This morning, Thursday 9th September, at a global livestream event, Sotheby’s revealed details of the forthcoming landmark sales of The Macklowe Collection – one of the most important art collections, of any kind, ever to come to the market. See also: Macklowe Collection Auction Smashes Records for Sotheby’sEach of the 65 works is a consummate masterpiece in its own right; together they constitute an unrivalled ensemble that charts the high points of Western artistic achievement...

Private sales are generating a lot of business for auction house like Sotheby’s. But how does this discreet sector of the market operate? Auction houses like Sotheby’s are perhaps mostly associated with the excitement of live auctions (whether in person on online), but there’s another side to the business which is less well-known. Private Sales works discreetly and seamlessly with buyers and sellers of world-class works of art throughout the year, independent of the auction...