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The Rothschild Vienna Mahzor, completed in 1415, is set to go on auction on February 5, 2026.(Courtesy of Sotheby’s)
February 5, 2026, 4:13 pm
Rare 15th-century prayer book looted by Nazis expected to fetch millions at auction
Rothschild Vienna Mahzor, completed five years before community’s destruction, going under hammer after being returned to heirs in 2023; expected to sell for $5-7 million
By Rossella Tercatin
This image provided by Sotheby's shows Gustav Klimt's 'Bildnis Elisabeth Lederer' (Portrait of Elisabeth Lederer), which sold for $236.4 million at auction, November 18, 2025, in New York. (Sotheby's via AP)
November 19, 2025, 8:31 am
Klimt painting that saved its subject from Nazis sold for record price in auction
Elisabeth Lederer, who is immortalized in six-foot portrait, survived Holocaust by telling Nazis that the famed painter was her father
By HANNAH SCHOENBAUM
A Martian meteorite, weighing 54.388 lbs. (24.67 kg), said to be the largest piece of Mars on Earth, at Sotheby's, in New York, July 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)
July 17, 2025, 8:36 pm
Martian meteorite sells for record $5.3 million at New York auction
54-pound rock named NWA 16788 is largest ever found on Earth originating from Mars; dinosaur skeleton sells for more than $30 million
By Dave Collins
A kiddush cup, dating to the 11th or 12th century, with an inscription bearing the name of its owner, Simcha son of Salman. (Courtesy of Sotheby's)
April 4, 2025, 10:56 am
Kiddush cup dating back to reign of Ghengis Khan to go up for auction
One-of-a-kind artifact bears Arabic and Hebrew inscription of owner’s name, Simcha son of Salman, and is oldest known piece of Judaica from Middle Ages, according to Sotheby’s
By Grace Gilson
The oldest complete tablet of the Ten Commandments, weighing 115-pounds and approximately 1,500 years old, is displayed at Sotheby's, in New York, December 9, 2024. (Richard Drew/AP)
December 19, 2024, 10:14 am
Oldest known stone tablet inscribed with the Ten Commandments sells for over $5m
Winning bid is far higher than predicted; anonymous buyer will donate Samaritan-linked slab to Israeli institution, while some question its authenticity
By Agencies and ToI Staff
Sharon Liberman Mintz, Sotheby's Judaica Specialist, Books & Manuscripts, discusses the purported oldest complete tablet of the Ten Commandments, that is displayed at Sotheby's, in New York, December 9, 2024. (AP/Richard Drew)
December 13, 2024, 11:56 am
As ‘oldest’ Ten Commandments go up for auction, some scholars question authenticity
Stone tablet bearing Paleo-Hebrew inscription with Samaritan version of Biblical text — expected to fetch more than $1 million — open to questioning, NYT reports
By ToI Staff
The oldest inscribed stone tablet of the Ten Commandment is up for auction with Sotheby's. (Sotheby's via JTA)
November 20, 2024, 11:36 am
Ten Commandments tablet, up for auction at Sotheby’s, to come with disclaimer
1,500-year-old Samaritan version of text to be sold with notification that Israel only permitted it to be removed from country on condition it is put on public display
By JTA and ToI Staff
An ancient tablet with an inscription of the Ten Commandments, to be auctioned in December 2024 by Sotheby's. (Screen capture via YouTube, used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
November 13, 2024, 9:03 pm
Oldest inscribed Ten Commandments to be auctioned in December
Two-foot tall, 115 pound marble tablet is inscribed in Paleo-Hebrew, with Samaritan variant of Ten Commandments, including an injunction to worship on Mount Gerizim
By ToI Staff
The Shem Tov Bible sold at a Sotheby's auction in New York, September 10, 2024. (YouTube/used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law).
September 14, 2024, 12:18 pm
Shem Tov Bible with ‘miraculous journey of survival’ sells at auction for $6.9 million
Rare 14th century codex survived centuries of wars and turmoil before being sold to private individuals who ‘look forward’ to making it public, Sotheby’s says
By ToI Staff
The Shem Tov Bible is due to be auctioned at Sotheby's in September 2024. (Courtesy of Sotheby's)
June 10, 2024, 10:10 am
Sotheby’s to auction Shem Tov Bible scribed by the medieval scholar
The 1312 manuscript will be displayed at the auction house this month and again in September before it is sold
By ToI Staff
Staff at the ANU Museum of the Jewish People in Tel Aviv welcome the Codex Sassoon to its new home on October 5, 2023 (Courtesy Peri Bindelglass)
October 6, 2023, 6:00 am
Codex Sassoon, oldest near-complete Hebrew Bible, in Israel for permanent display
Rare, 1,100-year-old manuscript travels in cockpit on historic El Al flight, will take up residence at Tel Aviv’s ANU Museum of the Jewish People after $38 million purchase in May
By Jessica Steinberg
People take pictures of Gustav Klimt's 'Dame mit Faecher' (Lady with a Fan) as it is displayed at Sotheby's auction rooms in London, Tuesday, June 20, 2023. (AP/Kirsty Wigglesworth)
June 28, 2023, 4:21 am
Final portrait by Klimt sold for $94 million, smashing European auction record
‘Dame mit Facher,’ which was still on its easel when the celebrated Austrian painter was found dead in 1918, bought by Hong Kong collector in latest eye-popping art deal
By Agencies
Gustav Klimt's 'Dame mit Fächer' is shown in this hand-out image released by Sotheby's. (Sotheby's via AP)
June 15, 2023, 7:50 pm
Auction house says sale of Klimt’s final portrait could set European record
Sotheby’s believes that ‘Dame mit Facher’ (Lady with a Fan) could fetch some $80 million when it goes on sale at the end of the month
By AFP
Sotheby's auctioneer Benjamin Doller takes bids on the Codex Sassoon in New York City on May 17, 2023. - (ANGELA WEISS / AFP)
May 18, 2023, 12:32 am
Codex Sassoon, oldest near-complete Hebrew Bible, purchased for $38.1 million
Rare, 1,100-year-old manuscript to be displayed at ANU Museum of the Jewish People in Tel Aviv after former US envoy to Romania submits winning bid
By Jackie Hajdenberg and Asaf Shalev
Codex Sassoon, the world’s oldest Hebrew Bible. (Courtesy of Sotheby's via JTA)
May 6, 2023, 5:02 pm
Oldest near-complete Hebrew Bible manuscript to be displayed in NYC
Codex Sassoon, valued at $30-$50 million, can be viewed by appointment at Sotheby’s auction house ahead of its sale
By Lisa Keys
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