Sotheby’s expands in Dubai

Sothebys is due to open a 300-sq.-m office space and showroom in Dubais International Financial Centre in early October. Heading up the office is Katia Nounou, who works for the firms private sales arm. Its about the numbers; our UAE clients have more than doubled in the past five years, and the value of their purchases has tripled, says Edward Gibbs, the companys chairman and head of department for the Middle East and India. Our clients are international and comfortable buying at auction in Ho