Sotheby’s Preview Listings

Sotheby’s current auction calendar pairs a Paris modern-and-contemporary evening sale with a run of National Basketball Association memorabilia auctions. (sothebys.com) The Paris sale, titled *Art Moderne et Contemporain Evening Auction*, is scheduled for April 16, 2026 at 4:00 p.m. Central European Summer Time at Sotheby’s premises on rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré, with 36 lots listed in the online preview. (sothebys.com) Sotheby’s digital catalogue says the Paris evening auction spans more than a century of art, from Claude Monet to Lucio Fontana, and is followed by an *Art Moderne et Contemporain Day Auction* on April 17, 2026. (sothebys.com) On the same public calendar, Sotheby’s lists a separate “National Basketball Association Auctions” series in New York, including *City and Classic Edition | Part II* from April 7 to April 13 and *Premier: Season Highlights* from April 14 to April 20, 2026. (sothebys.com) The basketball sales are not generic sports listings. Sotheby’s says it is the National Basketball Association’s “Official Game-Worn Source” and markets authenticated game-worn and game-issued jerseys through recurring weekly and premier drops. (sothebys.com) One current weekly sale shows 63 lots, including jerseys tied to Anthony Edwards, Jaylen Brown, Giannis Antetokounmpo, Joel Embiid and other players from the 2025-2026 season. (sothebys.com) That side-by-side scheduling shows how Sotheby’s now presents blue-chip fine art and licensed sports collectibles in the same auction ecosystem, rather than as separate businesses with separate storefronts. (sothebys.com) Sotheby’s broader calendar now mixes categories that once sat far apart at major auction houses, including contemporary art, design, handbags, wine, sneakers and sports memorabilia. (sothebys.com) Its contemporary art department still anchors the traditional high-end market, with flagship sales in New York in May and November, London in June and October, and Hong Kong in April and October. (sothebys.com) The result is a schedule where a collector can move from Monet and Fontana in Paris to playoff-era jerseys in New York without leaving Sotheby’s own calendar. (sothebys.com)