Sotheby's

Sotheby's has been owned by Patrick Drahi since 2019, and the house has visibly leaned into private ownership: more online and luxury auctions, the Breuer Building flagship on New York's Upper East Side, and a calendar that increasingly mixes fine art with sneakers, handbags, motorcars, whisky, natural history, and single-owner trophy collections.

The fixtures still anchor the year. Contemporary evening sales cluster around New York in May and November and London in March and October; Old Masters hold their winter and summer slots; jewellery and watch sales run across Geneva, Hong Kong, and New York. The Now sales and single-owner dispersals are where many of the recent headline numbers have landed.

Practical notes: catalogues usually post a few weeks ahead of live sales, while online-only sales can open on a different rhythm. Sotheby's buyer's premium is tiered, with current standard first-tier fine-art rates around 27% before dropping in higher bands; check the specific Conditions of Business because online and regional sales can differ. HammerAlert pulls the published Sotheby's calendar into one list without the luxury editorial layer.

Browse 100 upcoming Sotheby's auctions on HammerAlert. Current coverage includes Modern & Contemporary Art, Jewellery, Wine & Spirits, and Prints & Multiples. Published sales currently span the United Kingdom, Europe, the United States, and Asia & Pacific from 4 September 2026 to 15 October 2027.