Sotheby's

sotheby’s has been uniting collectors with world-class works of art since 1744. sotheby’s became the first international auction house when it expanded from london to new york (1955), the first to conduct sales in hong kong (1973), india (1992) and france (2001), and the first international fine art auction house in china (2012). today, sotheby’s presents auctions in 10 different salesrooms, including new york, london, hong kong and paris, and sotheby’s bidnow program allows visitors to view all auctions live online and place bids from anywhere in the world. sotheby’s offers collectors the resources of sotheby’s financial services, the world’s only full-service art financing company, as well as private sale opportunities in more than 70 categories, including s|2, the gallery arm of sotheby's contemporary art department, and two retail businesses, sotheby’s diamonds and sotheby’s wine. sotheby’s has a global network of 90 offices in 40 countries and is the oldest company listed on the n