Wheels of fortune
Description
Sotheby's, the world's most famous auction house, granted the BBC full and exclusive access to its New Bond Street headquarters. Enter the backstage world of art and money, of antiques and ephemera, as collectors, dealers and fanatics vie for anything from teddy bears to old masters. In this episode, one of Queen Victoria's railroad carriages is auctioned.
Runtime
30 min
Series
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Contributor
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Date of Publication
2013
Database
Alexander Street
Direct Link
https://www.remote.uwosh.edu/login?url=http://www.aspresolver.com/aspresolver.asp?VAST;2091693
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