Butterfield & Butterfield
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Butterfield and Butterfield was a large American auction house, founded in 1865 by William Butterfield in San Francisco.
It was purchased in 1999 from Bernard Osher
by online auctioneer eBay
for $260 million.
In 2002 it was acquired from eBay
by British auctioneer Bonhams
and now operates under the name Bonhams & Butterfields.
It was purchased in 1999 from Bernard Osher
Bernard Osher
Bernard Osher is an American businessman, best known for his work as a philanthropist.-Life and career:A native of Biddeford, Maine, Osher studied at Bowdoin College, where he graduated in 1948...
by online auctioneer eBay
EBay
eBay Inc. is an American internet consumer-to-consumer corporation that manages eBay.com, an online auction and shopping website in which people and businesses buy and sell a broad variety of goods and services worldwide...
for $260 million.
In 2002 it was acquired from eBay
EBay
eBay Inc. is an American internet consumer-to-consumer corporation that manages eBay.com, an online auction and shopping website in which people and businesses buy and sell a broad variety of goods and services worldwide...
by British auctioneer Bonhams
Bonhams
Bonhams is a privately owned British auction house founded in 1793. It is the third largest auctioneer after Sotheby's and Christie's, and conducts around 700 auctions per year. It has 700 employees....
and now operates under the name Bonhams & Butterfields.