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Sotheby's Auction House

Sotheby's is a multinational corporation, originally British but now headquartered in New York City. One of the world's largest brokers of fine and decorative art, jewelry, real estate, and collectibles, Sotheby's operation is divided into three segments: auction, finance, and dealer. Wikipedia*

On the C-SPAN Networks:
Sotheby's Auction House has hosted 6 events in the C-SPAN Video Library; the first program was a 1997 Forum. The year with the most events was 1999 with two events. The year with the highest average number of views per video was 2003 with an average of 1,810 views per video. Most appearances with Selby Kiffer (5), Connie Doebele (4), David Redden (2). Most common tags: Arts & Literature, Book Business, Culture.

Recent Programs

November 14, 2003
H. P. Kraus Library Auction

H.P. Kraus Rare Books, located in New York City, was one of the largest and most influential rare book businesses in the Unit…
June 5, 2001
Marshall Coyne Library Sale Part 2

Mr. Kiffer described some of the items from Marshall Coyne’s library that were sold at auction by Sotheby’s. Included in this…
June 5, 2001
Marshall Coyne Library Sale Part 1

Mr. Kiffer described a selection of some of the items from Marshall Coyne’s library that was sold at auction by Sotheby’s. In…
May 21, 1999
Frank T. Siebert Collection, Part 2

Part of the Frank T. Siebert Library was sold at Sotheby’s auction house. Selby Kiffer talked about the significance of spe…