Sotheby's International Realty
Founded in 1976
* Sotheby's International Realty's early mission was to augment our traditional auction business by offering a complete package of estate disposition services
Today
* Provides brokerage, marketing and consulting services for luxury residential properties in the world's most desirable locations
* Business is operated through:
- 17 Company-owned offices
- International network of affiliate companies
Historical Perspective and Business Highlights
* Founded in London in 1744 as an auction bookseller
* Sotheby's is the first Auction House to go public - listed on the Stock Exchange in 1977
* Consortium led by Alfred Taubman acquired Sotheby's in 1983
* Sotheby's is the first auction house to reach $1 billion in annual sales
* Sotheby's goes public and lists on the New York Stock Exchange in 1988
* Sotheby's conducts the most widely publicized auction sale in history - 1996 Estate of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis
* Sotheby's achieves record sale for a painting at an auction - Pablo Picasso's Boy with a Pipe, $104.2 million in New York, 2004
* Sotheby's today holds a leading market position in a highly fragmented $20 billion+ annual market
Unparalleled Access to the World's Wealthiest People
Sotheby's Clients Include:
- 71 of the Forbes 100 World's Richest People
- 253 of the Forbes 400 Richest Americans
- 78 of the Forbes 100 Richest Americans
- 86 of the Forbes 100 Top 500 CEOs
- All 12 of the Forbes Top 12 Billionaire Art Collectors
- 60 of the Worth Magazine?s Benefactor 100
- 12 of the Fortune's "40 Under 40"
- 199 of the Art News' Top 200 Collectors
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Barbara Ditlow and Matt Ditlow
Capital City Sotheby's
International Realty
901 S. Mopac, Bldg. 2, Ste. 195
Austin, Texas 78746
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Barbara Cell: 512-638-7977
Matt Cell: 512-590-0929
Fax: +1 512-328-0057 |
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