Under the Hammer. The auctions and auctioneers of London

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The writer was a former employee of Sothebys. Offers an account - with a strong historical perspective - of auctioneering in London, part of which provides a guide for buyers and sellers participating, or about to participate, in the market. Mostly deals with the large fine art houses - Sothebys, Christies, W & F C Bonham & Sons Ltd and Phillips, Son & Neale - but touches on smaller specialist houses. The contents include: 'Auctions and auctioneers'; 'Christie's - the establishment auctioneers'; 'Sotheby's - experts and entrepreneurs'; 'Phillips the auction people'; 'Bonham's - the family auctioneers'; 'Sotheby's Belgravia and Christie's South Kensington'; 'The specialist auctioneers'; 'The smaller auctioneers'; 'A guide to the London auction rooms for buyers and sellers'