Collecting Time: The Market Life of a Patek Philippe, with Sam Hines
On today’s episode, the pivotal collector relationships that keep the market for rare watches ticking. Sam Hines, Sotheby's Global Chairman, Watches, explores the landmark sale of the only first-serie...
24 Dec 202510min
The Anonymous Altarpiece: Decoding a Renaissance Enigma, with Alex Bell
On today’s episode, what happens when a work of art is so enigmatic that you think about it for 60 years? Alex Bell, Chairman Emeritus of Sotheby's UK and Old Masters Worldwide, tells the story of how...
17 Dec 202510min
The Contingency Lunar Sample Return Bag: An Apollo 11 Treasure, with Cassandra Hatton
On today’s episode, Cassandra Hatton, Sotheby’s Vice Chairman & Worldwide Head of Science and Natural History, examines the turbulent journey of the bag that brought back the first sample of the Moon ...
10 Dec 202513min
The Collector and the Ceramicist: Sydney Denton and Magdalene Odundo, with Julia Fischel
On today’s episode, Julia Fischel, Sotheby's Head of the Modern Art Day Sale in London, examines the trailblazing impact of Dame Magdalene Odundo, a Kenyan-born British potter, who redefined the field...
3 Dec 202513min
Virgil Abloh’s Reimagining of the Iconic Nike Air Force 1 for Louis Vuitton, with Brahm Wachter
On today’s episode, an auction built overnight - Virgil Abloh’s reimagining of the iconic Nike Air Force 1 for Louis Vuitton. The auction became a global phenomenon, with two hundred pairs sold exclus...
26 Nov 202511min
The Lost Seal of the Emperor Qianlong, with Nicolas Chow
On today’s episode, the spark that led Nicolas Chow, Chairman of Sotheby’s Asia, and Head of Asian Art Worldwide, to rediscover of the Qianlong Yulan Zhi Bao Seal. The carved soapstone seal has left i...
19 Nov 202511min
The Secret Pendant of Marie Antoinette, with Andres White Correal
On today’s episode, the story of Marie Antoinette’s pearl and diamond pendant, told by Andres White Correal, Chairman, Jewellery, Sotheby's EMEA. The pendant was hidden, smuggled, and reclaimed before...
12 Nov 202510min
The Lost Portrait of Moctezuma: One of the Last Aztec Emperors, with Lulu de Creel
On today's episode, Lulu de Creel, Chairman, Sotheby's Latin America, tells the extraordinary journey of an anonymous 17th-century portrait believed to be the only surviving likeness of Moctezuma II, ...
5 Nov 202512min
