num_pages: 468
description: Portraits of leading auctioneers, dealers, and collectors are featured in a history of the world's finest art auction house and its growth since its inception as a London bookshop in 1733.
language: English
title: Sotheby's: Portrait of an Auction House
titlecomplete: Sotheby's: Portrait of an Auction House
ratings_count: 3
publisher: W. W. Norton & Co.