Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
TAUBMAN ROBERT S
   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
SOTHEBYS HOLDINGS INC [BID] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
__X__ Director _____ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
385000 WOODWARD AVENUE, SUITE 100		 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
09/07/2005
(Street)

BLOOMFIELD HILLS, MI 48304		 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)		 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Class A Limited Voting Common Stock 09/07/2005   M(1)(2)   636,278 A (4) 642,778 I By Family Trust

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)		 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)		 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)		 9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)		 10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Class B Common Stock (5) 09/07/2005   M(1)(2)     636,278   (5)   (4) Class A Limited Voting Stock 636,278 (4) 0 I By Family Trust
Class B Common Stock (5) 09/07/2005   D(1)(3)     621,416   (5)   (4) Class A Limited Voting Stock 621,416 (3) 0 I By Family Trust

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
TAUBMAN ROBERT S
385000 WOODWARD AVENUE
SUITE 100
BLOOMFIELD HILLS, MI 48304		   X      

Signatures

 /s/ Robert S. Taubman   09/09/2005
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) On 09/07/2005, the Issuer and The A. Alfred Taubman 2003 Grantor Retained Annuity Trust (the "Reporting Person Entity"), The A. Alfred Taubman Restated Revocable Trust, The A. Alfred Taubman 2004 Grantor Retained Annuity Trust and Taubman Investments, LLC, The Judith M. Taubman Revocable Trust and, for purposes of certain provisions of the Transaction Agreement, A. Alfred Taubman and Robert S. Taubman (the "Reporting Person"), entered into a Transaction Agreement providing for a recapitalization of the Issuer, in which the Reporting Person Entity (1) converted an aggregate of 1,908,834 shares of Class B Common Stock into an equal number of shares of Class A Limited Voting Common Stock in accordance with the Issuer's Third Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation and (2) exchanged an aggregate of 1,864,248 shares of Class B Common Stock for an aggregate of $45,276,984 in cash. The Reporting Person has a 1/3 beneficial interest in the Reporting Person Entity.
(2) This footnote reflects those shares of Class B Common Stock which were so converted by the Reporting Person Entity into an equal number of shares of Class A Limited Voting Common Stock in the recapitalization.
(3) This footnote reflects those shares of Class B Common Stock which were so exchanged by the Reporting Person Entity for an aggregate of $45,276,984 in cash in the recapitalization.
(4) Not applicable.
(5) The Class B Common Stock was convertible at the option of the holder on a one-for-one basis into Class A Limited Voting Common Stock.

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