Auction, Auction 1
Season 8, Episode 1
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Documentary series venturing into the great auction houses of the world, starting at Sotheby's where paintings from the age of Queen Victoria are going under the hammer.
Auction 2A sculpture by Henry Moore comes to auction at Christie's, while at Sotheby's, the work of the late Julian Trevelyan and Mary Fedden go under the hammer.
Auction 3A rare portrait of two young brothers by Titian is the highlight of an Old Masters sale at Sotheby's. Meanwhile at Christie's, some Cartier jewellery is being auctioned.
Auction 4A sketch by John Constable is expected to fetch £300,000 at Bonhams, while Sotheby's is selling the art collection of music legend David Bowie.
Auction 5Bonhams is auctioning 10 cars that tell the story of early British motoring, including an 1897 Daimler, which could fetch up to £250,000.
Auction 6Christie's is selling a masterpiece by Jacob Jordaens, which may fetch a million pounds. At Bonhams, Margot Fonteyn's ballet shoes and a Jimi Hendrix guitar go up for sale.
Auction 7Timepieces made by legendary clockmaker Thomas Tompion come to auction at Sotheby's, while at Bonhams, a 1920s Rolls Royce is expected to fetch one million pounds.
Auction 8A collection of 19th-century art goes on sale at Bonhams, while Sotheby's prepares to sell a unique musket made for the Chinese Emperor.
Auction 9Artworks by Gustav Klimt, Amedeo Modigliani, Pablo Picasso and Camille Pissarro are expected to fetch tens of millions of pounds at Sotheby's.
Auction 10Artworks by Boudin, Matisse, Dali and and Monet go on offer at Christie's, as does Paul Gauguin's Te Fare, which is expected to fetch up to £18million.
Auction: Basquiat SpecialThere's a bidding frenzy in New York as the work of Jean-Michel Basquiat goes up for auction, with his painting 'Untitled' set to break records.
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- Documentary series venturing into the great auction houses of the world, starting at Sotheby's where paintings from the age of Queen Victoria are going under the hammer.
- PGHD
- CrewAlastair Layzell (Director)
- GenreFactual
- Seasons4
- StudioSky Arts