Art of the Steal : Inside the Sotheby's-Christie's Auction House Scandal

The only narrative to tell the whole truth about one of the most fascinating big-business trials of the new century: the proceedings that grew out of the price-fixing scandal that rocked the auction world & put one of the richest men in Amer. behind bars. This book offers an unprecedented look inside this secretive, glamorous industry, describing how Sotheby's & Christie's grew from clubby, aristocratic businesses into slick international corp. And it shows how the groundwork for the most recent illegal activities was laid decades before the perpetrators were caught by fed. prosecutors. Here, all the key players, such as Alfred Taubman, Dede Brooks & Christopher Davidge (& hundreds of others) spill the beans! Photos & illustrations.Mason, Christopher is the author of 'Art of the Steal : Inside the Sotheby's-Christie's Auction House Scandal', published 2006 under ISBN 9781422354704 and ISBN 1422354709.