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"Which #HarryBertoia sound sculpture is your frequency Part of Design Week at #SothebysNewYork these works are headed to auction this week. #sculpture #bertoiasculpture #20thcenturydesign #design #moderndesign #modernart"
TikTok Link 2023-06-05T23:10Z 477.2K followers, 635.6K engagements

"Setting a new record for any work by Tiffany Studios watch auctioneer #PhyllisKao take The Danner Memorial Window to $XXXX million after six minutes of spirited bidding. The first Tiffany Studios work ever to appear in a major evening auction it nearly doubled its high estimate. Designed by Agnes Northrop a pioneering female artist in the field The Danner Memorial Window showcases Tiffany Studios at their finest. Standing XX feet tall the piece is alive with vibrant fruit-laden trees and a glowing sunset sky where color and light merge to create a painterly illusionistic effect. The New York"
TikTok Link 2024-11-19T08:25Z 477.2K followers, 3.1M engagements

"A 54-pound #Martian #meteorite the largest known piece of #Mars ever found on Earth has landed at #SothebysNewYork. Ejected from the Martian surface by a massive #asteroid strike it traveled XXX million miles through space and hurtled through Earths atmosphere before crashing in the Sahara Desert. Hear more from Sothebys Cassandra Hatton. Starring in Geek Week NWA 16788 is on free public view in our New York galleries now until XX July before the live auction on XX July. Find out more on Sothebys.com. #space #sciencetok #spacetok #alien"
TikTok Link 2025-07-11T11:30Z 477.2K followers, 2M engagements

"One of just four ceratosaur skeletons known to existand the only juvenile this impeccably preserved #fossil sparked a heated bidding battle in the #SothebysNewYork sale room today. Soaring past its $XX million estimate auctioneer #PhyllisKao dropped the hammer for a final price of $XXXX million. The result makes this the third most valuable #dinosaur fossil ever sold with last year's APEX the Stegosaurus holding the current world record. Geek Week continues with the History of #Science & Technology online auction closing tomorrow XX July"
TikTok Link 2025-07-16T19:54Z 477.2K followers, 2.9M engagements

"For jeweler #KindredLubeck it all starts with the stone. The cut the emotional presence within the material and the way the gem already wants to exist determine the engraving architecture and silhouette. This very philosophy guided her in creating #TaylorSwifts #engagement ring which launched the Old Mine Cut #diamond into the spotlight. For Sothebys Gem Drop a monthly release of exceptional jewels Kindred & Anup Jogani bring three unique rings to auction opening for bidding XX November. Here the duo describes the design process from stone to delicate setting. Each lot is offered with no"
TikTok Link 2025-11-05T00:19Z 477.2K followers, 1.1M engagements

"Were open Visit us at XXX Madison Avenue in New York City before the auctions begin on XX November. Hours MondaySaturday 10:00AM5:00PM Sunday 1:00PM5:00PM #nyc #newyorkcity #art #sothebys #ues"
TikTok Link 2025-11-09T08:24Z 477.2K followers, 21.6K engagements

"In its auction debut Pablo Picassos magnificentFemme la montre the prized jewel of The Emily Fisher Landau Collection sold for a staggering $XXXXX million at #SothebysNewYork becoming the second most valuablework by the artist ever sold at auction. After X minutes of bidding watch as Oliver Barker brings the hammer down on this historic moment. #TheFisherLandauLegacy #PabloPicasso #Picasso #painting #art #auction #newyork #sothebys"
TikTok Link 2023-11-09T06:40Z 477.2K followers, 1.8M engagements

"#Auctioneers are superstitious creatures. Meet Sotheby's expert auctioneer Phyllis Kao and tune in LIVE right here on TikTok to see her take the rostrum in The Now Evening Auction at #SothebysNewYork XX May. #auctions #artauctions #superstitions #contemporaryart"
TikTok Link 2024-05-13T23:20Z 477.2K followers, 787.9K engagements

"Replying to @Ian Auctioneer Phyllis Kao makes it look easy In the latest episode of Meet the Auctioneer on Sothebys YouTube she explains what its really like behind the rostrum. #Auction #auctioneer #sothebys #artauction #art #naturalhistory #job #career #careertiktok"
TikTok Link 2024-07-18T19:06Z 477.2K followers, 1M engagements

