Some of the proceeds of the sale would have gone to creditors such as iconic singer Cher, who is owed R18 million.
The fun illustration is expected to fetch upwards of R11 million.
Sotheby’s decision to broaden its reach into luxury fashion items also seems to have paid off after the auction house posted sales of $7.9 billion (R161 billion) for 2023.
The ‘Red Queen’ came to be known as such because of her rather ‘dubious’ business dealings in the art world, with her name also being included in the infamous Panama Papers.
Pablo Picasso’s 1932 painting ‘Femme à la montre’ sold for more than $139 million (R2,6 billion) at a Sotheby’s New York auction last week, making it the most valuable work of art sold at auction this year.
Described as possibly the most valuable historical document ever on auction, the book dates back a thousand years, to around the 9th or 10th century.
Four bidders were apparently competing for the piece but it landed up in the hands of a Kardashian “at more than double its pre-auction estimate”.
Aldrin stepped onto the lunar surface after Neil Armstrong, with the duo becoming the first astronauts to walk on the moon on July 20, 1969.
Not only does this rare black diamond have a creation story involving space matter, but it also has mystical numerical significance.
Sotheby’s is auctioning a Picasso painting together with a rather nifty NFT.
If you have R50 million going spare, and you’re in the market to buy and then rent or sell luxury apartments, this is worth a look.
The latest Banksy original to go under the hammer was his 2005 parody of one of Claude Monet’s famous ‘Water Lilies’ paintings.
RM Sotheby’s Scottsdale auction happened last week, and on the docket were some cars that certainly caught the eye.
A painting that had hung on the wall since 1971 turned out to be the work of a famous artist, which was recently auctioned for a tidy sum.
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If you have R80 million and want to leave the city life behind, without actually leaving the city, you might want to check out this farm in the heart of Paarl.
Banksy’s famous ‘Girl With Balloon’ sold for R19,5 million at a Sotheby’s auction in London. Seconds after the piece was sold, it started to shred itself.
If you’ve ever wondered what it would be like to own your forest, there’s a huge estate on sale in Cape Town’s Bishopscourt suburb you might like.
When you’re selling paintings worth monster sums you need to make sure you aren’t being duped. Sotheby’s have dropped the ball and the art world is now stressing.
The events of a tragic night at Spier Hotel remain a mystery, but it looks like the wheels of justice are finally turning.
The murder investigation into Susan Rohde is continuing, and as more details emerge many have their own theories as to what happened.
What was at first considered a suicide has now moved into a murder investigation, after the coroner’s report revealed strangulation occurred.
Say hello to South Africa’s most expensive property. Now get a little better acquainted as we show you what close to half a billion rand will buy you around these parts.
As lovely as the idea is of showing off your 100 carat ring to the ladies over tea, something a bit more demure is really the classy way to go about it.
Boys, if you have R300 million to spare and are planning on getting engaged anytime soon, then here’s a diamond that will guarantee a ‘yes’ for you.
The art world gets expensive very quickly. Take this painting for example: it sold for R3.5b. Too bad SA isn’t an oil rich emirate and would rather build more Nkandlas.
I’ve worked it out. I only need to save ZAR3.3m a year for the next 60 years to be able to buy this diamond when I turn 90 as a present to myself…
It may not be Francis Bacon’s R1.4 billion best-seller, but you have to admit that half a billion rand is still a helluva lot, and it’s worth seeing what kind of art deserves that degree of monetary exchange.
Oe, now here’s a treat. We’ve long been fans of the Westcliff suburb of Johannesburg, with it’s rose quartz outcrops and shady, solid jacaranda trees dotted about the sloping hillside. It’s a quiet area. It’s an expensive area. And this mini-mansion lives up to the reputation of the area, quietly killing it with a large […]