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In February 2004, Sotheby’s entered into a long-term strategic alliance with real estate services provider Realogy Holdings Corp., now Anywhere Real Estate, Inc. The agreement provided for the licensing of the Sotheby’s International Realty name and the development of a full franchise system. Franchises in the system are granted to ...
In 1922 Daniel Gale founded the Daniel Gale Agency, a residential real estate development and brokerage company based in Long Island, New York. Daniel Gale’s son, Kent Gale, expanded the firm to become one of the largest privately owned real estate brokerages in the U.S., known today as Daniel Gale Sotheby’s International Realty. [3]
Taubman bought ailing British auction house Sotheby's in 1983, acting as a white knight when the company was threatened by an unwelcome hostile takeover by Marshall Cogan and Stephen Swid of General Felt. [17] [18] He revived the fortunes of Sotheby's, which had been slumping in the 1980s, and took the company public in 1988. His family ...
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. It has 80 locations in 40 countries, and maintains a significant presence in the UK. [2]
In 1976 Sotheby's International Realty was founded. The company operates as a franchise focusing on brokering and marketing of luxury real estate . In February 2004, Realogy Holdings (NYSE: RLGY ), a real estate franchising and provider of real estate brokerage entered into a long-term alliance with Sotheby's, the operator of the Auction House.
At age 28 he became Deputy Director at Sotheby's and at 31 a director and head of continental furniture, specialising in 18th century French furniture. In these years he helped organise sales for Elton John's London home, the Easton Neston Sale, Thurn & Taxis, etc. At the age of 39 he left Sotheby's to set up his own company, ValueMyStuff. [5]
Ruprecht was born in St. Louis, Missouri in 1956. [1] His mother was a painter and his father was a businessman. [2] After graduating from the St. Louis Country Day School in 1974, [3] he attended several universities, and graduated from the University of Vermont with majors in sculpture and fine arts. [4]
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