"In the #SothebysNewYork salesroom this morning Phyllis also brought down the hammer on one of the most valuable musical instruments ever sold at auction. The Joachim-Ma Stradivarius crafted in 1714 during Antonio Stradivaris revered Golden Period achieved $XXXX millionproceeds that will fund the largest named endowed scholarship at New England Conservatory supporting generations of musicians to come. Before the sale New England Conservatory alumna Geneva Lewis honored the moment with a performance of Bachs Largo"
TikTok Link 2025-02-07T21:54Z 477.2K followers, 3.2M engagements

"Children styled for status. Many child portraits from the 19th Century and before were commissioned to showcase family wealth and position. From lavish fabrics to exotic animals every detail told a story. Join Sothebys Auctioneer Phyllis Kao and Specialist Chris Apostle as they explore the symbols of wealth and identity embedded in these portraits"
TikTok Link 2025-05-21T17:09Z 477.2K followers, 94.3K engagements

"POV: Youre in the #SothebysNewYork auction room when Franois-Xavier Lalanne achieves the second highest price of his career. After a tense 13-minute bidding battle Grand Rhinocrtaire II sells for $XXXX millionmore than triple its high estimate and setting a new record for Lalanne in New York. Watch as auctioneer Simon Shaw brings the hammer down on this monumental sculpture"
TikTok Link 2025-06-12T16:51Z 477.2K followers, 53.7K engagements

"Rarely seen in public since 1979 Ren Magrittes 'LEmpire des lumires' from The Mo Ostin Collection captured the spotlight at #SothebysNewYork back in 2023. It achieved an astonishing $XXXX million after a 10-minute bidding battle setting a record for the artist at the time. Watch as Oliver Barker brings this work to its final total. #SothebysArchives"
TikTok Link 2025-08-29T13:53Z 477.2K followers, 1.6M engagements

"The #SothebysHongKong Modern & Contemporary Evening Auction opened with an auction record for emerging artist Li Hei Di. Watch as Alex Branczik brings the gavel down on 'There Was One Summer Returning Over and Over; There Was One Dawn I Grew Old Watching from 2023. The work sold for more than double its high estimate $XXX million HKD after five minutes of bidding. The sale achieved a total $XXXXX million HKD with XX% of lots sold"
TikTok Link 2025-10-02T13:36Z 477.2K followers, 24.5K engagements

"From roaring engines to rare masterpieces Collectors Week #AbuDhabi arrives in spectacular fashion. #DamsonIdris star of the blockbuster film #F1 joins #AmnaAlQubaisi the #UAEs trailblazing racing driver to inaugurate this remarkable showcase of the worlds most coveted collectibles. The one-of-a-kind auction presented in partnership with Abu Dhabi Retail will take place from 2-5 December at The St. Regis Saadiyat Island Resort"
TikTok Link 2025-11-10T09:56Z 477.2K followers, 22.7K engagements

"Marking a new record for the most valuable work by a woman artist ever sold at auction Frida Kahlos El sueo (La cama) sold to applause at #SothebysNewYork tonight at $XXXX million. Painted in 1940 a pivotal year in Kahlos life marked by her turbulent relationship with Diego Rivera and ongoing health challenges the work has remained in the same private collection for XX years. The bed became a crucial symbol of challenge and resilience providing the deeply personal setting for many of her self-portraits while the skeleton which she kept above it served as a reminder of mortality and tradition."
TikTok Link 2025-11-21T01:40Z 477.2K followers, 440K engagements

"Replying to @mehow_ The story behind Sothebys Phyllis Kaos signature auction look. #art #auction #auctioneer #sothebys #beauty #hairstyle #hairtok"
TikTok Link 2024-11-20T17:14Z 476.6K followers, 975.4K engagements

"Rare Frank Lloyd Wright lamp sets new auction record for the icon of American design. Auctioneer Oliver Barker brought the architects Double-Pedestal Lamp to $XXX million after a seven-minute bidding battle. Created in 1903 for the Susan Lawrence Dana House the lamp distills Wrights architectural genius into a single luminous formlike a miniature house rendered in glass and bronze. Only two were ever made; the other remains in the Dana House collection. The New York Sales continue tomorrow with the Modern Day Auction on Wednesday XX May at 10:00 AM EDT. Link in bio to discover more. Presented"
TikTok Link 2025-05-14T03:09Z 476.7K followers, 823K engagements

"Part X Sothebys art handlers have spent an incredible amount of time over the last few weeks getting close-up and personal with all the artwork in our New York Sales. So we asked them which ones are their favorites this season. Heres what they said. #art #auction #artauction #gallery #sothebys #newyork"
TikTok Link 2025-05-15T02:47Z 476.8K followers, 55.6K engagements

