Auction - Season 4
Season 4
Episodes
Episode 1
Venture inside the world's finest auction houses as some of the most exciting art and antiques come under the hammer, including a Picasso, a Monet and a 1938 Jaguar SS10.
Episode 2
A portrait by Modigliani and a chess board taken to the scaffold by King Charles I of England both come under the hammer in some of the world's most exciting auction houses.
Episode 3
EH Shepard's first depiction of Winnie-The-Pooh with Christopher Robin goes on sale. Blueprints for The Beetle and works by Van Dyck and Joseph Wright also go up for grabs.
Episode 4
Works by Belgian artist Rene Magritte go to the highest bidder in a surrealist art sale in London. Meanwhile, a one-million-dollar desk goes under the hammer in Manhattan.
Episode 5
Works by Winston Churchill and LS Lowry go under the hammer in a modern British art sale in London. Petrol-heads gather in Goodwood for a prestigious auction of 1960s cars.
Episode 6
A desk made by famous furniture-maker John Townsend goes under the hammer in New York. Plus, two illuminated manuscripts from the Middle Ages go up for auction in London.
Episode 7
Raphael's Head of a Young Apostle breaks records at an auction at Sotheby's. A desk believed to have been made for Madame de Pompadour also goes under the hammer in London.
Episode 8
A first edition of The Tale of Peter Rabbit stands to fetch £20,000 in London. Plus, silverware made for the marriage of Titanic victim John Jacob Astor goes on sale.
Episode 9
A still life painted on the back of one of Francis Bacon's discarded works goes on sale in the UK, along with rare travel books and Winston Churchill memorabilia.
Episode 10
A collection of Picasso ceramics goes up for grabs at London's Sothebys. Plus, needlework telling the story of the US goes on sale in an 'Americana' auction in New York.
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