The auctioneer : a memoir of great art, legendary collectors and record-breaking auctions / Simon de...
The auctioneer : a memoir of great art, legendary collectors and record-breaking auctions / Simon de...
The auctioneer : a memoir of great art, legendary collectors and record-breaking auctions / Simon de Pury and William Stadiem.
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Author / Creator
Publisher
Sydney : Allen & Unwin, 2016.
Crows Nest, N.S.W. Allen & Unwin, 2016.
Date
2016.
Call Numbers
H 2016/1182 , G 2016/1514
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Language
English
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Physical Description
Physical content
viii, 312 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some colour) ; 24 cm.
Content type
text
still image
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
My Nude Portrait -- Going Contempo -- Artopolis -- L'Artiste -- The Apprentice -- London Calling -- My Role Model -- The Auction House Wars -- Simon de Monaco -- Our Man in Geneva -- A Royal Courtship -- Me and the Baron -- The Merry Wives of Heini; or, The Making of a Collector -- Foreign Industrie...
Publication information
Publisher
Sydney : Allen & Unwin, 2016.
Crows Nest, N.S.W. Allen & Unwin, 2016.
Place of Publication
New South Wales
Date Published
2016.
2016.
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Summary
Just as William Goldman, the ultimate screenwriter, took us inside Hollywood, Simon de Pury, the ultimate art player, will take us inside an even more secretive business, whose staggering prices, famous collectors, and high crimes are front page news almost every day. The former Chairman of Sotheby's Europe, the former owner of Sotheby's rival Phil...
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The auctioneer : a memoir of great art, legendary collectors and record-breaking auctions / Simon de Pury and William Stadiem.
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H 2016/1182 , G 2016/1514
Record Identifier
74VKVDDeXrzd
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKVDDeXrzd
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ISBN
1760112313
9781760112318
DDC
381.17092
MMS ID
991023976114902626