"One of only XX Great Auk eggs known to still be in existence. 🥚 Our Natural History sale ends Friday X Dec"
TikTok Link 2021-12-02T21:33Z 477.2K followers, 100.5K engagements

"Cy Twomblys Untitled enters the auction. What do you think Sold. $XX million"
TikTok Link 2022-05-20T03:00Z 477.1K followers, 3.6M engagements

"Tamara de Lempickas Portrait de Romana de la Salle enters the auction room at #SothebysNewYork before selling for over $XX million making this the artists second highest-selling work. #art #fyp"
TikTok Link 2022-11-15T01:09Z 477.2K followers, 644.1K engagements

"Ad Reinhardts Red Painting has been sold in tonights Contemporary Evening Auction in New York. #SothebysContemporary #ArtTok #AdReinhard #Sothebys #Auction #NYC"
TikTok Link 2023-05-19T02:41Z 477K followers, 85.7K engagements

"#AuctionUpdate ICYMI auction records were broken this week at #SothebysLondon. Watch the second half of the ten-minute bidding battle with Helena Newman at the rostrum where Gustav Klimts final masterpiece Dame mit Fcher (Lady with a Fan) established a new auction record for Klimt and became the most valuable work of art ever sold at auction in Europe. Watch the first half of the bidding battle on @sothebys. #SothebysModern #SothebysContemporary #GustavKlimt #Klimt #ArtTok"
TikTok Link 2023-07-01T18:10Z 477.2K followers, 4.1M engagements

"Worn in the Bohemian Rhapsody video in 1975 Freddie Mercurys silver snake bangle was the subject of rapid-fire bidding at #SothebysLondon exceeding its high estimate within the first few seconds. The sought-after piece sold for 698500a record for a piece of jewellery belonging to a rockstar and almost XXX times its estimate. Mercury continued to wear the traditional Victorian-style piece time and again during the mid-1970s. #TheWorldofFreddieMercury #FreddieMercury #BohemianRhapsody #GetCultured"
TikTok Link 2023-09-10T21:17Z 477.2K followers, 6.3M engagements

"$2 million in #diamonds looks a little something like this: the #HarryWinston Wreath Collection. Starring in the Magnificent #Jewels auction at #SothebysNewYork presented in partnership with #GenesisHouse. #harrywinstonjewelry #sothebys #jewelry #diamondjewelry #newyork"
TikTok Link 2023-12-05T06:06Z 477.2K followers, 412.4K engagements

"We work at #Sothebys"
TikTok Link 2023-12-13T22:49Z 477.2K followers, 285.6K engagements

"This first edition of Harry Potter and the Philosophers Stone is valued at $100000. #HarryPotterDay Coming to auction at #SothebysNewYork this June alongside the original cover art by Thomas Taylor this particular edition is part of one of the most significant private libraries to appear at auction this century. After you check your bookshelf visit Sothebys.com to discover more of the remarkable books and manuscripts from this collection. #SothebysBooks #HarryPotter#harrypottertiktok #harrypottertok #PhilosophersStone #booktok #books #bookclub #bookrecommendations"
TikTok Link 2024-05-02T12:55Z 477.2K followers, 1.4M engagements

"After more than three minutes of bidding #LucyBulls 16:10 sold for a record-breaking $1.8M during the Now Evening Auction at #SothebysNewYork. In its #auction debut the work achieved twice its high estimate as #auctioneer Phyllis Kao brought down the #hammer in the sale room. #SothebysContemporary #contemporaryart #painting #newyork"
TikTok Link 2024-05-14T08:23Z 477.2K followers, 614.8K engagements

"POV: Youre in the room when a new record is set for the most valuable fossil ever sold at auction. The stegosaurus known as Apex made history today selling for $XXXX million at Sothebys New York after a riveting bidding battle during the Natural History sale. Watch the full video on Sothebys YouTube. #Stegosaurus #NaturalHistory #AuctionRecord #auction #fossil #dinosaur"
TikTok Link 2024-07-18T01:52Z 477.2K followers, 12.5M engagements

"A stunning moment at #SothebysHongKong Maison as Mark Rothkos Untitled (Yellow and Blue) became the third most valuable Western artwork ever sold in Asia achieving an astonishing $253M HKD in our Modern and Contemporary Evening Auction. Watch Alex Branczik bring the gavel down on this monumental masterpiece. There is still time to bid on the Modern & Contemporary Day Auctions beginning tomorrow XX November @ 10:30AM HKT. Link in bio to discover more from the Hong Kong Sales presented in partnership with @CELINE"
TikTok Link 2024-11-11T19:50Z 477.2K followers, 1.5M engagements

