Distillers One of One: The Glenlivet and Port Ellen bottles smash records Whisky The third edition of The Distillers One of One® Charity Auction smashed all expectations last week, raising nearly £3m for charity. Overall, the One of One auction raised £2.9m, setting a total of 30 auction records in the process. Record price tags were achieved for The Glenlivet, Port Ellen, Ladyburn, Glenfarclas, The Glendronach, Laphroaig, KANDOBLANC, [...]
Distillers One of One returns with bespoke Scotch whisky selection The Distillers One of One auction will return this October, showcasing 40 uniquely crafted whisky lots in what has become the global stage for rare Scotch whisky and luxury design. Each one-off release, to be auctioned by Sotheby’s, will be sold in support of Scottish youth charities. The event will take place on Friday, 10 [...]
Maradona’s shirt, Holyfield’s belt and Peaty’s trunks: How the world went crazy for sports memorabilia Sport Business The phenomenon hit the headlines earlier this year when a baseball shirt worn by Babe Ruth was sold for $24m (£19m).
Robot artist makes history as the first humanoid to sell at Sotheby’s October 29, 2024 The first ever ultra-realistic humanoid artist, Ai-Da, will have its art auctioned by Sotheby’s this week – a milestone for the art world. The robot’s work, ‘A.I. God’, portrays three paintings of Alan Turing, the so-called father of modern computer science, and will be featured in Sotheby’s Digital Art sale from 31 October to 7 [...]
Sotheby’s hands huge pay day to billionaire owner Patrick Drahi July 10, 2024 Sotheby's paid a huge dividend to its billionaire owner Patrick Drahi despite a tick down in its financial performance amid reports a minority stake could be sold to ease debt concerns.