Auction, Auction 4
Season 7, Episode 4
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Venture into the great sale houses of the art world and discover the masterpieces, bidding frenzies and big-money investments within.
Auction 2Series taking a candid look inside the world's great auction houses as multimillion-pound bidding frenzies take place.
Auction 3The blouse Judy Garland wore in the film The Wizard of Oz goes up for sale in London, as do Warwick Castle's ornate Grimani Tables - valued at half a million pounds each.
Auction 4Items from the collection of the late Dowager Duchess of Devonshire come under the hammer at Sotheby's in London. Elsewhere, prints and multiples are offered at Christie's.
Auction 5In Burgundy, France, the Hospice de Beaune wine auction takes place - the most famous charity wine sale in the world, dating back to 1795.
Auction 6In Staffordshire, Bonhams is selling eight rare Brough motorbikes - made famous by Lawrence of Arabia. Meanwhile in London, Christie's is selling Old Masters.
Auction 7A book published by Ernest Shackleton's team goes under the hammer at Sotheby's. Meanwhile, Christie's is expecting over £400,000 for a photograph by Peter Beard.
Auction 8A much sought-after timepiece by the renowned 17th-century London clock-maker Thomas Tompion goes under the hammer at Christie's.
Auction 9Photographs that define our age come under the hammer at Sotheby's, including a work by Irving Penn that may fetch nearly a quarter of a million pounds.
Auction 10At the Monaco Grand Prix Historique, a Jaguar C-Type once driven at Le Mans and a 1968 Ferrari valued at 23million euros go up for auction.
Auction: David Bowie CollectorThis special episode heads to Sotheby's where the late David Bowie's art collection, which includes works by Damien Hirst and Jean-Michel Basquiat, goes under the hammer.
Show more- About this episode
- This isn't an average online auction - the items featured in the auctions on this programme are a little more valuable than most of what is found online. `Auction' features art masterpieces and other luxury items that are sold to the highest bidder at some of the world's most prestigious auction houses. Featured items include antique cars, sculptures, rare musical instruments, jewellery and artefacts from historic events. Bidders interested in the auction lots better place their bids before the items are `going... going... gone'.
- CrewAlastair Layzell (Director)
- GenreFactual
- Seasons4
- ChannelSky Arts