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                                                                      Exhibit 24
                               POWER OF ATTORNEY


        The undersigned, a Director of Sotheby's Holdings, Inc., a Michigan
corporation (the "Company"), does hereby constitute and appoint Michael L.
Ainslie and Kevin A. Bousquette and each of them, with full power of
substitution, as his true and lawful attorney and agent to execute in his name
and on his behalf, as a Director of the Company, the Company's Registration
Statement on Form S-8, and any and all amendments thereto, to be filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") pursuant to the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Act"), and any and all instruments
that such attorneys and agents, or either of them, may deem necessary or
advisable to enable the Company to comply with the Act, the rules, regulations,
and requirements of the Commission in respect thereof, and the securities or
"Blue Sky" laws of any State or other governmental subdivision; and the
undersigned does hereby ratify and confirm as his own act and deed all that
such attorneys and agents, and each of them, shall do or cause to be done by
virtue hereof.  Each such attorney or agent shall have, and may exercise, all
of the powers hereby conferred.

        IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto subscribed his 
signature this 17th day of March, 1994.



                                            /S/A. ALFRED TAUBMAN       
                                            -------------------------
                                            A. Alfred Taubman





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                               POWER OF ATTORNEY


        The undersigned, a Director of Sotheby's Holdings, Inc., a Michigan
corporation (the "Company"), does hereby constitute and appoint Michael L.
Ainslie and Kevin A. Bousquette and each of them, with full power of
substitution, as his true and lawful attorney and agent to execute in his name
and on his behalf, as a Director of the Company, the Company's Registration
Statement on Form S-8, and any and all amendments thereto, to be filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") pursuant to the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Act"), and any and all instruments
that such attorneys and agents, or either of them, may deem necessary or
advisable to enable the Company to comply with the Act, the rules, regulations,
and requirements of the Commission in respect thereof, and the securities or
"Blue Sky" laws of any State or other governmental subdivision; and the
undersigned does hereby ratify and confirm as his own act and deed all that
such attorneys and agents, and each of them, shall do or cause to be done by
virtue hereof.  Each such attorney or agent shall have, and may exercise, all
of the powers hereby conferred.

        IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto subscribed his 
signature this 17th day of March, 1994.



                                                   /S/MAX M. FISHER     
                                                   ------------------------
                                                   Max M. Fisher






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                               POWER OF ATTORNEY


        The undersigned, a Director of Sotheby's Holdings, Inc., a Michigan
corporation (the "Company"), does hereby constitute and appoint Michael L.
Ainslie and Kevin A. Bousquette and each of them, with full power of
substitution, as his true and lawful attorney and agent to execute in his name
and on his behalf, as a Director of the Company, the Company's Registration
Statement on Form S-8, and any and all amendments thereto, to be filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") pursuant to the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Act"), and any and all instruments
that such attorneys and agents, or either of them, may deem necessary or
advisable to enable the Company to comply with the Act, the rules, regulations,
and requirements of the Commission in respect thereof, and the securities or
"Blue Sky" laws of any State or other governmental subdivision; and the
undersigned does hereby ratify and confirm as his own act and deed all that
such attorneys and agents, and each of them, shall do or cause to be done by
virtue hereof.  Each such attorney or agent shall have, and may exercise, all
of the powers hereby conferred.

        IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto subscribed his 
signature this 17th day of March, 1994.



                                              /S/LESLIE H. WEXNER  
                                              -------------------------------
                                              Leslie H. Wexner





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                               POWER OF ATTORNEY


        The undersigned, a Director of Sotheby's Holdings, Inc., a Michigan
corporation (the "Company"), does hereby constitute and appoint Michael L.
Ainslie and Kevin A. Bousquette and each of them, with full power of
substitution, as his true and lawful attorney and agent to execute in his name
and on his behalf, as a Director of the Company, the Company's Registration
Statement on Form S-8, and any and all amendments thereto, to be filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") pursuant to the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Act"), and any and all instruments
that such attorneys and agents, or either of them, may deem necessary or
advisable to enable the Company to comply with the Act, the rules, regulations,
and requirements of the Commission in respect thereof, and the securities or
"Blue Sky" laws of any State or other governmental subdivision; and the
undersigned does hereby ratify and confirm as his own act and deed all that
such attorneys and agents, and each of them, shall do or cause to be done by
virtue hereof.  Each such attorney or agent shall have, and may exercise, all
of the powers hereby conferred.

        IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto subscribed his 
signature this 3rd day of March, 1994.


  
                                            /S/VISCOUNT BLAKENHAM
                                            -------------------------------
                                            Viscount Blakenham





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                               POWER OF ATTORNEY


        The undersigned, a Director of Sotheby's Holdings, Inc., a Michigan
corporation (the "Company"), does hereby constitute and appoint Michael L.
Ainslie and Kevin A. Bousquette and each of them, with full power of
substitution, as his true and lawful attorney and agent to execute in his name
and on his behalf, as a Director of the Company, the Company's Registration
Statement on Form S-8, and any and all amendments thereto, to be filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") pursuant to the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Act"), and any and all instruments
that such attorneys and agents, or either of them, may deem necessary or
advisable to enable the Company to comply with the Act, the rules, regulations,
and requirements of the Commission in respect thereof, and the securities or
"Blue Sky" laws of any State or other governmental subdivision; and the
undersigned does hereby ratify and confirm as his own act and deed all that
such attorneys and agents, and each of them, shall do or cause to be done by
virtue hereof.  Each such attorney or agent shall have, and may exercise, all
of the powers hereby conferred.

        IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto subscribed his 
signature this 17th day of March, 1994.


   
                                           /S/WALTER J. P. CURLEY    
                                           --------------------------------
                                           Walter J. P. Curley





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                               POWER OF ATTORNEY


        The undersigned, a Director of Sotheby's Holdings, Inc., a Michigan
corporation (the "Company"), does hereby constitute and appoint Michael L.
Ainslie and Kevin A. Bousquette and each of them, with full power of
substitution, as his true and lawful attorney and agent to execute in his name
and on his behalf, as a Director of the Company, the Company's Registration
Statement on Form S-8, and any and all amendments thereto, to be filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") pursuant to the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Act"), and any and all instruments
that such attorneys and agents, or either of them, may deem necessary or
advisable to enable the Company to comply with the Act, the rules, regulations,
and requirements of the Commission in respect thereof, and the securities or
"Blue Sky" laws of any State or other governmental subdivision; and the
undersigned does hereby ratify and confirm as his own act and deed all that
such attorneys and agents, and each of them, shall do or cause to be done by
virtue hereof.  Each such attorney or agent shall have, and may exercise, all
of the powers hereby conferred.

        IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto subscribed his 
signature this 25th day of March, 1994.



                                           /S/THE RT. HON. THE EARL OF GOWRIE  
                                           ------------------------------------
                                           The Rt. Hon. The Earl of Gowrie





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                               POWER OF ATTORNEY


        The undersigned, a Director of Sotheby's Holdings, Inc., a Michigan
corporation (the "Company"), does hereby constitute and appoint Michael L.
Ainslie and Kevin A. Bousquette and each of them, with full power of
substitution, as his true and lawful attorney and agent to execute in his name
and on his behalf, as a Director of the Company, the Company's Registration
Statement on Form S-8, and any and all amendments thereto, to be filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") pursuant to the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Act"), and any and all instruments
that such attorneys and agents, or either of them, may deem necessary or
advisable to enable the Company to comply with the Act, the rules, regulations,
and requirements of the Commission in respect thereof, and the securities or
"Blue Sky" laws of any State or other governmental subdivision; and the
undersigned does hereby ratify and confirm as his own act and deed all that
such attorneys and agents, and each of them, shall do or cause to be done by
virtue hereof.  Each such attorney or agent shall have, and may exercise, all
of the powers hereby conferred.

        IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto subscribed his 
signature this 22nd day of February, 1994.



                                       /S/R. JULIAN DE LA M. THOMPSON        
                                       --------------------------------------
                                       R. Julian de la M. Thompson





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                               POWER OF ATTORNEY


        The undersigned, a Director of Sotheby's Holdings, Inc., a Michigan
corporation (the "Company"), does hereby constitute and appoint Michael L.
Ainslie and Kevin A. Bousquette and each of them, with full power of
substitution, as her true and lawful attorney and agent to execute in her name
and on her behalf, as a Director of the Company, the Company's Registration
Statement on Form S-8, and any and all amendments thereto, to be filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") pursuant to the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Act"), and any and all instruments
that such attorneys and agents, or either of them, may deem necessary or
advisable to enable the Company to comply with the Act, the rules, regulations,
and requirements of the Commission in respect thereof, and the securities or
"Blue Sky" laws of any State or other governmental subdivision; and the
undersigned does hereby ratify and confirm as her own act and deed all that
such attorneys and agents, and each of them, shall do or cause to be done by
virtue hereof.  Each such attorney or agent shall have, and may exercise, all
of the powers hereby conferred.

        IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto subscribed her 
signature this 17th day of March, 1994.



                                                /S/DIANA D. BROOKS 
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                                                Diana D. Brooks






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                               POWER OF ATTORNEY


        The undersigned, a Director of Sotheby's Holdings, Inc., a Michigan
corporation (the "Company"), does hereby constitute and appoint Michael L.
Ainslie and Kevin A. Bousquette and each of them, with full power of
substitution, as his true and lawful attorney and agent to execute in his name
and on his behalf, as a Director of the Company, the Company's Registration
Statement on Form S-8, and any and all amendments thereto, to be filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") pursuant to the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Act"), and any and all instruments
that such attorneys and agents, or either of them, may deem necessary or
advisable to enable the Company to comply with the Act, the rules, regulations,
and requirements of the Commission in respect thereof, and the securities or
"Blue Sky" laws of any State or other governmental subdivision; and the
undersigned does hereby ratify and confirm as his own act and deed all that
such attorneys and agents, and each of them, shall do or cause to be done by
virtue hereof.  Each such attorney or agent shall have, and may exercise, all
of the powers hereby conferred.

        IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto subscribed his 
signature this 19th day of May, 1994.



                                                /S/LORD CAMOYS 
                                                ----------------------
                                                Lord Camoys