Sotheby’s owner Patrick Drahi becomes biggest BT investor with 12% stake 

Moroccan-born billionaire Patrick Drahi’s cost-cutting measures have not always gone down brilliantly with the company’s he took over. In 2017 Mr Drahi’s personal fortune took a nosedive when he took on dozens of telecoms companies in a short period of time. Altice had a debt burden of £43billion which made it vulnerable and caused investors … Read more

Portrait by Sandro Botticelli sells for £67m – a record for the artist – at online Sotheby’s auction

Rare 15th-century portrait by Italian renaissance painter Sandro Botticelli sells for £67m – a record for the artist – at online Sotheby’s auction Young Man Holding a Roundel from 1470s or 1480s, is one of Botticelli’s finest A buyer through London beat New York bidders to get 23-inch by 15.5-inch piece It shows a man … Read more

Sotheby’s will auction flawless 102-carat white diamond in Hong Kong on October 5 

Perfect diamond can be your best friend… for $30million: Sotheby’s will auction flawless 102-carat white diamond in Hong Kong on October 5 The 102.39-carat diamond is expected to fetch $12 million to $30 million It will go under the hammer at Sotheby’s in Hong Kong on October 5 Only seven such diamonds over 100 carats have … Read more