Tag: auctioneer
In Haute-Garonne, a traveling auctioneer in search of attic “treasures”
Hands rummage through a hypermarket shopping bag, and pull out the object tied up in newspaper, wrapped in a piece of sheet or wedged in a box of cat food.…
In Indre-et-Loire, an auctioneer takes a Bruegel out of his castle
Detail of the hands and appearance of the characters’ eyes are among the elements that have made it possible to authenticate The Payment of the Tithe, also known as The…
600 coats in the cellar – “auctioneer” cheated boldly with furs and jewelry
He was the proverbial wolf in sheep’s clothing and was up to mischief all over Austria for years. More than 100 victims entrusted the supposed auctioneer with furs, gold jewelry,…