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Sylvester Stallone auctioning off 'holy grail' of watches as part of $7.5M collection
Sylvester Stallone is auctioning off part of his staggering $7.5 million watch collection at Sotheby's starting on June 5.
Birkin bags can double in value in 5 years — some styles up to $450K — and are a better investment than gold: luxury expert
Hermès' highly coveted Birkin handbag becomes even more coveted after it leaves the store -- doubling in value in as little as five years, according to a luxury expert. James...
Sotheby's bets on sports with auctions of Air Jordan shoes, Kobe Bryant jersey
Sotheby's is wading further into the sports world with its inaugural "Sports Week," where individual items are expected to rake in as much as $6 million.
Sotheby's wins art fraud case over Russian oligarch, who claimed he was duped out of millions
The billionaire Rybolovlev accused Sotheby's of conspiring with Swiss art dealer Yves Bouvier to trick him into paying inflated prices for four works.
Julia Fox shocks in wild cutout wedding dress with exposed underwear
The "Uncut Gems" star went scissor-happy with a long white dress, wearing the slashed-up piece to an event at Sotheby's on Thursday.
Perfectly preserved Palm Springs time capsule home lists for the first time in 65 years
A stunning California abode that's frozen in architectural amber is seeking a buyer, artifacts and furniture included -- but sold separately.
Russian oligarch takes Sotheby's to court over claim he 'was overcharged by $1B' for artworks
Dmitry Rybolovlev alleged that he was defrauded by Yves Bouvier, an art dealer who helped him buy 38 artworks for about $2 billion over 12 years.
Intoxicating: Rare whiskey bottle sells for record $2.7 million at auction
A bottle of Macallan single-malt whisky set an auction record at Sotheby's in London on Saturday, selling for a whopping $2.7 million after a tense bidding war for "the most...
Iconic dead bird headpiece on ‘And Just Like That’ hits the block at Sotheby's
The headpiece, designed in the 1800s with preserved parts from the endangered Bird of Paradise, was donned twice by Carrie Bradshaw during the "SATC" franchise.
Gustav Klimt painting Lady with a Fan fetches $108M, a European record
The piece sold Tuesday was the last portrait Klimt completed before his death in 1918. The painting shows an unidentified woman against a resplendent, China-influenced backdrop of dragons and lotus...
Princess Diana’s original ‘black sheep’ sweater goes to auction for $50K
The late Princess Diana's famous sheep sweater is going up for auction at Sotheby's after it was discovered in the designer's attic more than 40 years later.
I bought a $50 leather chair — and resold it for a whopping $100K
"When I first saw the chair, I loved the color of leather, and I thought it had a really interesting shape," Justin Miller told The Post.
Sotheby's buys former Whitney Museum building for more than $100M
The famed auction house will call the brutalist Breuer Building on the Upper East Side its home in the coming years.
Questions linger about wartime past of Klimt art that sold for $53M this week
"Island in the Attersee," which went for more than expected this week at Sotheby's, has a questionable provenance according to some art-world insiders.
World's oldest, most complete Hebrew Bible sold for $38.1M at auction
The oldest and most complete Hebrew Bible, described as "one of the most important and singular texts in human history," has become the most valuable manuscript ever to be sold...
Pink 'eternal' diamond to fetch $35M at auction: 'Rarer than a Magritte'
They say diamonds are forever, but this one is literally "eternal."
Poop-covered van Dyck painting found in NY shed sells for $3M
They literally turned crap into gold. The heavily soiled portrait was first found in a shed upstate — and scooped up for just $600.
Kim Kardashian buys Princess Diana's amethyst cross necklace for $200K
"We are delighted that this piece has found a new lease of life within the hands of another globally famous name."
Sotheby's set to auction paintings that may be Nazi loot
"Wolfgang Gurlitt is a 'red flag' name of the first order," said one expert of an art dealer who trafficked in looted art and who is tied to one of...
Long-lost Keith Haring mural set to hit the auction block
A newly discovered work that once adorned a pediatric wing of a New York City hospital will go up for sale next week.