History of the Auction
Details:
- Author(s) Learmount, Brian
- Publication type Monograph
- Year published 1985
- Pages 212pp; illus
- Publisher Barnard & Learmount
Topics:
Countries:
- France
- Netherlands
- United States
Library:
- Name British Library
- City London
- County Greater London
- Country England
- Postcode NW1 2DB
- Visit British Library's website
Groups:
Notes:
An intelligent account dealing with the development of the auction / auctioneering, in Britain, Europe and North America, explaining how it emerged in the 20th century where it is identified as focused on fine art in which Christie's and Sotheby's played the major role. Chapters include: 'The early history' [from ancient times]; 'Europe, 1550-1750' [especiaaly France and the Netherlands]; 'The slave trade - the Caribbean and the American South'; 'Europe, 1750-1900' [mostly London and Paris]; 'The 19th century auction wars in the United States and England' [the campaign waged against British auctioneering of commodity goods in the USA]; 'Sotheby's and Christie's, 1745-1900'; 'Auction methods and styles'; 'Modern times, 1900-1950'; 'Towards the present time'; 'Some modern criticisms'; 'The ring'