Southeby's
Sotheby's is one of the world's largest auction houses and brokers of fine and decorative art, jewelry, real estate, and collectibles.
Southeby's Business Lines
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Sales and Auctions
- Has pioneered and online art auction business
- Financial Services (loans against art collateral)
- Advisory/Licensing
Southeby's Facts
- British founded
- American multinational corporation headquartered in New York City
- One of the world's largest brokers of fine and decorative art, jewelry, real estate, and collectibles
- Divided into three segments: auction, finance, and dealer
- The oldest listed company on the New York Stock Exchange (BID ticker)
- Considered to be part of a duopoly with Christie's (Another Auction/Broker Company)
- Founded in 1744 to sell famous books
- Sold it's first piece of fine art in 1913