Auction - Season 5

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.

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Episodes10
DatesSep 7, 2014 - Nov 4, 2014
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Episodes

Episode 1
Season 5Episode 130 min

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.

Sep 7, 2014
Episode 2
Season 5Episode 230 min

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.

Sep 14, 2014
Episode 3
Season 5Episode 330 min

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?

Sep 21, 2014
Episode 4
Season 5Episode 430 min

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.

Sep 28, 2014
Episode 5
Season 5Episode 530 min

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.

Oct 5, 2014
Episode 6
Season 5Episode 630 min

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.

Oct 12, 2014
Episode 7
Season 5Episode 730 min

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.

Oct 19, 2014
Episode 8
Season 5Episode 830 min

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.

Oct 26, 2014
Episode 9
Season 5Episode 930 min

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.

Nov 2, 2014
Episode 10
Season 5Episode 1030 min

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.

Nov 4, 2014

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