature painting of Lord Rama and Sita are among the precious objects that will go under the hammer at Sotheby`s first-ever auction of Imperial India collection here Oct 9.

Sotheby`s to auction Buddhist art

Last Updated: Sunday, September 1, 2013, 08:48

Pan-Asian Buddhist paintings and sculptures from the ancient regions of China, Japan, Tibet, and Nepal are up for auction at Sotheby`s.

Gaitonde`s painting fetches record price at Sotheby`s

Last Updated: Saturday, June 15, 2013, 12:33

A newly discovered art piece - `Painting No. 1` of 1962 - by Indian artist Vasudeo S. Gaitonde has been sold for 698,500 pounds (about $1,093,000) at the Modern and Contemporary South Asian Art sale here.

Works of Husain, Pakistani artists to be auctioned at Sotheby`s

Last Updated: Friday, June 7, 2013, 09:56

Works of Indian contemporary artists, including two paintings by late M.F. Husain, and Pakistani painters will go under the hammer at Sotheby`s in London for its Modern and Contemporary South Asian Art sale June 11.

Indian masters call the shots at Sotheby`s

Last Updated: Thursday, March 21, 2013, 08:47

A sale of South Asian art, known as the Amaya Collection from the archive of writer and collector Amrita Jhaveri, at Sotheby`s saw Indian masters fetching strong prices.

Sale of Mahatma Gandhi items: Sotheby`s to consider range of factors

Last Updated: Sunday, February 3, 2013, 09:41

In the wake of controversy over sale of Mahatma Gandhi memorabilia, auction house Sotheby`s on Sunday said it would consider a range of factors while taking a decision to put such items under the hammer in future.