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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

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
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
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