The Dynamics of Auction: Social Interaction and the Sale of Fine Art and Antiques. Christian Heath

by Christian Heath

Book Overview

Each year art and antiques worth many billions of pounds are sold at auction. These auctions consist of numerous, intense episodes of social interaction through which the price of goods rapidly escalates until sold on the strike of a hammer. In this book, Christian Heath examines the fine details of interaction that arises at auctions, the talk and visible conduct of the participants and their use of various tools and technologies. He explores how...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521756421
• ISBN13: 9780521756426
• Release Date: May 2014
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 264 Pages
• Weight: 0.86 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"