"There are Claude Monet paintings and then there are #ClaudeMonet #Waterlilies. As the audience held its collective breath for over XX minutes of bidding three phone bidders vied for Monets Nymphas from The Collection of Sydell Miller. The masterpiece ultimately sold for $XXXX million in the #SothebysNewYork saleroom tonight. From her very first forays into fashion and the beauty business to her innumerable philanthropic endeavors and the collection of fine art and design that she surrounded herself with Sydell Miller lived a life of beauty both inside and out. Tonights white-glove auction"
TikTok Link 2024-11-19T03:00Z 477.2K followers, 159.3K engagements

"Replying to @Jennifer B. Meet Sothebys auctioneer Phyllis Kao and find out how she got her start in auctions. #art #artauction #arttok #auctioneer #sothebys"
TikTok Link 2024-11-20T16:55Z 477.2K followers, 1.5M engagements

"The worlds most notorious banana just sold for $XXX million in its auction debut. #MaurizioCattelans iconoclastic 'Comedian' has captivated the world once againthis time in the #SothebysNewYork salesroom where Oliver Barker brought the hammer down at 6X its estimate of $X million. After over X minutes of heated bidding Jen Hua Deputy Chairman of Sothebys Asia and Chairman of Sotheby's China placed the winning bid on behalf of Justin Sun Chinese collector and founder of cryptocurrency platform TRON. Sun remarked when I first heard about this work back in 2019 I thought it was pure genius. And"
TikTok Link 2024-11-21T02:04Z 477.2K followers, 206.6K engagements

"Behind the scenes and behind the turnstile. This BTS clip from our #SothebysNewYork May Contemporary Evening auction became a fan favorite capturing the calm before the bidding storm. Stay tuned as we continue the countdown to your most-liked post of the year with #SothebysWrapped 🎁"
TikTok Link 2024-12-30T13:44Z 477.2K followers, 923.4K engagements

"The #SothebysWrapped🎁 countdown concludes with our most viral moment of the year: the sale of Apex the stegosaurus. Watch the last two minutes of the budding war when Phyllis Kao brought the hammer down at an astonishing $XXXX million at #SothebysNewYork making Apex the most valuable fossil ever sold at auction. This sale shattered the previous record held by Sue the first dinosaur ever auctioned which achieved $XXX million in 1997. It also earned us a Guinness World Record and quickly became our most viewed video of all time with over XX million views on TikTok and counting. Now just months"
TikTok Link 2025-01-01T16:42Z 477.2K followers, 2.5M engagements

"Auctioneer appreciation post ⚡ Phyllis Kaos Meet the Auctioneer video has been nominated for a Webby Award And we need your votes. Vote by XX April at vote.webbyawards.com #phylliskao #auctioneer #fancam"
TikTok Link 2025-04-16T16:24Z 477.2K followers, 132.2K engagements

"Sothebys art handlers have spent an incredible amount of time over the last few weeks getting close-up and personal with all the artwork in our New York Sales. So we asked them which ones are their favorites this season. Heres what they said. #art #auction #artauction #gallery #sothebys #newyork"
TikTok Link 2025-05-13T22:58Z 477.2K followers, 204.3K engagements

"Chased by four bidders for almost X minutes Jean-Michel Basquiats Untitled saw the second highest price for a work on paper by the artist during tonights Now & Contemporary Evening Auction at #SothebysNewYork. Watch Oliver Barker drop the hammer as the work soared to $XXXX millionand pushed the evenings combined total to $XXXXX million. Completed when Basquiat was just twenty years of age Untitled from 1981 sees the artists ingenuity spill forth from oilstick to paper like magic. The New York Sales continue with the Contemporary Day Auction opening Friday XX May at 9AM EDT. Link in bio to"
TikTok Link 2025-05-16T05:22Z 477.2K followers, 511.7K engagements

"A landmark auction at #SothebysNewYork: The Jordan and Thomas A. Saunders Collection became the most valuable single-owner Old Masters sale ever totaling $XXXX million. With seven artist records shattered one highlight was this exquisite still life by Luis Melndez the only known work by the artist to feature a cauliflower. After a nearly five-minute bidding battle the painting soared to $XXX million almost doubling the artists previous auction record set over XX years ago. Watch auctioneer David Pollack call the record-breaking moment and explore the full results via the link in bio"
TikTok Link 2025-05-28T15:14Z 477.2K followers, 346.8K engagements

