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Auctions

High-profile sales of art, antiques, luxury goods and rare collectibles from the major international auction houses such as Sotheby's and Christie's

Christie’s debut Abu Dhabi fine art sale at The Abu Dhabi Edition. Photo: Christie's

Christie’s debut Abu Dhabi sale totals $8.94 million

Art & DesignNovember 01, 2026
Christie’s chief executive Bonnie Brennan has high hopes for the auction house's future in Abu Dhabi. Victor Besa / The National

Abu Dhabi is gaining ground in the art market, says Christie’s CEO

Art & DesignOctober 30, 2026
Emirati artist Najat Makki's A Woman's State of Being, 1988. Estimate $30,000-$50,000. Photo: Sotheby's

Monet, Warhol and pioneering Emiratis at Sotheby’s first Abu Dhabi art auction

Art & DesignOctober 26, 2026
Fahrelnissa Zeid, Composition, 1948-1949. Photo: Christie's

Five highlights of Christie’s first Abu Dhabi fine art auction

Art & DesignOctober 07, 2026
Noces (1958-59) by Armenian-Palestinian artist Paul Guiragossian. Photo: Christie's Images

Christie’s to hold first Abu Dhabi fine-art auction ahead of landmark UAE season

Art & DesignSeptember 16, 2026
A 2018 Bugatti Chiron is part of the Abu Dhabi Collectors’ Edit: Materiality auction. Photo: RM Sotheby's

Bugatti, Birkin and rare jewels on sale at Sotheby's $9.7m Abu Dhabi auction

TN MagazineJuly 03, 2026
Christie's is offering a rare, cushion-shaped 1930 chronograph by Swiss watchmaker Audemars Piguet. Photo: Christie's

Exceptionally rare Audemars Piguet watch heads to auction in May

LifestyleApril 30, 2026
Bam Auctions will stage its first sale at Bayt AlMamzar on Saturday. Photo: Bayt AlMamzar

New contemporary art auction to debut in Dubai this May

CultureApril 27, 2026
Jane Birkin's personal Le Birkin Voyageur bag was given to her by the French luxury house Hermes. Photo: Sotheby's

Birkin bag sells for $2.9 million at Sotheby's Collectors Week in Abu Dhabi

TN MagazineDecember 05, 2025
Unraced Mclaren motorsports cars will be available to bid on during Abu Dhabi Collectors' Week. Photo: Sotheby's

Birkin bag, F1 cars and Rembrandt art among $1 billion collection in Abu Dhabi

TN MagazineNovember 21, 2025
Coffee Shop in Madinah Road (1968) by Saudi artist Safeya Binzagr is part of Sotheby's second auction in Saudi Arabia. Photo: Sotheby's

Rare artworks by Saudi artists part of Sotheby's second auction in the kingdom

CultureNovember 12, 2025
Sotheby’s has announced it will auction a solid gold toilet, a sculpture by Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan called 'America'. Sotheby's via AP

Feeling flush? Solid gold toilet goes to auction with $10 million starting price

USOctober 31, 2025
Fahrelnissa Zeid's Carnations, 1946, is estimated to fetch between £40,000 ($53,000) and £60,000 ($80,000). Photo: Sotheby's

Works by Inji Efflatoun, Fahrelnissa Zeid and Samia Halaby in Sotheby's sale

Art & DesignOctober 27, 2025
Jane Birkin inscribed her Voyageur bag 'my globetrotting companion' to make it one of a kind. Photo: Sotheby's

Jane Birkin's Voyager Hermes handbag to be auctioned in Abu Dhabi

TN MagazineOctober 22, 2025
The rare 2017 Pagani Zonda 760 Riviera will be up for auction during Abu Dhabi Collectors' Week. Photo: Sotheby's

Sotheby's announces first ever Abu Dhabi Collectors Week

LuxuryAugust 28, 2025

Jane Birkin’s original Hermes bag sells for $10 million

Fashion & BeautyJuly 11, 2025
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