the Charity auction, dubbed MayDay: Covid-19 Charity Auction (in the English language, the phrase May Day, written separately, means traditional may day weekend and together — Mayday — distress, life-threatening, the transmitted voice on the radio. — AI.) to be held online-режиме in the website the auction house from 1 to 8 may 2020. All proceeds for these auctions will be sent to organizations involved in charitable activities around the world , IRC (International Rescue Committee's / international rescue Committee).

All of the listed meetings will be organized through Google Meet and will be held in the format of a video call. On the website separately it is specified that to participate in this call can not only buyer of the lot, but his friends and family. In addition, all lots will be sold without reserve price — in other words, can be purchased after the first bet participants.

And to compete for nothing. Among the lots offered to bidders will have the opportunity of conversation with Hillary Clinton, discussion of the recently published biography of Madeleine Albright with her personally, the lessons of acting from sir Patrick Stewart recording a song with sting, the party with the author, part of the cast of "Downton Abbey" and more.

Charles F. Stewart, CEO of auction house, commented on the upcoming event: "Sotheby's has a long tradition of supporting charitable organizations in difficult times. We are proud to share their centuries of experience [of bidding] and the capabilities of our online-аукционов to help the victims from COVID-19. Thanks to a partnership with Google and so many famous people who supported this unique event, we hope to be able to collect a significant amount to support the activities of the International rescue Committee, needed now as never before".

the Material was prepared by Maria Kuznetsova, AI

Source: sothebys.com