Series of ‘extraordinary collections’ ensures New York-based auction house comes close to highs of 2022
Sotheby’s sold a near-record of almost $8bn (£6.3bn) of art and other collectables last year, including a Pablo Picasso masterpiece of his “golden muse” that fetched $139m.
The auction house, founded in London 280 years ago and now headquartered in New York, announced sales collectively worth $7.9bn in the 2023 calendar year.
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