Image shows an Auctioneer taking bids at Christie's Auction house, Old Bond Street, London, UK. Photo:Jeff Gilbert
During the end of the 18th century, soon after the French Revolution, auctions came to be held in taverns and coffeehouses to sell art. Such auctions were held daily, and catalogs were printed to announce available items. Such Auction catalogs are frequently printed and distributed before auctions of rare or collectible items. In some cases these catalogs were elaborate works of art themselves, containing considerable detail about the items being auctioned.[citation needed] Sotheby's, now the world's second-largest auction house,held its first auction in 1744. Christie's, now the world's largest auction house, was established around 1766. Other early auction houses that are still in operation include Dorotheum (1707), Bonhams (1793), Phillips de Pury & Company (1796), Freeman's (1805) and Lyon & Turnbull (1826)
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Location: Christie's Auction House, Old Bond Street, London, England, UK
Photo credit: © Jeff Gilbert / Alamy / Afripics
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