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Sotheby's (/ ˈ s ʌ ð ə b i z / SUDH-ə-beez) is a British-founded multinational corporation with headquarters in New York City.It is one of the world's largest brokers of fine and decorative art, jewellery, and collectibles.
Cecil Rea occupied the house from its completion until his death in 1935. His wife Constance survived him and lived there until her death in 1938. [1] The British intelligence operative Tomás Harris and his wife Hilda moved to the house during the Second World War and hosted many MI5 and SIS employees at the property.
The City of Gotha and Federal Republic of Germany v Sotheby's and Cobert Finance S.A. was a September 1998 case in the High Court of England and Wales involving the ownership of a Joachim Wtewael painting. The case was the first reported court decision on section 221 of the German Civil Code (Burgerliches Gesetzbuch).
This target was probably erected during World War II for use by SOE agents training at nearby Glasnacardoch House.. The following is an incomplete list of training centres, research and development sites, administrative sites and other establishments used by the Special Operations Executive during the Second World War.
It is located within the northwest section of the Bois de Boulogne, close to the southern edge of Neuilly-sur-Seine. [1] It was the main residence of the Duke and Duchess of Windsor from 1953 until the Duke's death in 1972, and the Duchess continued to live there until she died in 1986.
World War II [b] or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies and the Axis powers. Nearly all of the world's countries participated, with many nations mobilising all resources in pursuit of total war .
Parke-Bernet Galleries was an American auction house, active from 1937 to 1964, when Sotheby's purchased it. The company was founded by a group of employees of the American Art Association, including Otto Bernet, Hiram H. Parke, Leslie A. Hyam, Lewis Marion and Mary Vandergrift.
Stalag IV-B was one of the largest prisoner-of-war camps in Germany during World War II, located 8 km (5.0 mi) north-east of the town of Mühlberg. It held Polish, French, British, Australian, Soviet, South African, Italian and other Allied prisoners of war. Stalag is an abbreviation of the German Stammlager ("Main Camp").