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Wheels of fortune /

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 th...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Hyks, Veronika (Narrator), Amirani, Taghi (Director)
Format: Video
Language:English
Language Notes:In English.
Published: London : British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), 2013.
Series:Auction ; series 1, episode 5
VAST: academic video online
Subjects:
Sotheby's (Firm)
Auctions.
Vente aux enchères.
Auctions
Alexander Street Video.
documentary film.
Documentary films
Documentary films.
Documentaires.
Online Access:Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press)
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Summary: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.
Item Description:Title from resource description page (viewed May 13, 2014).
Physical Description:1 online resource (30 min.).
Playing Time:00:30:27