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Sotheby's director of the department of printed books and manuscripts Dr Philip Errington poses for photographers with a first edition copy of the first Harry Potter book "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone" containing annotations and illustrations by author J.K. Rowling, during a photocall organized for the media at the auction house's ... (more)

They currently have a $36.00 target price on the stock. The analysts noted that the move was a valuation call.

In trading on Monday, consumer services shares were relative laggards, down on the day by about 0.7%. Helping drag down the group were shares of TEAM, Inc.

I was in New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art today and while walking through the galleries mentally comparing a seemingly endless number of 16th century European masterpieces to the quality of work that's been selling lately at widely publicized auctions , I began thinking about what a bubble the art market has once again become and how great it ... (more)

Sotheby's director of the department of printed books and manuscripts Dr Philip Errington poses for photographers with a first edition copy of the first Harry Potter book "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone" containing annotations and illustrations by author J.K. Rowling, during a photocall organized for the media at the auction house's ... (more)

When the 50-acre estate with sweeping views of Cos Cob Harbor hit the market with a $190 million price tag Friday, its presence reverberated through the real estate world, taking the title of the nation's most expensive listing.

If the contemporary art world has a unifying characteristic, it is its global nature.

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Last week, Pittsburgh Public Schools netted $750,000 for a French oil painting at a live Sotheby's auction in New York City.

The same jury that convicted Jodi Arias of murder one week ago took less than three hours Wednesday to determine that the former waitress is eligible for the death penalty in the stabbing death of her one-time lover.

Visitors take in Gerhard Richter's Domplatz, Mainland during a Sotheby's preview in New York.

Sotheby's International Realty Affiliates LLC has announced that a new Charlestown firm, Mott and Chace Sotheby's International Realty, is the newest member of its luxury real estate network.

Arctic states have agreed to let nations that are located nowhere near the Earth's north to become observers to their diplomatic council.

TONY EASTLEY: While budget night in Canberra had its inevitable references to "belt tightening" and "fiscal rectitude", it was a very different evening for art collectors who gathered at an auction house in Melbourne.

This undated file photo provided by Sotheby's Auction House shows a 1953 painting entitled "Onement VI" by Abstract Expressionist Barnett Newman.

A painting by Barnett Newman that Sotheby's described as an icon of Abstract Expressionism sold in New York for a record $43.84 million at an auction peppered with stunningly expensive works.

Diamond jewelry belonging to Italian actress Gina Lollobrigida sold for more than 4.74 million Swiss francs on Tuesday in Geneva and set a record for pearl earrings, auctioneer Sotheby's said.

Sotheby's has auctioned off jewels belonging to actress Gina Lollobrigida, fetching just under $3 million for a fancy yellow diamond once owned by a shah of Persia.

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The analysts wrote, "Collectors Universe has been upgraded by TheStreet Ratings from hold to buy.