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Money jobs: Inside the auction house

Leanna Byrne goes behind the scenes at some of the world's biggest auction houses to find out what it's like banging the gavel and who actually buys all this very expensive stuff.

It’s the last episode in our five-part Business Daily series all about high-value, high-transaction jobs you might read about, see on the TV or glamorised in films. In episode five, Leanna Byrne interviews some of the oldest and most well-known auction houses in the world.

Bruno Vinciguerra, chief executive of Bonhams, tells us how auctioneers determine what’s worth auctioning off and what’s not.

Jenny Lok, head of business development and operations at Poly Auction Hong Kong, tells us what the day in the life of an auctioneer is really like.

And Kelly Crow, staff reporter for The Wall Street Journal, gives an insight into who’s buying all of this really expensive stuff.

Presenter/producer: Leanna Byrne

Image: Jenny Lok; Credit: Poly Auction Hong Kong

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18 minutes

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Fri 16 Dec 2022 08:32GMT

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