EXHIBIT 24
POWER OF ATTORNEY
The undersigned, a Director of Sotheby's Holdings, Inc., a Michigan
corporation (the "Company"), does hereby constitute and appoint each of Diana
D. Brooks and William S. Sheridan 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 Annual Report on form 10-K, and
any and all amendments thereto to be filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. 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 13th day of February, 1998.
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/s/ Hartington
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THE MARQUESS OF HARTINGTON
POWER OF ATTORNEY
The undersigned, a Director of Sotheby's Holdings, Inc., a Michigan
corporation (the "Company"), does hereby constitute and appoint each of Diana
D. Brooks and William S. Sheridan 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 Annual Report on form 10-K, and
any and all amendments thereto to be filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. 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 5th day of February, 1998.
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/s/ Gowrie
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THE RT. HON. THE EARL OF GOWRIE
POWER OF ATTORNEY
The undersigned, a Director of Sotheby's Holdings, Inc., a Michigan
corporation (the "Company"), does hereby constitute and appoint each of Diana
D. Brooks and William S. Sheridan 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 Annual Report on form 10-K, and
any and all amendments thereto to be filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. 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 13th day of February, 1998.
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/s/ Max M. Fisher
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MAX M. FISHER
POWER OF ATTORNEY
The undersigned, a Director of Sotheby's Holdings, Inc., a Michigan
corporation (the "Company"), does hereby constitute and appoint each of Diana
D. Brooks and William S. Sheridan 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 Annual Report on form 10-K, and
any and all amendments thereto to be filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. 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 10th day of February, 1998.
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/s/ Walter J.P. Curley
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WALTER J.P. CURLEY
POWER OF ATTORNEY
The undersigned, a Director of Sotheby's Holdings, Inc., a Michigan
corporation (the "Company"), does hereby constitute and appoint each of Diana
D. Brooks and William S. Sheridan 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 Annual Report on form 10-K, and
any and all amendments thereto to be filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. 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 2nd day of February, 1998.
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/s/ Kevin A. Bousquette
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KEVIN A. BOUSQUETTE
POWER OF ATTORNEY
The undersigned, a Director of Sotheby's Holdings, Inc., a Michigan
corporation (the "Company"), does hereby constitute and appoint each of Diana
D. Brooks and William S. Sheridan 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 Annual Report on form 10-K, and
any and all amendments thereto to be filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. 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 11th day of February, 1998.
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/s/ Blakenham
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VISCOUNT BLAKENHAM
POWER OF ATTORNEY
The undersigned, a Director of Sotheby's Holdings, Inc., a Michigan
corporation (the "Company"), does hereby constitute and appoint each of Diana
D. Brooks and William S. Sheridan 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 Annual Report on form 10-K, and
any and all amendments thereto to be filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. 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 10th day of February, 1998.
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/s/ Conrad Black
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CONRAD BLACK
POWER OF ATTORNEY
The undersigned, a Director of Sotheby's Holdings, Inc., a Michigan
corporation (the "Company"), does hereby constitute and appoint each of Diana
D. Brooks and William S. Sheridan 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 Annual Report on form 10-K, and
any and all amendments thereto to be filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. 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 11th day of February, 1998.
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/s/ A. Alfred Taubman
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A. ALFRED TAUBMAN
POWER OF ATTORNEY
The undersigned, a Director of Sotheby's Holdings, Inc., a Michigan
corporation (the "Company"), does hereby constitute and appoint each of Diana
D. Brooks and William S. Sheridan 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 Annual Report on form 10-K, and
any and all amendments thereto to be filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. 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, 1998.
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/s/ Henry R. Kravis
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HENRY R. KRAVIS