"Forty years ago today #FerrisBueller took the day off. The most legendary truant in American #film history played hooky on X June 1985 in #JohnHughes teenage fantasy #FerrisBuellersDayOff. Now to mark the anniversary of that eventful day one of the films most recognizable artifacts the signature sweater vest worn by #MatthewBroderick as Ferris Bueller is being auctioned in a single-lot online #auction at #SothebysNewYork on XX June. Come see it on view in our York Avenue galleries starting today in a free public exhibition. #phyllis #phylliskao #Bueller #Sothebys"
TikTok Link 2025-06-05T16:16Z 477.2K followers, 809.4K engagements

"#JaneBirkins original #Herms #Birkin bag is the genesis of a global cultural phenomenon. Forty years after its creation and just days before the iconic accessory heads to auction at Sothebys Paris author Marisa Meltzer editor Carlyne Cerf de Dudzeele and curator Dr. Lucia Savi explain why theres never been another handbag quite like it. The Original Birkin is on view at #SothebysParis ahead of the live auction on XX July. Visit Sothebys.com for more. #fashion #fashiontiktok #hermes #hermesbirkin #handbag"
TikTok Link 2025-07-08T14:15Z 477.2K followers, 1.7M engagements

"Breaking news: This just in the only known juvenile Ceratosaurus skeleton just sold in the #SothebysNewYork sale room for a staggering $XXXX million after fees making it the third most valuable dinosaur fossil ever sold at auction. Stay tuned for the full bidding battle #PhyllisKao"
TikTok Link 2025-07-16T15:22Z 477.2K followers, 4.8M engagements

"Auction records trace the evolution of taste market confidence and cultural momentum. In 2017 Jean-Michel Basquiats 'Untitled' 1982 skull painting sold for $XXXXX million at #SothebysNewYork surpassing Warhols Silver Car Crash (Double Disaster) to become the most expensive work by an American artist ever sold at auction. That record stood until 2022. What work do you think could be next"
TikTok Link 2025-08-16T23:54Z 477.2K followers, 959.3K engagements

"Weve seen a lot of Monets come through the #SothebysNewYork doors but 'Meules' was in a league of its own. Sold in 2019 for $XXXXX million after an epic bidding battle it became the first Impressionist painting to ever surpass the $XXX million mark at auction and an artist record. Six years later that record still stands. Watch as Harry Dalmeny drops the hammer on this historic Monet"
TikTok Link 2025-08-25T15:26Z 477.2K followers, 355.8K engagements

"Freddie Mercury would have turned XX todayand tomorrow marks the anniversary of the night his legacy took center stage at #SothebysLondon. In one of the evenings most unforgettable moments his silver snake bangleworn in the 1975 Bohemian Rhapsody videoignited a rapid-fire bidding battle before selling for 698500 nearly XXX times its estimate. That record-setting result was part of 'Freddie Mercury: A World of His Own' a white-glove Evening Sale that totaled XXXX million and captured the full spirit of the Queen frontman"
TikTok Link 2025-09-05T15:58Z 477.2K followers, 428.1K engagements

"In 2017 Sothebys Global Head of Photographs Emily Bierman got a cold call from someone who said I think I have a photograph of former U.S. president John Quincy Adams. Something about this call sparked a sense of excitement and in the latest #SothebysStories episode Emily recounts how one phone call brought a piece of history to light"
TikTok Link 2025-09-15T15:30Z 477.2K followers, 239.9K engagements

"Inside the #SothebysHongKong warehouse Specialist Florence Ho takes a first look at #LouiseBourgeois Baudelaire (# 5) a highlight in our upcoming Modern & Contemporary Art Evening Auction. One of the largest works on paper by Bourgeois to appear at auction it captures the delicate yet haunting quality of her later work created just two years before her passing. Up close the artists fingerprints remain on the papera quiet trace of the artist at work. Our Hong Kong galleries are currently closed to the public during the inclement weather. The exhibition is scheduled to run until the auction on"
TikTok Link 2025-09-24T03:12Z 477.2K followers, 22K engagements

"A bewitching portrait of one of #Modiglianis favorite models Elvire en buste from 1918 made its auction debut during The Paris Sales today presented by @CELINE and in doing so set a new French record for a painting by the artist. Unseen for the last XX years the work has been held in the same private collection since 1974. In the first ever appearance of a portrait of Elvire by Modigliani at #auction spirited competition between X bidders in the Sothebys Paris salesroom drove the final price to XX million / $XXXX million against an estimate of 5.5-7.5 million. The Paris Sales brought a"
TikTok Link 2025-10-27T00:57Z 477.2K followers, 2.7M engagements

