Sotheby's auction house
"I have but the simplest taste", said Oscar Wilde, a prominent novelist and co-founder of a lifestyle cultivated from an exclusive philosophy and elitist feeling for art in the British metropolis of the end of the 19th century. And further: "I am always satisfied with the best".
Even in his days, Sotheby's was known, the famous auctioneers founded by Samuel Baker in 1744 in London. In his first auction, he sold rare and valuable books for a few hundred pounds. Two centuries later, a bibliophile placed a bid for only one single book "The Gospel of Henry the Lion" and won the auction at an absolutely unbelievable price of more than eight million pounds sterling. The renowned auctioneers are the unchallenged market leader in its trade and with its tradition, it has gained a respected reputation as specialist for assessing and evaluating the value of beautiful art objects, antique jewels and unique valuables and jewelry throughout the world.
More than 350 exclusive events take place in 15 representative auction rooms worldwide in London, Paris, New York, Amsterdam, Hong Kong, Sydney, Geneva, Milan and Singapore. Not only the scent of enormous capital is in the air. Each visitor feels the waft of history that gently blows over the exclusive items presented here, thus invoking the spirit of bygone eras.
Visit the international Website of the auction house: www.sothebys.com
