Book summaryA profile of the history, scandals, and successes of Sotheby's auction house. Founded in London in the 1740s, Sotheby's became the world's top auction house in 1954, and since then it has been engaged in a constant battle for supremacy with its competitor, Christie's. A "New York Times" Notable Book for 1998. Media reviews"It's a well-researched, largely accurate, acute, sometimes very funny analysis of a company which steps from scandal and hot water into the sunlight of success every month of the year, and contains a number of good stories not printed before." |
Sotheby's--Bidding for Classby Lacey, RobertFirst Edition
Book desription: Little Brown & Co, 1998. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine. 8vo. A social and economic history of Sotheby's.
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