"Word of the Year 2025"
TikTok Link 2025-10-30T15:41Z 477.2K followers, 51.6K engagements

"Youre invited The first auction season at our new global headquarters in #NewYorks iconic Breuer Building officially opens this Saturday X November at 12PM ET. Visit the free public exhibition at XXX Madison Avenue until XX November inside #MarcelBreuers striking modernist landmark. #SothebysNewYork #freethingstodo #artexhibiton"
TikTok Link 2025-11-07T01:28Z 477.2K followers, 19.9K engagements

"#MaurizioCattelans America from 2016 a fully functional toilet cast in solid 18-karat #gold is quite literally worth its weight in gold. With the value of art scrutinized at every turn the work is a kind of checkmate given the absolute objectivity of its value. The countdown is on to The Now & Contemporary Evening Auction at #SothebysNewYork. Bidding on XX November will start at the price of the work's 101.2kg in gold (around $XX million). Crypto accepted. #America #toilettok"
TikTok Link 2025-11-16T04:47Z 477.2K followers, 31.2K engagements

"How would you describe #MaurizioCattelans America We asked a few of the more than 20000 visitors at #Sothebys New York Sales exhibition after they experienced the solid-gold #toilet. First unveiled at the Guggenheim Museum where over 100000 people lined up for the most luxurious bathroom break in art history America became a global sensationand later a true-crime headline when another version was stolen from Blenheim Palace in 2019. The work now at Sothebys Breuer Building is the only remaining version of this sculpture. Bids start at the price of the works weight in gold during The Now &"
TikTok Link 2025-11-18T17:55Z 477.2K followers, 30.5K engagements

"Gustav Klimts masterpiece 'Bildnis Elisabeth Lederer(Portrait of Elisabeth Lederer)' just made auction history becoming the most valuable work of modern art ever sold at $XXXXX million. Moments ago the star lot from the Leonard A. Lauder Collection sparked a 19-minute bidding battle inside #SothebysNewYork's Breuer Building. Watch @ob1london drop the hammer on the historic moment. This full-length portrait shimmering with East Asian motifs Fauvist color and Vienna high-society elegance is the first of three Klimt oil masterpieces in tonights auction. They show Klimt at his best: jewel-like"
TikTok Link 2025-11-19T01:40Z 477.2K followers, 5M engagements

"One of #CecilyBrowns first masterpieces High Society smashed its estimate on Tuesday in the #SothebysNewYork salesroom selling for $XXX million setting a new #auctionrecord for the artist. Auctioneer #PhyllisKao drove the work to twice its estimate during the inaugural #auction night at the Breuer Building. The centerpiece of Browns breakthrough 1998 exhibition at Deitch Projects this painting is from her first major series portraying the human figure and remains one of her most significant works to appear at auction"
TikTok Link 2025-11-20T05:46Z 477.2K followers, 1M engagements

"Behind the scenes of the first #Sothebys #exhibition inside our new headquarters at the Breuer building on Madison Avenue. Before the record-breaking auctions and before the crowds queued up the teams worked around the clock to bring the exhibitions to life. Serena Hildebrandt and Devon Mifflin take us along for a day with the Contemporary Team. #dayinthelife #ditl #art"
TikTok Link 2025-12-01T07:48Z 477.1K followers, 20K engagements

"Jeweler Kindred Lubeck is back at Sothebys with two new rings coming to auction this week. Gravitating towards the antique cut stones used in #TaylorSwifts #engagement ring because no two are alike shes once partnered with Jogani to select the absolute best. Bidding ends X December. Dont miss your chance to own a handcrafted #Kindred ring. #engagementring #jewelry"
TikTok Link 2025-12-08T22:50Z 477.2K followers, 62.1K engagements

"Theres a new bar set for the highest price ever achieved at auction for a work by Franois-Xavier #Lalanne. A heated 26-minute bidding battle between X bidders pushed the total price for Hippopotame Bar pice unique to $XXXX million. The one-of-a-kind Hippopotame Bar was commissioned in 1976 by Anne Schlumberger a devoted early patron and is the first and only example done in copper. Watch the highlights here as auctioneer Simon Shaw hammers it home during todays Important Design sale at #SothebysNewYork. #hippo #bar #auction"
TikTok Link 2025-12-10T23:41Z 477.2K followers, 19.8K engagements