Auction - Season 5
Season 5
In this fascinating fifth series we cover the huge range of art treasures which go under the hammer every year in London, New York and Paris. From Old Masters, through twentieth-century furniture to classic cars. Among the highlights are Monet's Water Lilies, sold for over £31 million; Guardi's view of Venice, knocked down for nearly £10 million and a traction engine, sold in Cambridgeshire for over £100,000.
Episodes
Episode 1
A look at some of the most valuable and iconic pieces to recently be sold at the world's greatest auction houses. A painting by Francesco Guardi goes under the hammer.
Episode 2
A painting from Monet's watercolour series fetches an impressive price at Sotheby's. Elsewhere in London, rare pieces by French glassmaker Rene Lalique come onto the market.
Episode 3
A French Second Empire mirror is the star of a London sale. Photographs by the late Elsbeth Juda go up for grabs. Plus, will anyone pay over £100,000 for a traction engine?
Episode 4
George Stubbs's Tygers at Play fetches big money at a sale of Old Masters in London. Plus, early 20th-century design draws bidders to a prestigious Parisien auction house.
Episode 5
There's drama at Christie's when a mystery buyer splashes out on an abstract work from 1920. Plus, a souvenir from the building of the Royal Yacht Britannia goes on sale.
Episode 6
The Duke of Northumberland's finest furniture and art by the French Impressionists go on sale in London. One of Andy Warhol's last works comes up for grabs in Stockholm.
Episode 7
Works by Japanese artist Shiro Kuramata come up for grabs at Christie's while Sotheby's welcomes classic photographs of post-war London. Vintage tractors also go on sale.
Episode 8
A sale of British and Irish art draws bidders to London. Plus, a collection of Lord Raglan's sought-after momentos from the Peninsular War also go under the hammer.
Episode 9
Buyers queue in Paris to get their hands on some 20th-century design. Bidders also flock to a rare antiquities auction in London and an Aston Martin DB5 goes up for sale.
Episode 10
Swedish art sells for record prices in Stockholm. A sale of works by Kees van Dongen shows Normandy's resorts 100 years ago and buyers flock to Sussex for oriental art.
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