Hugo George William Swire

Sotheby's operates as an art auction house. It operates through the following segments: Agency, SFS, and All Other. The Agency segment accepts property on consignment, and match sellers to buyers through the auction of private sale process. The SFS segment offers financing packages to clients who wish to obtain immediate access to liquidity from their art assets. The All Other segment comprises of advisory services, retail wine business, and brand licensing activities. The company was founded by Samuel Baker on March 11, 1744 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

The National Gallery operates museums and art galleries. Its collections include beginner's guides, artists at a glance, collection explorer, full index, study and care, national inventory, and picture library. The company was founded in April 1824 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

Commonwealth Enterprise & Investment Council is a network of 56 countries and almost 2.4 billion people, with 60% of the population under 30 years old. The non-profit company is based in London, UK. The top 20 emerging cities, 50% of which are within the Commonwealth, have a total population of 2.4 billion. The Commonwealth is a bilateral trading partner with costs 21% lower on average, and its GDP is expected to reach US$13 trillion by 2020.

Part of Sotheby's, Sotheby's (United Kingdom) conducts auctions and private sales of fine art and jewelry and provides real estate brokerage services. The company is based in London, UK and was founded in 1966.