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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 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
          A close up look at the original Birkin, which was auctioned in Paris on Thursday. PA / NOTE TO EDITORS: This picture must only be used to accompany PA Feature FASHION Birkin
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          Jane Birkin’s original Hermes bag sells for $10 million

          Fashion & BeautyJuly 11, 2025
          Katia Nounou Boueiz, head of Sotheby's UAE, wears the rare Mediterranean Blue diamond. Antonie Roberston / The National
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          Blue diamond first shown in Abu Dhabi sells for $21.5 million

          LuxuryMay 14, 2025
          Mohammed Al Saleem's Desert Plants (1973). Photo: Christie's

          Christie's all-star sale features Nadia Saikali, Samia Halaby, Marwan and more

          Art & DesignApril 30, 2025
          The Most Noble Number charity auction, held in Dubai, has raised more than Dh83 million, all of which will be invested to help support the objectives of the Fathers’ Endowment campaign. Wam

          Dubai real estate tycoon Binghatti wins bidding war for $9.5m car number plate

          UAEMarch 16, 2025
          The auction totalled more than $17 million, with records set for pioneers of Arab art and three artworks selling for over $1 million. Getty Images

          Sotheby’s first Saudi auction results in ‘extraordinary’ sales

          Art & DesignFebruary 09, 2025
          Colombian artist Fernando Botero's Society Woman is set to go under the hammer in Riyadh this weekend. AFP

          Sotheby’s CEO: First Saudi auction reflects Gulf’s rise in global arts scene

          Art & DesignFebruary 07, 2025
          Vue de la plage a Cassata en Grece is one of the last works Mahmoud Said painted before his death in 1964. Photo: Christie's
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          Five most expensive Arab artworks sold in 2024

          Art & DesignDecember 17, 2024
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