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Sites of elite auctions Englishofficial site English - Englishemail: enquiries@sothebys.com phone.: +1 (212) 606-7000, + 44 20 7293-50-00 address: , Нью-Йорк|Лондон Sotheby'sSotheby's auction house was founded in 1744 by Samuel Baker, and today it is one of the oldest and most famous auction houses in the world.
Together with Christie's, Sotheby's takes about 90% of the world market of antiques auction sales And art objects. Initially Sotheby's was created as a "club for aristocrats". Moreover, aristocratic origin was required not only from buyers (which is natural, because in those days only aristocrats could afford to buy antiques and art for fabulous money), but also from those wishing to work in the auction house. Until the middle of the twentieth century Sotheby's lived quite a quiet life, its rapid development began in 1955, when the department was opened in New York. Later, branches also opened in Paris, Los Angeles, Zurich, Toronto, Edinburgh, Johannesburg, Houston, Florence, Melbourne and Munich. In the times of industrial crisis of the 80s, the auction house almost went bankrupt. In these difficult times, the main competitor, Sotheby's Christie, poured oil on the fire. His leadership in the desire to drive out the competitor lowered his rates, after which Sotheby's revenue fell by more than 50%. In the early nineties, the management of both auction houses decided to go to each other's meeting and agreed on fixing tariffs for services. However, it turned out that fixing rates is considered a crime in USA, where Sotheby's received most of its revenue. Because of this collusion, a scandal broke out, which resulted in the then CEO Sotheby's being sentenced to a year in prison. Today's affairs in Sotheby's are pretty good. In 2007, one of the world's leading auction houses opened a branch in Moscow, where a number of successful transactions for the sale of Russian art objects were made. English English - Englishemail: info@christies.com phone.: +1 (212) 636 2000, + 44 (0) 20 7839 9060, + 852 2760 1766 address: Great Britain, Лондон ChristiesChristie's auction house is one of the most famous and respected organizers of auctions in the world.
Only Sotheby's can compare with it, and together they occupy about 90% of the world market of auction sales of antiques and art objects. The elite auction house began its history in the distant 1766, when James Christie organized the first auction. The most successful times for Christie were XVIII And XIX century. As in past centuries, today Christie's auction house works only with elite goods. Speaking of Christie, you can not fail to mention the most high-profile transactions made at his auctions.
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